System and method for implementing local base stations
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile devices;
a local area network;
a plurality of local base stations coupled to the local area network, each local base station having a unique address on the local area network and configured to transmit and receive data packets to and from the mobile devices and to transfer the data packets between local base stations over the local area network using the unique address;
a subscription server operating on the local area network and configured to store data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices; and
a redirection software module operating on the local area network and having access to a wide-area wireless network, and configured to send and receive data packets over the wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations;
the subscription server further configured to;
receive a request from one of the local base stations for a routing address of a mobile devices that is a destination of a data packet, the routing address being the unique address of the base station covering the mobile device;
if the subscription server does not have stored the routing address of the destination mobile device, then the subscription server calculates both the time elapsed since the destination mobile device has last been contacted and the number of failed attempts to locate destination mobile device;
if a pre-set time interval has elapsed since the destination mobile device has last been successfully contacted or if a pre-set number of failed attempts to contact the destination mobile device has been exceeded, then the subscription server delivers the data packet to the redirection software module; and
the redirection software module further configured to receive the data packet from the subscription server and to route the data packet to an electronic mailbox associated with the destination mobile device.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system includes mobile devices and a local area network. Local base stations are coupled to the local area network. Each base station has a unique address on the network and is configured to transmit and receive data packets to and from the mobile devices and to transfer the data packets between local base stations over the network using the unique address. A subscription server operates on the network. The subscription server is configured to store data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices. The subscription server is further configured to enable the local base stations to locate any one of the mobile devices. A redirection software module is configured to send and receive data packets over a wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations.
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15 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices; a local area network; a plurality of local base stations coupled to the local area network, each local base station having a unique address on the local area network and configured to transmit and receive data packets to and from the mobile devices and to transfer the data packets between local base stations over the local area network using the unique address; a subscription server operating on the local area network and configured to store data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices; and a redirection software module operating on the local area network and having access to a wide-area wireless network, and configured to send and receive data packets over the wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations; the subscription server further configured to; receive a request from one of the local base stations for a routing address of a mobile devices that is a destination of a data packet, the routing address being the unique address of the base station covering the mobile device; if the subscription server does not have stored the routing address of the destination mobile device, then the subscription server calculates both the time elapsed since the destination mobile device has last been contacted and the number of failed attempts to locate destination mobile device; if a pre-set time interval has elapsed since the destination mobile device has last been successfully contacted or if a pre-set number of failed attempts to contact the destination mobile device has been exceeded, then the subscription server delivers the data packet to the redirection software module; and the redirection software module further configured to receive the data packet from the subscription server and to route the data packet to an electronic mailbox associated with the destination mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a wireless communication system that includes:
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mobile devices; a local area network; local base stations coupled to the local area network and having a unique address on the local area network; a subscription server that operates on the local area network and stores data identifying the unique address of the local base station covering each of the mobile devices; and a redirection software module operating on the local area network and having access to a wide area wireless network, the method comprising the steps of;
stations;the local base stations transmitting and receiving data packets to and from the mobile devices and transferring the data packets between local base stations over the local area network using the unique address; the redirection software module sending and receiving data packets over the wide-area wireless network to and from mobile devices that are not within range of any of the local base stations; the subscription server receiving a request from one of the local base stations for a routing address of a mobile device that is a destination of a data packet, the routing address being the unique address of the base station covering the mobile device; if the subscription server does not have stored the routing address of the destination mobile device, then the subscription server calculating both the time elapsed since the destination mobile device has last been contacted and the number of failed attempts to locate destination mobile device; if a pre-set time interval has elapsed since the destination mobile device has last been successfully contacted or if a pre-set number of failed attempts to contact the destination mobile device has been exceeded, then the subscription server delivering the data packet to the redirection software module; and the redirection receiving the data packet from the subscription server and to route the data packet to an electronic mailbox associated with the destination mobile device.
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Specification