Intelligent roaming and interworking
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorVenson M. Shaw
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Abstract
A mobile device may be configured with multiple access point names (APNs) including a roaming APN and a non-roaming APN. After a mobile device determines whether it is roaming, it may transmit a service request with the corresponding APN. The network may then select a profile based on the APN that may include quality of service parameters and other parameters for servicing the mobile device. The profile may be obtained from a local home location register or a remote home location register.
Claims20
A mobile device comprising;
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving a request for identifying information;
- generating, responsive to the request, identifying information;
- providing the generated identifying information;
- receiving, responsive to providing the generated identifying information, a roaming status;
- selecting, based on the roaming status, an access point name from a plurality of access point names;
- providing a service request comprising the selected access point name;
- and
- receiving an indication of an established communication link based on service parameters associated with the selected access point name.
A network device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- providing a request for identifying information;
- receiving, responsive to the request, identifying information;
- determining, based on the received identifying information, a roaming status of a mobile device;
- providing an indication of the determined roaming status;
- receiving, responsive to providing the indication of the determined roaming status, a service request comprising an access point name;
- and
- determining service parameters based on the access point name.
A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- providing a request for identifying information;
- receiving, responsive to the request, identifying information;
- determining, based on the received identifying information, a roaming status of a mobile device;
- providing an indication of the determined roaming status;
- receiving, responsive to providing the indication of the determined roaming status, a service request comprising an access point name;
- and
- determining service parameters based on the access point name.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.