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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Applicants:
At&t Mobility Ii Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Emily Lyons Soelberg, Atlanta, GA (US);
Venson Shaw, Kirkland, WA (US);
George Hirvela, Carrollton, GA (US);
Assignees:
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/26 (2009.01); H04W 16/32 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/26 (2013.01); H04W 16/32 (2013.01); H04W 28/0289 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first user equipment is provided with femtocell functionality. The femtocell is instantiated based upon a user defined trigger. A second user equipment inside the area of coverage of a stationary transmitting component receives a message from the first user equipment that is outside the area of coverage of a stationary transmitting component. The second user equipment transmits the message to the stationary transmitting component.