CENTRALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION MECHANISM

• US 20160105355A1
• Filed: 10/10/2014
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson, He, Jin
• Granted Patent: US 10,027,573 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/76 using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation requested by the user or requested by the network in response to changing network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/34 Modification of an existing route

Abstract

Diverting communication content directed to a wireless device based on a determined state of a display of the wireless device is presented herein. A method can include receiving state information representing a display state of a display of a wireless device; and in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been inactive for a defined period of time, redirecting communication content that has been directed to the wireless device to an intermediary device. In an example, the redirecting can include storing the communication content in the intermediary device as stored content, and in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been active, sending, via the intermediary device, the stored content directed to the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, state information representing a display state of a display of a wireless device; and

in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been inactive for a defined period of time, redirecting, by the system, communication content that has been directed to the wireless device to an intermediary device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the redirecting comprises:

storing the communication content in the intermediary device as stored content.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been active, sending, by the system via the intermediary device, the stored content directed to the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the redirecting comprises:

compressing the communication content as compressed data; and

storing the compressed data.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been active, sending, by the system via the intermediary device, the compressed data directed to the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the redirecting comprises:

receiving, via a virtual wireless device that emulates an operation of the wireless device, the communication content; and

storing, via the virtual wireless device, the communication content as stored content.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

in response to determining, based on the state information, that the display has been active, sending, via the virtual wireless device, the stored content directed to the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the system, network data corresponding to an operating condition of a network device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the redirecting comprises:

selecting, based on the network data, a radio access technology based on a defined condition with respect to a determined communication bandwidth associated with the network device; and

redirecting the communication content based on the radio access technology.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

determining a display state of a display of a wireless device; and

in response to determining, based on the display state, that the display has been inactive for a defined period of time, receiving, on behalf of the wireless device via a virtual wireless device, communication content that has been directed to the wireless device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the receiving comprises:

storing, via the virtual wireless device, the communication content as stored data.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprises:

in response to determining, based on the display state, that the display has been active, sending, via the virtual wireless device, the stored data directed to the wireless device.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the determining the display state comprises:

determining, via a processing device of a set of distributed processing devices according to a geographical location corresponding to a request associated with the communication content, the display state of the display of the wireless device.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the receiving comprises:

receiving, based on a geographical location corresponding to a request associated with the communication content via a set of distributed virtual wireless devices comprising the virtual wireless device, the communication content that has been directed to the wireless device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the receiving comprises:

storing, based on the geographical location via the set of distributed virtual wireless devices, the communication content as stored data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining, based on the display state, that the display has been active, sending, based on the geographical location via the set of distributed virtual wireless devices, the stored data directed to the wireless device.

17. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing device including a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

monitoring a state of a display of a wireless device; and

in response to determining, based on the state of the display, that the display has been inactive for a defined time period, queuing, via a virtual wireless device, communication content directed to the wireless device.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining, based on the state of the display, that the display has been activated, sending, via the virtual wireless device, the communication content directed to the wireless device.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the queuing of the communication content comprises:

compressing the communication content as compressed data; and

storing the compressed data.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining, based on the state of the display, that the display has been activated, sending, via the virtual wireless device, the compressed data directed to the wireless device.