US Patent Application 18312455. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF NETWORK COVERAGE INFORMATION TO WIRELESS DEVICES AND ENTITIES simplified abstract
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF NETWORK COVERAGE INFORMATION TO WIRELESS DEVICES AND ENTITIES
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Stephen William Edge of Escondido CA (US)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF NETWORK COVERAGE INFORMATION TO WIRELESS DEVICES AND ENTITIES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18312455 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF NETWORK COVERAGE INFORMATION TO WIRELESS DEVICES AND ENTITIES
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a system where a user equipment (UE) can access a mobile network and obtain information about network coverage. - The UE sends a request to a server for coverage data, including authorization information. - The server verifies the authorization data and sends the coverage data back to the UE. - The coverage data allows the UE to determine if it can access the mobile network at different locations and times, using different radio access technologies. - The authorization data may include a temporary identifier for the UE, which can be encrypted and used for verification. - The request for coverage data may specify the signal levels needed by the UE to access different network technologies at specific locations and times.
Original Abstract Submitted
A user equipment (UE) accesses a public land mobile network (PLMN) and obtains an address of a server and authorization data. The UE sends the server a request for coverage data based on the address and including the authorization data. After verifying the authorization data, the server sends the coverage data to the UE, which enables the UE to determine whether access to the PLMN is possible at one or more locations of the UE, at one or more future times, and using one more radio access technologies (RATs), including non-terrestrial network (NTN) RAT(s) and/or terrestrial network (TN) RAT(s). The authorization data may include a temporary identifier for the UE that may be ciphered and may enable verification of the authorization data. The request for coverage data may indicate signal levels needed by the UE to access the NTN and TN RATs and the locations and the future times.
