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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2010
George Jason Schnellbacher, Overland Park, KS (US);
Joao Carlos Osorio Gouvea Teixeira DE Magalhaes, Shawnee, KS (US);
Joseph C. Shojayi, Overland Park, KS (US);
George Jason Schnellbacher, Overland Park, KS (US);
Joao Carlos Osorio Gouvea Teixeira de Magalhaes, Shawnee, KS (US);
Joseph C. Shojayi, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
An authorization system in a home wireless network comprises a communication interface and a processing system, wherein a wireless communication device associated with the home wireless network transfers a request to a visited wireless network for access to an internet. The communication interface is configured to receive an authorization request for the wireless communication device transmitted from the visited wireless network. The processing system is configured to select one of a visited internet connection and a home internet connection for the wireless communication device, wherein the visited internet connection links the wireless communication device to the internet without using the home wireless network and wherein the home internet connection links the wireless communication device to the internet through the home wireless network. The communication interface is configured to transfer the authorization response for delivery to the visited wireless network indicating the selected one of the visited internet connection or the home internet connection.