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Ad-hoc peer-to-peer communications to access various services via a cellular network

a technology of peer-to-peer communication and cellular network, applied in the field of communication networks, can solve the problems of limiting the amount of network usage, the limited amount of network bandwidth and services provided to individual users of mobile devices by cellular network providers,

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-12-06
KYNDRYL INC
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However, the amount of network bandwidth and services provided to individual users for mobile devices by cellular network providers are usually limited.
Moreover, some network providers limit the amount of network usage for a particular fee arrangement or service plan.

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[0010]Embodiments of the present invention recognize that some users of mobile computing devices consume their quota of cellular network access and electronic communication service resources (e.g., talk-minutes, a number of text messages, and / or quantities of data transmitted to or received by a mobile computing device) prior to the end of a subscription / service plan period. In response to a user exceeding the quotas of one or more electronic communication service resources within a service plan period, the user incurs additional costs (e.g., overage charges) from the cellular network provider. Overage charges can exceed the unit price associated with a service plan for each additional access of an electronic communication service resource. Alternatively, other users may purchase a larger service plan to avoid overage charges. However, during some service plan periods, a number of users may not fully utilize the quotas of electronic communication service resources, thereby “leaving ...

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A method for accessing a network. In one embodiment, the method includes at least one computer processor identifying a request from a first device to utilize wireless communication capabilities of a second device to communicate with a wireless network. The method further includes generating a secure peer-to-peer communication link between the first device and the second device. The method further includes establishing a wireless communication link between the second device and the wireless network. The method further includes transmitting one or more communications from the first device to the wireless network, via the wireless communication capabilities of the second device.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to the field of communication networks, and more particularly to utilizing peer-to-peer communications to access a cellular network.[0002]Users can communicate with other users, access information, data, and computing resources (e.g., programs and applications) via communication networks, such as the Internet and telecommunication, and cellular networks. Access to such networks may be provided as a paid for service (e.g., home-based broadband, cellular services, leased lines, etc.). However, the amount of network bandwidth and services provided to individual users for mobile devices by cellular network providers are usually limited. For example, a user may have an arrangement with a cellular network provider in which a user pays a particular monthly fee in exchange for a particular amount (e.g., quota) of network services and / or service resource, such as bandwidth, talk-minutes, a number of text messages, and a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04W76/14H04W72/04H04W4/02H04W72/08H04L29/06H04W48/16H04W12/08H04W84/04H04W84/18
CPCH04W72/048H04W84/18H04W12/08H04W76/14H04W84/042H04W48/16H04W72/085H04W4/02H04L63/107H04L12/14H04W8/005H04L12/1453H04M15/83H04M15/852H04M15/88H04M15/881H04M15/882H04W4/24H04W4/029H04W12/50H04W12/63H04L67/56H04L67/568H04L51/02
Inventor BOSTICK, JAMES E.GANCI, JR., JOHN M.KEEN, MARTIN G.O'CONNELL, BRIAN M.
Owner KYNDRYL INC