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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Jerald J. Gnuschke, Redmond, WA (US);
David W. Holmes, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher A. White, Redmond, WA (US);
David K. Smith, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jerald J. Gnuschke, Redmond, WA (US);
David W. Holmes, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher A. White, Redmond, WA (US);
David K. Smith, Issaquah, WA (US);
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A personal base station (PBS) having wireless video capability. The PBS authenticates a mobile device within range for cellular services, and authenticates the user for a level of service for cable television. The PBS operates in accordance with a dual-purpose subscriber identity system (SIS) includes a subscriber mobile identity component (SMIC) and a video security component (VSC) such that the cellular and television services can be authenticated. Mobile devices incorporating the disclosed innovations, as well as the PBS, can access video content from a cable television provider through any available broadband link, regardless of the mobile device's physical location.