System and method for device authentication in a dynamic network using wireless communication devices

A method for communication, comprising:

• a wireless communication device having a network transceiver to permit cellular network communication with a mobile operator network and a non-network transceiver and using the non-network transceiver to establish a communication link with a wireless access point upon entering a venue, the wireless communication device being a subscriber with the mobile operator network and communicating directly with the mobile operator network using the network transceiver;
• establishing a communication link between the mobile operator network and a server associated with the venue to thereby switch communication traffic away from the cellular network;
• and
• transferring communications from the mobile operator network to the server to thereby provide communications between the mobile network provider and the wireless communication device via the server and the wireless access point whereby the wireless communication device communicates with the mobile network provider using the non-network transceiver instead of the network transceiver.

A system for communication between a mobile operator network and a plurality of wireless communication devices in a venue, each of the plurality of wireless communication devices having a network transceiver and a non-network transceiver, comprising:

• a plurality of wireless access points distributed within the venue with ones of the plurality of wireless access points configured to establish communication links with the non-network transceivers of the plurality of wireless communication devices in the venue;
• a server associated with the venue;
• a routing infrastructure configured to communicatively couple the plurality of wireless access points to the server;
• and
• a communication transfer point coupled to the mobile operator network via a communication link, the communication transfer point being configured to receive offloaded communications from the mobile operator network intended for a selected one of the plurality of wireless communication devices in the venue and to transmit offloaded communications from the selected wireless communication device in the venue to the mobile operator network;
• wherein the server is configured to route the communications between the communication transfer point and any of the plurality of wireless access points having an established a communication link with the non-network transceiver of the selected wireless communication device in the venue;
• wherein the communication transfer point is configured to receive offloaded communications from the mobile operator network intended for the selected wireless communication device in the venue based on a mobile operator network rule wherein communications with the selected wireless communication device automatically switches to communication with the mobile operator network via one or more of the wireless access points within the venue.

A method for communication, comprising:

• a wireless communication device having a network transceiver and a non-network transceiver and using the non-network transceiver to establish a communication link with a wireless access point upon entering a venue, the wireless communication device being a subscriber with a mobile operator network and communicating directly with the mobile operator network using the network transceiver;
• establishing a communication link between the mobile network provider and a server associated with the venue;
• and
• transferring communications from the mobile network provider to the server to thereby provide communications between the mobile network provider and the wireless communication device via the server and the wireless access point whereby the wireless communication device communicates with the mobile network provider using the non-network transceiver;
• wherein the communication intended for the selected wireless communication device is automatically transferred from the mobile operator network to the server and the wireless access point based on a mobile operator network rule.