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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
John H. Bennett, Iii, Lawrence, KS (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Leawood, KS (US);
Brent B. Hirschman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Terry D. Nebergall, Gardner, KS (US);
Frederick C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);
John H. Bennett, III, Lawrence, KS (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Leawood, KS (US);
Brent B. Hirschman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Terry D. Nebergall, Gardner, KS (US);
Frederick C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Methods and computer-readable media are provided to enable an Internet protocol (IP) data session to be established between a mobile device and a telecommunications network. To establish an IP data session, it may be determined, prior to authenticating the device, whether the device is authorized to communicate via IPv4, IPv6, or both. A mobile device may be capable of communicating via both IPv4 and IPv6, such as a dual-stack device, but the device may only be authorized for either IPv4 or IPv6. A request to establish the IP data session may first be received from a mobile device, and an IP version with which the mobile device is authorized to communicate may then be determined by querying a customer-profile database. This authorization information may be communicated to an authentication component that authenticates the devices, and subsequently, an IP data session is initiated.