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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventor:

Stephen William Edge, Escondido, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/18584 (2013.01); H04B 7/18593 (2013.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 28/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract

A user equipment (UE) communicates with remote endpoints by accessing a space vehicle (SV) in a store and forward (S&F) mode when the SV has no feeder link to a network. The SV includes RAN and CN capability to enable the UE to communicate with an on board proxy. The UE sends mobile originated voice and data to the remote endpoints via the proxy and a second proxy in an S&F center (SFC) and similarly receives mobile terminated data from the remote endpoints. Secure access by the UE to the SV and by the second proxy to a ground network is enabled by providing, to the SV and SFC, UE security key data derived non-reversibly from a security key on the UE USIM. The derived security key data avoids exposing the USIM security key and enables SV access without pre-subscription to an SV operator.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Edge, Stephen. (2026). Store and forward satellite access with discontinuous feeder links and improved security (U.S. Patent No. 12772057). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12772057

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