US 8,942,700 B2 · System and method operable to enable shortest connection route

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system operable to enable shortest connection route for a mobile means of a subscriber, when the mobile means has roamed between a home network comprised in the system, and a foreign network comprised in the system. When the mobile means requests connection to Internet I, a serving means comprised in the foreign network is operable to communicate with, and to receive information regarding a voucher, representing an amount of money, regarding the foreign network, from a voucher registry means comprised in the system. If a voucher, representing enough amount of money, is registered in the voucher registry means, the serving means is operable to route a packet to a gateway means comprised in the foreign network. The gateway means is operable to allocate an IP address for the mobile means and to function as an access point to Internet I.

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Dependent claims

A system configured to provide for a shortest connection route for a mobile device of a subscriber, the system comprising:

a home network;
a foreign network, the mobile device roaming between the home network and the foreign network, the foreign network associated with a voucher registry device, wherein
the foreign network includes a serving device configured to communicate with the voucher registry device, and a gateway device configured to connect to the Internet,
the serving device configured to receive information regarding a voucher, representing an amount of money, regarding the foreign network, from the voucher registry device, and if the received voucher, representing a sufficient amount of money, is registered in the voucher registry device, the serving device is configured to route a packet from the serving device to the gateway device,
the gateway device is configured to allocate an IP address for the mobile device and is configured to operate as an access point to the Internet for the mobile device, and
the home network is not associated with the voucher registry device.

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A method for providing a shortest connection route for a mobile device of a subscriber on a system, the system having a home network, a foreign network, the mobile device roaming between the home network and the foreign network, the foreign network associated with a voucher registry device, the foreign network having a serving device configured to communicate with the voucher registry device and a gateway device configured to connect to the Internet, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving information regarding a voucher at the serving device from the voucher registry device, the voucher representing an amount of money regarding the foreign network;
routing a packet from the serving device to the gateway device by the serving device, when the received voucher represents a sufficient amount of money is registered at the voucher registry device;
allocating an IP address for the mobile device at the gateway device;
and
operating the gateway device as an access point at the foreign network to the Internet for the mobile device,
wherein the home network is not associated with the voucher registry device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method operable to enable shortest connection route

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System and method operable to enable shortest connection route

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Abstract

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