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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Richard John George, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Alexander Oliver, Fergus, CA;
Inventors:
Richard John George, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Alexander Oliver, Fergus, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/00 (2009.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/17 (2013.01); H04L 65/1046 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04M 3/42289 (2013.01); H04M 7/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, permits a user to select a VoIP, or other packet-communication, service provider to be used pursuant to VoIP, or other packet-communication, services. Selection is made at a wireless device. The selection is communicated to a network entity, and the network entity integrates operations such that subsequent services are provided by way of the selected service provider.