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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher A. Volkert, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Krisztian Kiss, Hayward, CA (US);
Prashant H. Vashi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rohan C. Malthankar, San Jose, CA (US);
Yogesh D. Karandikar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to providing local address information while roaming. A wireless device may connect to a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point in a roaming location. The wireless device may communicate with one or more servers of a home network via the WLAN access point. The wireless device may provide a local address of the wireless device to the home network in one or more messages related to a service. The home network may be configured to determine a location of the wireless device based on the local address and determine whether to provide the service based on the location of the wireless device. In response to the home network determining to provide the service based on the location of the wireless device, the wireless device may perform the service using the home network via the WLAN access point.