Wireless communication system to deliver pages to wireless communication devices based on wireless fidelity network identifiers

#A cellular communication network typically transfers information to the wireless communication devices to indicate incoming voice calls or text messages, network alerts, or other alerts and messages. This information, often referred to as pages, is routed through the cellular access points to the wireless communication devices via a paging channel. When a wireless communication device connects through a non-cellular wireless communication network, such as a WIFI network, it still monitors the paging channel on the cellular network for pages.

#Wireless communication devices communicate with cellular communication networks using wireless protocols, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), Evolution Data Optimized (EVDO), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), and the like. Some wireless communication devices may also communicate over local wireless communication networks such as Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) networks. Wireless communication devices may access WIFI networks through a WIFI gateway system. Wireless communication devices, such as cellular phones are mobile and may be moved throughout a geographic area. As wireless communication devices change location, they may connect to various communication networks via different access points.

#Generally, pages for a wireless communication device will be sent to the last known cellular access point that the wireless communication device connected through. However, if the wireless communication device travels out of the coverage area of the cellular access point while idle on the cellular network its location may not be updated in the cellular network. Therefore, the last known cellular access point the wireless communication device connected through may not be accurate. If the page is sent to the last known cellular access point for the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device may not receive the page(s). When the page(s) is not received, it will be sent to surrounding cellular access points, increasing in coverage area, until the wireless communication device is located or all cellular access points are broadcasting the page(s). WIFI networks may correspond to cellular access point based on geographic location.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a wireless communication system to deliver pages to wireless communication devices based on a WIFI network identifier.

#FIG. 2 illustrates the operation of the wireless communication system to deliver pages to wireless communication devices based on a WIFI network identifier.

#FIG. 3 illustrates operation of the wireless communication system to deliver pages to wireless communication devices based on a WIFI network identifier.

#FIG. 1 illustrates wireless communication system 100 to deliver pages to wireless communication device 101 based on a WIFI network identifier. Wireless communication system 100 includes wireless communication device 101, OFDM network 120, OFDM access points 121-122, WIFI gateway system 140, WIFI networks 150 and 160, wireless communication links 111-113, and communication links 114-118. OFDM network 120 includes OFDM paging system 130 that includes paging control system 131.

#Examples of wireless communication device 101 include wireless communication devices such as a telephone, cellular phone, mobile phone, smartphone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), laptop, computer, e-book, eReader, mobile Internet appliance, or some other wireless communication device with a wireless transceiver—including combinations thereof. In some examples, OFDM network 120 comprises an LTE communication network. Examples of OFDM access points 121-122 include base stations, base station transceivers (BTS), eNodeB, femtocell, picocells, or other access points—including combinations thereof. In some examples, WIFI gateway system 140 comprises an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG).

#Wireless communication device 101 and OFDM access point 121 communicate over wireless communication link 111. Wireless communication device 101 and OFDM access point 122 communicate over wireless communication link 112. OFDM access points 121 and 122 may be geographically located near each other, with overlapping coverage areas, or may not be near each other. Wireless communication device 101 and WIFI gateway system 140 communicate over wireless communication link 113. OFDM access points 121-122 communicate with OFDM network 120 over communication links 114-115, respectively. WIFI gateway system 140 communicates with OFDM network 120 over communication link 116. WIFI gateway system 140 communicates with WIFI network 150 over communication link 117. WIFI gateway system 140 communicates with WIFI network 160 over communication link 118.