Mobile universal communication gateway

• US 7,860,528 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2006
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Tabassi, Ali, Nader, Gustavo, Pan, James J., Prasad, Sunil
• Primary Examiner(s): GELIN, JEAN ALLAND
• Application Number:
  US11/447,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20070281685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,666 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/555, 455/554.2, 455/554.1, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/66.1, 455/525, 455/414.4, 455/41.2, 455/574, 455/414.1, 455/557, 455/445, 455/432.1, 455/432.2, 455/433, 455/436, 370/328, 370/329, 370/338, 370/315, 370/331
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

Systems and methods for a mobile universal communication gateway are provided. The mobile universal communication gateway can bridge a mobile station located in a personal area network with one or more wide area networks. The mobile universal communication gateway can select one or more backhaul communication links to the one or more wide area networks based on a variety of factors such as available bandwidth, access cost, traffic loads and the like. The mobile universal communication gateway can also include a non-volatile storage area to store information for mobile stations of the personal area network.

Claims

1. A mobile universal communication gateway comprising:

a personal area network interface coupled with a mobile station;

a wide area network interface coupled with a wide area network;

a battery;

a processor coupled to the personal area network and wide area network interfaces, the processor comprising backhaul selection logic, wherein the processor preprocesses information for the mobile station, the preprocessing including video and audio decoding, and the personal area network interface provides decoded video and audio to the mobile station;

volatile memory coupled to the processor; and

non-volatile memory coupled to the processor, wherein the non-volatile memory stores multi-media information for the mobile station, wherein the backhaul selection logic selects two backhaul communication links to at least two wide area networks for concurrently communicating information received from the mobile station to the at least two wide area networks.

2. The mobile universal communication gateway of claim 1, wherein the at least two wide area networks forward the information received from the mobile universal communication gateway to a wireless core network.

3. A method for a mobile universal communication gateway, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a communication setup request from a mobile station supported by a personal area network;

selecting at least two wide area networks based on a type of communication requested by the communication setup request and adaptive selection criteria that account for performance, minimize backhaul costs and reduce battery consumption;

establishing a communication link with the selected at least two wide area networks.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the at least two wide area networks operate according to a different communication technology.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein one of the at least two wide area networks is a wireless network.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein one of the at least two wide area networks is a wired network.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the communication setup request is received over a licensed frequency band.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the communication setup request is received over an unlicensed frequency band.