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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 52/36 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method of operating a portable access node, a lease request is transmitted to lease a portion of a communication resource assigned to but not used by a local communication system, where the portable access node is located within a coverage area of the local communication system. Upon receiving a response granting the lease request, a communication service using the leased portion of the communication resource is provided.