Facilitation of mobile technology microcellular service

• US 9,883,373 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2016
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Meredith, Sheldon, Francis, John, Cottrill, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Cai, Wayne
• Application Number:
  US15/266,142
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 4554351-4353, 455436, 455444, 455446, 4554141-4143, 455415
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/14 between corresponding nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• 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 mobile device can be configured to connect to a telecommunications network via a wireless fidelity network device. The mobile device can register with a channel of a base station, which can indicate where the mobile device is located in relation to the base station. Additionally, the mobile device can communicate with other mobile devices via the wireless fidelity network device. In response to an indication that the mobile device is no longer connected to the wireless fidelity network device, notifications can be sent to the mobile device or other mobile devices regarding additional communication.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

transmitting, by a first network device comprising a processor, request data related to a registration request to use a channel of a base station device;

connecting, by the first network device, to a second network device, resulting in a connection between the first network device and the second network device;

receiving, by the first network device, internet protocol address data associated with an internet protocol address of the second network device;

transmitting, by the first network device, the internet protocol address data to a location register; and

in response to a third network device attempting a communication with the first network device, receiving, by the first network device, the communication via the second network device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location register is associated with the base station device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

downloading, by the first network device, location data associated with a location of a fourth network device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a condition associated with a distance between the first network device and the second network device being determined to have been satisfied, terminating, by the first network device, the connection.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

in response to a third network device attempting a communication with the first network device, receiving, by the first network device, an indication of a missed communication from the third network device via the channel of the base station device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to receiving the indication of the missed communication, prompting, by the first network device, the base station device to send a message to the third network device.

7. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving, from a first mobile device, request data associated with a request to use a channel of a base station device;

in response to the receiving the request data, registering the first mobile device with the base station device;

connecting the first mobile device to a network device;

in response to the connecting the first mobile device to the network device, receiving internet protocol address data associated with an internet protocol address of the network device;

in response to a second mobile device attempting a first communication with the first mobile device, facilitating a transmission of the communication from the second mobile device to the first mobile device via the network device; and

in response to a third mobile device attempting a second communication with the first mobile device, receiving, via the channel of the base station device, an indication of a missed communication from the third mobile device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the network device is a first network device, and wherein the operations further comprise:

based on a proximity of a second network device to the first network device, generating location data associated with a location of the second network device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating displaying, via a display of the first mobile device, the location of the second network device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating a download of the location data to the first mobile device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the second network device is available for communication with the first mobile device based on agreement data representative of a service provider agreement.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating displaying, via a display of the first mobile device, an indication, based on a first communication of the first mobile device with the second network device, that the second network device is available for a second communication.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating displaying, via a display of the first mobile device, an indication, based on a time of day, that the second network device is available for a second communication.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

registering a first mobile device with a channel of a base station device;

based on a defined proximity of the first mobile device to a network device, receiving internet protocol address data associated with an internet protocol address of the network device;

in response to a communication attempt from a second mobile device to the first mobile device, facilitating transmission of communication data associated with the communication attempt from the second mobile device to the first mobile device via the network device; and

in response to a third mobile device attempting a communication with the first mobile device, receiving an indication of a missed communication from the third mobile device via the channel of the base station device.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the network device is a wireless fidelity device.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the communication data comprises voice data and text data.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an indication that the first mobile device is no longer in the defined proximity of the network device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the defined proximity is a first defined proximity, and wherein the operations further comprise:

based on an indication that the first mobile device is no longer communicating with the network device and that the first mobile device is in a second defined proximity of the base station device, generating location data associated with the first mobile device in relation to the base station device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

sending the location data associated with the first mobile device to the second mobile device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the missed communication, receiving predefined message data associated with a predefined message to be sent to the third mobile device.