# US 8,787,342 B2 · Intra-premises content and equipment management in a femtocell network

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- Number: US 8,787,342 B2
- Document ID: US8787342B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/554,710
- Filed: 2012-07-20
- Published: 2012-11-15
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-05-13
- Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Applicants: Kurt Donald Huber; William Gordon Mansfield; Judson John Flynn
- Inventors: Kurt Donald Huber; William Gordon Mansfield; Judson John Flynn
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787342B2

## CPC

- G06Q 20/1235: {with control of digital rights management [DRM]}
- G06Q 20/102: {Bill distribution or payments}
- G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]}
- G06Q 20/3223: {Realising banking transactions through M-devices}
- G06Q 20/387: {Payment using discounts or coupons (relating to marketing G06Q30/02)}
- G06Q 20/405: {Establishing or using transaction specific rules}
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q 30/0222: {During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions}
- G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location}
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G07F 9/001: {Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices}
- G16H 40/63: for local operation
- H04B 1/3822: specially adapted for use in vehicles (H04B1/3827 takes precedence)
- H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)}
- H04L 41/0803: Configuration setting
- H04L 63/04: {for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks}
- H04L 63/0853: {using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234)}
- H04L 63/0876: {based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint}
- H04L 63/101: {Access control lists [ACL]}
- H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles}
- H04L 63/108: {when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time}
- H04M 15/73: {Validating charges}
- H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information
- H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds}
- H04W 4/027: {using movement velocity, acceleration information}
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
- H04W 4/14: Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
- H04W 4/24: Accounting or billing
- H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
- H04W 8/20: Transfer of user or subscriber data
- H04W 8/22: Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
- H04W 12/06: Authentication
- H04W 12/082: using revocation of authorisation
- H04W 12/088: using filters or firewalls
- H04W 40/02: Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
- H04W 48/02: Access restriction performed under specific conditions
- H04W 48/04: based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
- H04W 48/08: Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00)
- H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
- H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point
- H04W 64/006: {with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination}
- H04W 68/02: Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel
- H04W 88/08: Access point devices
- G05B 2219/2614: HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
- G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
- H04L 2209/80: Wireless
- H04W 84/045: {using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B}
- H04W 88/02: Terminal devices
- H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

System(s) and method(s) are provided to route traffic and signaling between a set of networked femto access points (APs) and devices served there from, and enable management of content and equipment that is part of a network functionally coupled to the set of networked femto APs. Networked equipment spans a network deployed within the coverage area spanned by the set of femto APs. A routing platform functionally couples the networked equipment and the femto AP to enable content manipulation amongst a mobile device and the equipment. Routing platform also affords remote control of the networked equipment. Delivery of advertisement and monetary incentive(s) can be provided through the routing platform to the equipment. Routing platform further provides security features related to operation of specific equipment and wireless services supplied via the routing platform.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
determining, by a routing device of an enterprise femto network that comprises a processor, that a mobile device is coupled to a femto access point device of femto access point devices that are deployed in the enterprise femto network, wherein the femto access point devices are coupled to a network gateway device via a common backhaul link;
subsequent to the determining, receiving, by the routing device, control data indicative of a set of commands to control an operation of an intra-premises device of an intra-premises network that is coupled to the enterprise femto network and deployed within a coverage area of the femto access point devices, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the control data from the mobile device via the femto access point device; and
facilitating, by the routing device, a transmission of the control data to the intra-premises device independent of utilizing the network gateway device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
analyzing, by the routing device, information stored within an access control data structure associated with the femto access point devices; and
based on the analyzing, determining, by the routing device, that the mobile device is authorized to control the operation of the intra-premises device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission is a first transmission and the method further comprises:
based on monitoring profile data, receiving, by the routing device, status data from the intra-premises device, wherein the status data is indicative of an operating status associated with the intra-premises device; and
facilitating, by the routing device, a second transmission of the status data to the mobile device via the femto access point device and independent of utilizing the network gateway device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the intra-premises device comprises a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment and the receiving the status data comprises receiving temperature data indicative of a temperature of an area within the coverage area of the femto access point devices.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining, by the routing device, commerce profile data associated with the mobile device;
determining, by the routing device, transaction data indicative of a transaction effected through the mobile device; and
determining, by the routing device, charge data indicative of a charge associated with the transaction based on the commerce profile data.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
based on a location of the mobile device, accessing, by the routing device, content from a content source device of the intra-premises network; and
facilitating, by the routing device, a transfer of the content to the mobile device independent of utilizing the network gateway device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the facilitating the transfer comprises facilitating the transfer of the content via a text message.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
assigning a first fee to the transmission of the control data that is less than a second fee assigned to communication data that is routed between the mobile device and the network gateway device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the intra-premises device comprises a security device and the method further comprises:
restricting, by the routing device, physical access of the mobile device to a specified location comprising instructing the security device to close a set of locks that control access to the specified location, wherein the instructing is independent of utilizing the network gateway device.

### Claim 10

A system comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
subsequent to a determination that a communication device is coupled to a femto access point device of femto access point devices deployed in an enterprise femto network, receiving, by a routing device of the enterprise femto network, control data from the communication device, wherein the routing device couples the femto access point devices to a network gateway device via a common backhaul link and couples the femto access point devices to an intra-premises device of an intra-premises network that is coupled to the enterprise femto network and is located within a coverage area of the femto access point devices and wherein the control data is indicative of an instruction to control an operation of the intra-premises device, and
facilitating a communication of the control data from the routing device to the intra-premises device independent of utilization of the network gateway device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the intra-premises device is a locking device that restricts access to a physical area within the coverage area and the operations further comprise:
determining location data that represents a location of the communication device within the coverage area; and
in response to determining that the location data satisfies a location criterion, instructing the locking device to unlock and allow the communication device to enter the physical area.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the intra-premises device, status data indicative of a status of the intra-premises device, wherein the receiving is independent of the utilization of the network gateway device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:
based on receiving input data, facilitating a configuration of monitoring profile data indicative of an operational parameter associated with the intra-premises device, wherein the monitoring profile data is utilized to facilitate a determination of the status data.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the intra-premises device comprises a security device that monitors activity data representing an interaction with the intra-premises device and wherein the operations further comprise:
directing the activity data from the intra-premises device to the communication device via the routing device and independent of utilization of the network gateway device.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a routing device of an enterprise femto network that comprises a processor to perform operations, comprising:
subsequent to determining that a communication device is coupled to a femto access point device of femto access point devices deployed in the enterprise femto network, receiving control data from the first communication device, wherein the routing device couples the femto access point devices to a network gateway device via a common backhaul link and couples the femto access point devices to an intra-premises device of an intra-premises network that is coupled to the enterprise femto network and is deployed within a coverage area of the femto access point devices, and wherein the control data is indicative of an instruction to control an operation of the intra-premises device; and
directing the control data from the routing device to the intra-premises device independent of routing the control data via the network gateway device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:
facilitating a communication of content from the intra-premises device to the communication device via the routing device and independent of routing the communication via the network gateway device.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:
facilitating a communication of status data from the communication intra-premises device to the communication device, wherein the status data is indicative of an operating status of the intra-premises device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the intra-premises device comprises a sensor device and the operations further comprise:
determining location data that represents a location of the communication device within the coverage area; and
in response to determining that the location data satisfies a location criterion, instructing the sensor device to record activity data associated with the communication device.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the directing comprises directing the control data subsequent to verifying that the communication device is authorized to communicate with the intra-premises device.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the communication intra-premises device comprises a lock control device that controls access to a location within the coverage area and the operations further comprise:
determining location data that represents a location of the communication device within the coverage area; and
in response to determining that the location data satisfies a location criterion, instructing the lock control device to close a lock that restricts access to the location.