Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols
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1. A communication management system comprising:
- circuitry for obtaining, from at least one of a router device or a first mobile device, an indication of a wireless communication service having been established, between the mobile device and a network via the router device, within a service region at a first time;
circuitry for obtaining, from a second mobile device, an indication whether or not the wireless communication service is operative within the service region at a second time; and
circuitry for causing a third mobile device to provide a user notification, at a third time, indicating whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region responsive to the indication from the second mobile device whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region.
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Abstract
Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.).
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1. A communication management system comprising:
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circuitry for obtaining, from at least one of a router device or a first mobile device, an indication of a wireless communication service having been established, between the mobile device and a network via the router device, within a service region at a first time; circuitry for obtaining, from a second mobile device, an indication whether or not the wireless communication service is operative within the service region at a second time; and circuitry for causing a third mobile device to provide a user notification, at a third time, indicating whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region responsive to the indication from the second mobile device whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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5. A communication management system comprising:
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an article of manufacture including means for obtaining, from at least one of a router device or a first mobile device, an indication of a wireless communication service having been established, between the mobile device and a network via the router device, within a service region at an first time; means for obtaining, from a second mobile device, an indication whether or not the wireless communication service is operative within the service region at a second time; and means for causing a third mobile device to provide a user notification, at a third time, indicating whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region responsive to the indication from the second mobile device whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region.
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6. A communication management method comprising:
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obtaining, from at least one of a router device or a first mobile device, an indication of a wireless communication service having been established, between the mobile device and a network via the router device, within a service region at an first time; obtaining, from a second mobile device, an indication whether or not the wireless communication service is operative within the service region at a second time; and causing a third mobile device to provide a user notification, at a third time, indicating whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region responsive to the indication from the second mobile device whether or not the wireless communication service was operative within the service region.
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