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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Applicant:
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Spanton, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/04 (2009.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06F 16/182 (2019.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/04 (2013.01); G06F 16/1824 (2019.01); G06F 16/1834 (2019.01); G06Q 20/382 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for facilitating access to a telecommunications network by a third-party device via one or more available subscriber devices. The network-based systems enable devices associated with subscribers of the telecommunications networks to establish connections with other mobile devices (e.g., third-party mobile devices of users that are not subscribers) over peer to peer (P2P) communication protocols. For example, a subscriber device can, over a P2P connection, act as a Hotspot, Wi-Fi tether, or bridge for a third-party or other device requesting access to the networks.