Communications using a distributed mobile architecture

• US 7,840,230 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2009
• Issued: 11/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Inventors: Pan, ShaoWei
• Primary Examiner(s): Pan, Yuwen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jain, Ankur
• Application Number:
  US12/471,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20090227235A1
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 455/519
• US Class Current: 455/519
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2044 Group features, e.g. closed user group
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0063 where the network is a peer-to-peer network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies

Abstract

A method is disclosed that includes receiving telephony data from four or more mobile communication devices at a communication apparatus. The communication apparatus includes a wireless transceiver and a computer readable storage medium. A mobile switching center (MSC) module is embedded in the computer readable storage medium. The MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module configured to support generation of call detail records at the communication apparatus. A base station controller (BSC) module and a group call program are also embedded in the computer readable storage medium. The method also includes providing, via the group call program, a group call between the four or more mobile communication devices.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a communication apparatus, a request to establish a group call between four or more mobile communication devices, wherein the communication apparatus comprises;

a wireless transceiver;

a computer readable storage medium;

a home location register (HLR) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium;

a visitor location register (VLR) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium;

a mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the AAA module configured to support generation of a first set of call detail records at the communication apparatus;

a base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and

a group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and

providing, via the group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium of the communication apparatus, the group call between the four or more mobile communication devices, wherein the communication apparatus communicates telephony data associated with the group call to at least one mobile communication device of the four or more mobile communication devices via a second communication apparatus, wherein the second communication apparatus comprises;

a second wireless transceiver;

a second computer readable storage medium;

a second HLR module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium;

a second VLR module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium;

a second MSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium, wherein the second MSC module includes a second AAA module, the second AAA module configured to support generation of a second set of call detail records at the second communication apparatus; and

a second BSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, via the group call program, full duplex calling capability between each of the four or more mobile communication devices.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising allowing a first set of mobile communication devices to disconnect from the group call without affecting a second set of mobile communication devices remaining on the group call.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing, via the group call program, full duplex calling capability between each mobile communication device of the second set of mobile communication devices remaining on the group call.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving, at the communication apparatus, telephony data from an additional mobile communication device; and

connecting the additional mobile communication device to the group call via the group call program.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing, via the group call program, full duplex calling capability between the additional mobile communication device and each mobile communication device of the second set of mobile communication devices remaining on the group call.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the communication apparatus, telephony data from a plurality of additional mobile communication devices; and

connecting the plurality of additional mobile communication devices to the group call via the group call program.

8. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

a computer readable storage medium;

a home location register (HLR) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium;

a visitor location register (VLR) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium;

a mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the MSC module includes an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the AAA module configured to support generation of a first set of call detail records at the communication apparatus;

a base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the computer readable storage medium; and

a group call program embedded in the computer readable storage medium, the group call program to provide a group call between four or more mobile communication devices in response to receiving a request to establish the group call, wherein telephony data associated with the group call is communicated to at least one mobile communication device of the four or more mobile communication devices via a second communication apparatus, wherein the second communication apparatus comprises;

a second wireless transceiver;

a second computer readable storage medium;

a second HLR module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium;

a second VLR module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium;

a second MSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium, wherein the second MSC module includes a second AAA module the second AAA module configured to support generation of a second set of call detail records at the second communication apparatus; and

a second BSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium.

9. The communication apparatus of claim 8, wherein the group call program provides full duplex calling capability between each of the four or more mobile communication devices.

10. The communication apparatus of claim 9, wherein the group call program allows a first set of mobile communication devices to disconnect from the group call without affecting a second set of mobile communication devices remaining on the group call.

11. The communication apparatus of claim 10, wherein the group call program provides full duplex calling capability between each mobile communication device of the second set of mobile communication devices remaining on the group call.

12. The communication apparatus of claim 8, wherein the wireless transceiver includes at least one base transceiver station (BTS).

13. A communication system, comprising:

a first communication apparatus, comprising;

a first wireless transceiver;

a first computer readable storage medium;

a first home location register (HLR) module embedded in the first computer readable storage medium;

a first visitor location register (VLR) module embedded in the first computer readable storage medium;

a first mobile switching center (MSC) module embedded in the first computer readable storage medium, wherein the first MSC module includes a first authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) module, the first AAA module configured to support generation of a first set of call detail records at the first communication apparatus;

a first base station controller (BSC) module embedded in the first computer readable storage medium; and

a first group call program embedded in the first computer readable storage medium, the first group call program to provide a first group call between a first set of four or more mobile communication devices; and

a second communication apparatus, comprising;

a second wireless transceiver;

a second computer readable storage medium;

a second HLR module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium;

a second VLR module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium;

a second MSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium, wherein the second MSC module includes a second AAA module, the second AAA module configured to support generation of a second set of call detail records at the second communication apparatus;

a second BSC module embedded in the second computer readable storage medium; and

a second group call program embedded in the second computer readable storage medium, the second group call program to provide a second group call between a second set of four or more mobile communication devices.

14. The communication system of claim 13, wherein Internet Protocol (IP) packet data is communicated between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus via a peer-to-peer IP connection.

15. The communication system of claim 13, wherein the first communication apparatus is portable.

16. The communication system of claim 15, wherein the first communication apparatus is adapted to transmit Internet Protocol (IP) packet data to the second communication apparatus via a peer-to-peer IP connection when the first communication apparatus is in motion.

17. The communication system of claim 13, wherein the second communication apparatus is portable, and wherein the second communication apparatus is adapted to transmit Internet Protocol (IP) packet data to the first communication apparatus via a peer-to-peer IP connection when the first communication apparatus is in motion.

18. The communication system of claim 13, wherein the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus are portable, and wherein Internet Protocol (IP) packet data is communicated between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus via a peer-to-peer IP connection when both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus are in motion.