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Intelligent roaming system with over the air programming
Assignee: AT&T Labs Inc
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Filing: 2002-11-19
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Granted: 2006-08-22
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Expires: 2022-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A mobile station is used by one of a plurality of subscribers of a home area wireless service provider. The mobile station includes a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity and a plurality of preferred wireless network identities. The mobile station further including a controller controlling said mobile station to connect to the home area wireless network when in a home area and controlling said mobile station to connect to one of the preferred wireless networks when outside the home area.
Inventors
- 👤 Jesse Bradley Bridges
- 👤 Cameron Kelly Coursey
- 👤 Mark Steven Wuthnow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/24; H04W48/00; H04W48/16; H04W48/18; H04M; H04M2215/00; H04M2215/32; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/183; H04W8/20; H04W8/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A mobile station for use in wireless communication, the mobile station being assigned to a national account indicating a priority of a plurality of roaming wireless networks outside a home area wireless network of the mobile station, the mobile station comprising: a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity corresponding to the home area wireless network and a list of a plurality of roaming wireless network identities corresponding to the plurality of roaming wireless networks; and a controller for controlling said mobile station to connect to the home area wireless network when available and controlling said mobile station to connect to one of the outside wireless networks when outside the home area, in accordance with the indicated priority.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A mobile station for use in wireless communication, the mobile station being assigned to a national account indicating a priority of a plurality of roaming wireless networks outside a home area wireless network of the mobile station, the mobile station comprising: a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity corresponding to the home area wireless network and a list of a plurality of roaming wireless network identities corresponding to the plurality of roaming wireless networks; and a controller for controlling said mobile station to connect to the home area wireless network when available and controlling said mobile station to connect to one of the outside wireless networks when outside the home area, in accordance with the indicated priority.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The mobile station of claim 1 , in which the priority of the roaming wireless networks is based on use of a class of service.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile station for of claim 1 , in which the priority of the roaming wireless networks is based on air-time roaming rates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mobile station of claim 1 , in which the priority of the roaming wireless networks is based on specific market areas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mobile station of claim 1 , in which the priority of the roaming wireless networks is based on an air-interface technology.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
A computer readable medium for storing a program that enables use of a mobile station for wireless communication in accordance with a national account, the national account indicating a priority of a plurality of preferred wireless networks for the mobile station, the computer readable medium comprising: a storing code segment that stores a home area wireless network identification corresponding to a home area wireless network of the mobile station and a list of preferred wireless network identifications corresponding to the plurality of preferred wireless networks; and a connecting code segment that connects the a mobile station to the home area network when available and connects to one of the preferred wireless networks in accordance with the priority of the preferred wireless networks when outside the home area.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
A computer readable medium for storing a program that enables use of a mobile station for wireless communication in accordance with a national account, the national account indicating a priority of a plurality of preferred wireless networks for the mobile station, the computer readable medium comprising: a storing code segment that stores a home area wireless network identification corresponding to a home area wireless network of the mobile station and a list of preferred wireless network identifications corresponding to the plurality of preferred wireless networks; and a connecting code segment that connects the a mobile station to the home area network when available and connects to one of the preferred wireless networks in accordance with the priority of the preferred wireless networks when outside the home area.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer readable medium of claim 6 in which the priority is based on use of a predetermined class of service.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer readable medium of claim 6 in which the priority is based on air-time roaming rates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer readable medium of claim 6 in which the priority is based on specific market areas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer readable medium of claim 6 in which the priority is based on an air-interface technology.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The computer readable medium of claim 6 further comprising: an updating code segment that updates the list of preferred wireless network identifiers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the updating code segment updates the list in response to an update command initiated by a customer service center through at least one of over the air programming and over the air activation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the update command is received by a short messaging system (SMS).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein updating the list comprises changing the priority of the preferred wireless networks.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
139 words
A mobile station for use in wireless communication through at least one of a home area wireless network and a plurality of roaming wireless networks outside the home area wireless network, the plurality of outside wireless networks providing a plurality of classes of service, the mobile station comprising: a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity corresponding to the home area wireless network and a list of a plurality of roaming wireless network identities corresponding to a plurality of roaming wireless networks; and a controller for controlling the mobile station to connect to the home area wireless network when available and controlling the mobile station to connect to one of the roaming wireless networks when outside the home area wireless network, in accordance with a priority based on the classes of service of the roaming wireless networks.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
139 words
A mobile station for use in wireless communication through at least one of a home area wireless network and a plurality of roaming wireless networks outside the home area wireless network, the plurality of outside wireless networks providing a plurality of classes of service, the mobile station comprising: a memory for storing a home area wireless network identity corresponding to the home area wireless network and a list of a plurality of roaming wireless network identities corresponding to a plurality of roaming wireless networks; and a controller for controlling the mobile station to connect to the home area wireless network when available and controlling the mobile station to connect to one of the roaming wireless networks when outside the home area wireless network, in accordance with a priority based on the classes of service of the roaming wireless networks.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile station of claim 15 , in which the priority is provided based upon a national account assigned to the mobile station.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The mobile station of claim 15 , further comprising: a receiver for receiving information regarding at least one of the plurality of roaming wireless networks, the memory updating the list of the plurality of roaming wireless network identities in accordance with the received information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mobile station of claim 17 , in which updating the list comprises changing a class of service provided by the at least one of the roaming wireless networks.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The mobile station of claim 18 , in which the information is received from a customer service center through at least one of over the air programming and over the air activation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mobile station of claim 19 , in which the information is received by a short messaging system (SMS).
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