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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:

At&t Mobility Ii Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Bo Lee, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Arthur Brisebois, Cumming, GA (US);

Adrianne Luu, Roswell, GA (US);

Assignee:

AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 80/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01); H04W 80/10 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1224 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1242 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1244 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/146 (2018.01); Y02D 70/162 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01); Y02D 70/23 (2018.01); Y02D 70/39 (2018.01);
Abstract

A method that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting movement information for the mobile communication device to a cellular network, receiving a request from a first communication device of a plurality of communication devices to access the cellular network through the mobile communication device, where the plurality of communication devices are coupled to the plurality of communication devices via a wireless local area network and wherein the mobile communication device is coupled to the cellular network, and providing access to the cellular network for the first communication device responsive to the cellular network determining that the mobile communication device has a required network capability based on the movement information and according to the request. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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