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US 2004/0203580 A1Published application
Virtual subscriber network
AssigneeAT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
InventorRobert L. Engelhart
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Abstract
A user device (e.g., a mobile telephone) communicates with an access node in a manner that causes the access node to provide call control and service options available through the access node. The capability and cost information is presented to a user device subscriber. The user device communicates to the access node a selection of call control and service options to use with the device.
Claims20
A method of assigning communication resources to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- communicating a signal from the device to plural access nodes available to the device;
- receiving from the plural access nodes, control and service options for a plurality of control and service nodes with which the plural access nodes may operate;
- presenting the control and service options to a user of the device;
- and
- assigning control and service nodes to use with the device according to a selection received from the device.
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A method comprising:
- determining control options associated with at least one access node;
- determining service options available with the control options;
- and
- communicating to a mobile device available combinations of the control and service options;
- wherein the control options comprise call control functions provided by plural telecom service providers.
2 more elements
A mobile telephone, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, result in
- signaling in a manner that causes plural access nodes to provide capability and cost information for a plurality of call control and service options available through plural access nodes;
- presenting the capability and cost information to a user of the mobile telephone;
- and
- communicating to an access nodes a selection of call control and service options to use with the mobile telephone.
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A mobile device, comprising:
- a display, for displaying information to a user;
- a processor coupled to the display;
- and
- memory accessible by the processor, comprising instructions which when executed by the processor, result in
- retrieving network configuration information;
- and
- displaying network configuration options to the user;
- wherein the network configuration information comprises plural available telecom providers supporting call control functions supporting wireless transmissions between the mobile device and a wireless network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.