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Bluetooth-enabled femto pilot gating

  • US 8,588,698 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2010
  • Issued: 11/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A femto access point device, comprising:

  • a memory to store instructions; and

    a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;

    in response to determining that identifier data associated with a user equipment is represented in an access control data structure that is employed to manage access to the femto access point device, facilitating a transmission of credential data to the user equipment, wherein the credential data facilitates a pairing between the user equipment and a Bluetooth modem within the femto access point device, andsubsequent to the user equipment entering a coverage area associated with the femto access point device and in response to determining, based on the pairing, that the user equipment is authorized to access the femto access point device, activating a cellular network transmitter of the femto access point device to facilitate a detection of the femto access point device by the user equipment.

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