# US 9,521,705 B2 · Mobile telephone gateway apparatus, communication system, and gateway operating system

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- Number: US 9,521,705 B2
- Document ID: US9521705B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/161,051
- Filed: 2005-07-21
- Published: 2006-12-28
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2003-11-02
- Assignees: Yossy Sela
- Applicants: Yossy Sela
- Inventors: Yossy Sela
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521705B2

## CPC

- H04W 88/16: Gateway arrangements
- H04L 12/66: Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
- H04L 69/08: Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
- H04M 1/0262: {for a battery compartment}
- H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
- H04M 1/7246: by connection of exchangeable housing parts
- H04W 12/04: Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
- H04W 12/06: Authentication
- H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals
- H04M 2250/02: including a Bluetooth® interface
- H04M 2250/06: including a wireless LAN interface
- H04W 12/02: Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
- H04W 12/77: Graphical identity
- H04W 80/00: Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
- H04W 92/02: Inter-networking arrangements
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- 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)

## Abstract

A mobile phone gateway connected between a mobile phone operative on a first network in accordance with a first protocol, and one or more SIM cards, facilitating communication over a second network in accordance with a second protocol. The mobile phone gateway monitors outgoing call-setup messages issued by the mobile phone over the phone's connector to an external SIM card, decides if a call should be routed through the second network, in which case it performs a call-setup process with the second network and routes data and signaling through means for protocol conversion between the first and second protocols and means for communication over the second network. The mobile phone gateway monitors incoming call requests issued by the second network, handles call-setup in collaboration with the mobile phone and the SIM cards, and routes data and signaling through the means for protocol conversion and means for data and signaling communication with the mobile phone.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile phone gateway apparatus for providing wireless communication capabilities through at least second communication network in accordance with at least second communication protocol, to a mobile phone operative on at least first communication network in accordance with at least first communication protocol, said mobile phone comprising SIM card socket, said SIM card socket configured for detachably connecting to a SIM card, said mobile phone configured for communication with a SIM card through said SIM card socket, said mobile phone gateway comprising:
means for protocol conversion between at least said first protocol and said second protocol; means for data/signaling communication between said mobile phone gateway and said mobile phone through a non-transitory electrical signaling transmission medium;
SIM card connector, matching to said SIM card socket of said mobile phone, said SIM card connector configured for detachably connecting to said SIM card socket of said mobile phone;
SIM communication means, configured for communication with said mobile phone through said SIM card connector;
means for controlling and wrapping SIM (subscriber identification module) functionalities, said SIM functionalities provided by one or more SIM card logics, said SIM card logics may be the same or different;
said mobile phone gateway detachably connecting to said mobile phone through said SIM card connector of said mobile phone gateway and said SIM card socket of said mobile phone;
said mobile phone gateway communicating with said mobile phone by said SIM communication means through said SIM card connector;
said mobile phone gateway controls and wraps said SIM functionalities with said means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities, said SIM functionalities are provided to said mobile phone through said SIM communication means and said SIM card connector of said mobile phone gateway.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising SIM application means, said SIM application means comprises one or more SIM applications.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising second SIM interface means for interfacing and communicating with one or more SIM cards.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising control and processing means, said control and processing means comprising: microprocessor logic, digital signal processing logic, read-only non-volatile memory logic, rewritable non-volatile memory logic, and rewritable volatile memory logic.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said first data/signaling communication means selected from:
means for r.f. communication through a non-transitory r.f. signaling transmission medium; means for digital baseband communication through a non-transitory digital baseband signaling transmission medium; means for digital data/signaling communication through a non-transitory digital signaling transmission medium.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising communication path switching means.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 6, wherein switching states of said communication path switching means comprising states selected from:
first state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through first data/signaling interface means;
second state, wherein signaling through second data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through wireless data/signaling communication interface means;
third state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through wireless data/signaling communication interface means;
fourth state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling interface means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;
fifth state, wherein signaling through second data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;
sixth state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;
seventh state, wherein signaling through third data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through wireless data/signaling communication interface means;
eighth state, wherein signaling through third data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;
and combinations thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a communication interface means for interfacing with a mating communication interface means of accessory devices formed for use with said mobile phone, said communication interface means comprising data/signaling communication interface means.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a third data/signaling communication means for wireless communication in accordance with at least said first network and at least said first protocol.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising remote sense/indication interface means, said remote sense/indication interface means selected from: mechanical means; electrical means; means for signaling remote sense/indication by messages or event notifications through a communication interface.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising means for wireless r.f. signaling, said means for wireless r.f. signaling comprising an antenna circuitry, operative on at least said first network, or at least said first network and said second network.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a housing, said housing characterized in being formed such that said mobile phone gateway can be physically coupled and secured to a mobile phone of a particular make and model, to a battery of said mobile phone, and to a SIM card.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a battery, said battery may be rechargeable or not.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising an accessory device communication subsystem, said accessory device communication subsystem comprises:
accessory device communication means for communicating with said mobile phone through an accessory device interface;
first accessory device interface means for coupling said accessory device communication means with said mobile phone through an accessory device interface means of said mobile phone;
optionally, second accessory device interface means for interfacing with an accessory device formed for use with said mobile phone, and accessory device interfaces control means for controlling communication traffic through said first accessory device interface means and said second accessory device interface means.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 14, wherein said accessory device communication subsystem is in compliance with an accessory device communication protocol selected from: TA/TE, USB, USB OTG, PCMCIA, IEEE 1394, PCI Express, RS232.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said first network and said first protocol selected from: GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said second network and said second protocol selected from: GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN, DAB, DVB, DVB-T, DMB.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further configured to operatively communicate as a station of at least said second network in accordance with at least said second protocol.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising SIM card logic.

### Claim 20

A communication system for providing communication capabilities through a plurality of communication networks using a plurality of communication protocols, said communication system comprising:
a mobile phone operative in accordance with at least first communication network and at least first communication protocol, said mobile phone comprising first SIM card socket, said first SIM card socket configured for detachably connecting to a SIM card, said mobile phone configured for communication with a SIM card through said SIM card socket;
a SIM card;
a mobile phone gateway apparatus for providing wireless communication capabilities through at least second communication network in accordance with at least second communication protocol to said mobile phone, said mobile phone gateway comprising: means for protocol conversion between at least said first protocol and said second protocol, means for data/signaling communication between said mobile phone gateway and said mobile phone through a non-transitory electrical signaling transmission medium, SIM card connector, matching to said first SIM card socket of said mobile phone, said SIM card connector configured for detachably connecting to said SIM card socket of said mobile phone, second SIM card socket, configured for detachably connecting to a SIM card, first SIM communication means, configured for communication with said mobile phone through said SIM card connector, second SIM communication means, configured for communication with a SIM card through said second SIM card socket, means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities, said SIM functionalities provided by one or more SIM card logics, said SIM card logics may be the same or different,
said mobile phone gateway detachably connecting to said mobile phone through said SIM card connector of said mobile phone gateway and said first SIM card socket of said mobile phone;
said mobile phone gateway communicating with said mobile phone by said first SIM communication means through said SIM card connector;
said mobile phone gateway detachably connecting to said SIM card by said second SIM card socket of said mobile phone gateway;
said mobile phone gateway communicating with said SIM card by said second SIM communication means through said second SIM card socket;
said mobile phone gateway controls and wraps said SIM functionalities with said means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities, said SIM functionalities are provided to said mobile phone through said first SIM communication means and said SIM card connector of said mobile phone gateway;
said mobile phone gateway establishing one or more communication paths between said mobile phone and stations of at least the second network through said mobile phone gateway, said communication paths may be the same or different.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

A communication system as in claim 20,
further comprising data/signaling communication interface between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway;
wherein the method of signaling through said data/signaling communication interface selected from: r.f. signaling through an r.f. transmission line; digital baseband signaling; digital signaling in accordance with digital signaling protocol of a digital interface between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

A communication system as in claim 20, wherein a communication path selected from:
first communication path established through said mobile phone gateway between said mobile phone and a first station of said second network, said first communication path comprising a MP-MPG link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and a MPG-Network link established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station;
second communication path established through said mobile phone gateway between said mobile phone and a first station of said second network, said first communication path comprising a MP-MPG link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and carrier link and payload link established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station, said payload link is a logical link established through said carrier link for exchanging payload data between said mobile phone and said first station;
third communication path established through said mobile phone gateway between said mobile phone and a second station of said second network, said third communication path comprising an accessory device interface link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway through an accessory device interface, and a MPG-Network link established between said mobile phone gateway and said second station;
fourth communication path established through said mobile phone gateway and through said mobile phone between a first station and a second station of said second network, said fourth communication path comprising a first MPG-Network link established between said mobile phone gateway and said second station, an accessory device interface link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway through an accessory device interface, a MP-MPG link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and a MPG-Network link established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station;
fifth communication path established through said mobile phone gateway and through said mobile phone between a first station and a second station of said second network, said fifth communication path comprising a first MPG-Network link established between said mobile phone gateway and said second station, an accessory device interface link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway through an accessory device interface, a MP-MPG link established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and carrier link and payload link established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station, said payload link is a logical link established through said carrier link for exchanging payload data between said mobile phone and said first station.

### Claim 23 (depends on 20)

A communication system as in claim 20, further comprising one or more base stations, said base stations operative on the second network in accordance with the second protocol and configured to interact and communicate with said mobile phone gateway.

### Claim 24 (depends on 20)

A communication system as in claim 20, wherein said first network and said first protocol selected from: GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN.

### Claim 25 (depends on 20)

A communication system as in claim 20, wherein said second network and said second protocol selected from: GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN, DAB, DVB, DVB-T, DMB.