METHOD AND AN APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY A DEVICE

• US 20160057614A1
• Filed: 08/19/2014
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: HOLCMAN, Alejandro Raul
• Application Number:
  US14/463,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20160057614A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/30 Administration of product recycling or disposal
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0237 at kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/06 by returnable containers , i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 90/00 Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a base station without connection to a core network. The base station establishes a wireless connection with a user equipment (UE). The base station receives a UE identifier that is specific to the UE.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, wherein the method is performed by a base station without connection to a core network, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless connection with a user equipment (UE); and

receiving a UE identifier that is specific to the UE.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE identifier is an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE identifier is received from the UE via a pull operation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE identifier is received from the UE via a push operation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one of a radio-frequency (RF) signature or transmission quality information of the UE.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing the wireless connection with the UE comprises:

receiving a request to connect from the UE; and

establishing the wireless connection with the UE based on the received request.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the request is an emergency call.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing identification of the UE based on the UE identifier.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining a value of the UE based on the identification of the UE.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the UE is stolen or not based on the UE identifier.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the base station is included in a service equipment.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the base station includes a communication module to process a call processing message received from the UE.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the base station is connected to a central network element located outside the base station and is configured to forward a call processing message from the UE to the central network, and

wherein the central network element processes the call processing message forwarded by the base station.

14. A base station without connection to a core network, comprising:

means for establishing a wireless connection with a user equipment (UE); and

means for receiving a UE identifier that is specific to the UE.

15. The base station of claim 14, wherein the UE identifier is an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI).

16. The base station of claim 14, wherein the UE identifier is received from the UE via a pull operation.

17. The base station of claim 14, wherein the UE identifier is received from the UE via a push operation.

18. The base station of claim 14, further comprising:

means for receiving at least one of a radio-frequency (RF) signature or transmission quality information of the UE.

19. The base station of claim 14, wherein the means for establishing the wireless connection with the UE is configured to:

receive a request to connect from the UE; and

establish the wireless connection with the UE based on the received request.

20. The base station of claim 19, wherein the request is an emergency call.

21. The base station of claim 14, further comprising:

means for performing identification of the UE based on the UE identifier.

22. The base station of claim 21, further comprising:

means for determining a value of the UE based on the identification of the UE.

23. The base station of claim 14, further comprising:

means for determining whether the UE is stolen or not based on the UE identifier.

24. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station is included in a service equipment.

25. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station includes a communication module to process a call processing message received from the UE.

26. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station is connected to a central network element located outside the base station and is configured to forward a call processing message from the UE to the central network, and

wherein the central network element processes the call processing message forwarded by the base station.

27. A base station without connection to a core network, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

establish a wireless connection with a user equipment (UE); and

receive a UE identifier that is specific to the UE.

28. The base station of claim 27, wherein the UE identifier is an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI).

29. The base station of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive at least one of a radio-frequency (RF) signature or transmission quality information of the UE.

30. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium for a base station without connection to a core network and comprising code that when executed on at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:

establish a wireless connection with a user equipment (UE); and

receive a UE identifier that is specific to the UE.