Multi-mode wireless communication devices and systems for prepaid communication services
AssigneeIDT Corporation
InventorsDaniel Jitzchak Mayer, Jay Barsky, Patrick John Gartner
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Abstract
There is provided a multi-mode wireless communication device. A cellular transceiver communicates over a cellular network in a cellular mode. A wireless transceiver communicates over a wireless network in a wireless mode. A selector makes a selection between operating in the cellular mode and the wireless mode. The selector uses a subscriber profile and other information, such as financial information, to make the selection. The subscriber profile includes information such as a minimally acceptable quality of service acceptable for a communication.
Claims28
A multi-mode wireless communication device, comprising:
- a cellular transceiver for communicating over a cellular network in a cellular mode;
- a wireless transceiver for communicating over a wireless ad-hoc network in an ad-hoc wireless mode;
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- a selector for making a selection between operating in said cellular mode and said ad-hoc wireless mode, said selector using at least one of financial data, subscriber profile, communication-session medium type, availability of a cellular network, and availability of a wireless ad-hoc access point to make said selection.
A multi-mode wireless communication device, comprising:
- a cellular transceiver for communicating over a cellular network in a cellular mode;
- a wireless transceiver for communicating over at least one ad-hoc wireless network in a wireless mode;
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- an input device that allows a subscriber input correlating to a selection between said cellular mode and said at least one ad-hoc wireless network in a wireless mode.
A multi-mode wireless communication system, comprising:
- a memory for storing a subscriber profile;
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- a selector that selects either a cellular network mode or a wireless network mode based at least in part on said subscriber profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.