Dynamic dual-mode service access control, location-based billing, and E911 mechanisms

• US 9,226,152 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2013
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wantage Technologies LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Wantage Technologies LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bonner, Thomas W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Jae Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, TITO Q
• Application Number:
  US13/856,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20130288640A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/61 based on the service used
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A system that facilitates controlling network access comprises a lookup component that determines a geographic location associated with a public originating IP address, wherein the public originating IP address is associated with a request for dual mode services made by a dual mode client. A comparison component compares the determined geographic location with a retained geographic location associated with the dual mode client and determines whether to enable dual mode services based at least in part upon the comparison.

Claims

1. A method for controlling radio network access, comprising:

receiving, from a first broadband endpoint of an unlicensed wireless network having a unique broadband endpoint internet address and associated geographic location, information indicating the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint;

controlling whether or not to grant access to the radio network by a user through the unlicensed wireless network and the first broadband endpoint based on at least the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint as indicated by the received information;

billing the user for use of the radio network based on at least the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint, wherein the billing applies a different radio network billing metric if the first broadband endpoint is a home broadband endpoint of the user compared with if the user accesses the radio network from a non-home broadband endpoint.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the unlicensed wireless network is a broadband IP network, Bluetooth and/or a Wifi network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the radio network is a GSM (global system for mobile telecommunications) network.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling, based on the physical location data, DMS access, dynamic location billing and E911 location determination.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing metric for the first broadband endpoint that is not the home broadband endpoint is greater than zero, and the billing metric for the first broadband endpoint that is the home broadband endpoint is free of charge.

6. A system that facilitates control of radio network access through a first broadband endpoint of an unlicensed wireless network, the first broadband endpoint having a unique broadband endpoint internet address and an associated geographical location, the system comprising

an access component that controls whether or not to grant access to the radio network by a user through the unlicensed wireless network based on the geographic location of the broadband endpoint;

a billing component that facilitates billing the user for the use of the radio network wireless network based on the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint, wherein a different radio network billing metric is applied if the first broadband endpoint is a home broadband endpoint of the user compared with if the user accesses from a non-home broadband endpoint.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the unlicensed wireless network is a broadband IP network, Bluetooth and/or a Wifi network.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the radio network is a GSM (global system for mobile telecommunications) network.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising a controller configured to control, based on the physical location data, DMS access, dynamic location billing and E911 location determination.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the radio network billing metric for the first broadband endpoint that is not the home broadband endpoint is greater than zero, and the radio network billing metric for the first broadband endpoint that is the home broadband endpoint is free of charge.