Cost-effective mobile connectivity protocols
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1. A communication management system comprising:
- at least one network server device including one or more electronic devices, the one or more electronic devices including at least;
circuitry configured for receiving, from at least one communication device, at least one identifier of at least one mobile device;
circuitry configured for determining whether at least one mobile device identified by the at least one identifier is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices; and
circuitry configured for transmitting, to the at least one communication device, status information indicating whether the at least one mobile device is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices based at least partly on the determination, wherein the status information is transmitted without a bidirectional interpersonal communication existing between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices, enabling a user of the at least one communication device to decide whether to initiate a bidirectional interpersonal communication between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device.
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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:
at least one network server device including one or more electronic devices, the one or more electronic devices including at least; circuitry configured for receiving, from at least one communication device, at least one identifier of at least one mobile device; circuitry configured for determining whether at least one mobile device identified by the at least one identifier is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices; and circuitry configured for transmitting, to the at least one communication device, status information indicating whether the at least one mobile device is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices based at least partly on the determination, wherein the status information is transmitted without a bidirectional interpersonal communication existing between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices, enabling a user of the at least one communication device to decide whether to initiate a bidirectional interpersonal communication between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication management system comprising:
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at least one network server device including at least one processor device; and one or more instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor device, program the at least one processor device for; receiving, from at least one communication device, at least one identifier of at least one mobile device; determining whether at least one mobile device identified by the at least one identifier is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices; and transmitting, to the at least one communication device, status information indicating whether the at least one mobile device is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices based at least partly on the determination, wherein the status information is transmitted without a bidirectional interpersonal communication existing between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices, enabling a user of the at least one communication device to decide whether to initiate a bidirectional interpersonal communication between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device.
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14. A communication management method comprising:
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receiving, from at least one communication device, at least one identifier of at least one mobile device; determining whether at least one mobile device identified by the at least one identifier is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices; and transmitting, to the at least one communication device, status information indicating whether the at least one mobile device is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices based at least partly on the determination, wherein the status information is transmitted without a bidirectional interpersonal communication existing between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices, enabling a user of the at least one communication device to decide whether to initiate a bidirectional interpersonal communication between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device.
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15. An article of manufacture comprising:
at least one non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more computer-readable instructions for execution in a computing device, the instructions configuring the computing device for; receiving, from at least one communication device, at least one identifier of at least one mobile device; determining whether at least one mobile device identified by the at least one identifier is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices; and transmitting, to the at least one communication device, status information indicating whether the at least one mobile device is located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices based at least partly on the determination, wherein the status information is transmitted without a bidirectional interpersonal communication existing between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device located within at least one WLAN communication range associated with the one or more WLAN devices, enabling a user of the at least one communication device to decide whether to initiate a bidirectional interpersonal communication between the at least one communication device and the at least one mobile device.
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