Communications network
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11889589B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17958031

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W80/10 H04W4/14 H04W4/20 H04W36/0027 H04W88/182

    Abstract: A communications network may be used to convey Short Message Service (SMS) messages using the Internet Protocol (IP). User equipment may transmit an SMS-over-IP Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message to wireless equipment over a high-bandwidth communications link. The wireless equipment may route the SMS-over-IP SIP message to the ePDG. When the high-bandwidth link is unavailable, the user equipment may transmit a compressed message to the proxy server over a low-bandwidth communications link. The proxy server may convert the compressed message into an SMS-over-IP SIP message that is transmitted to the ePDG. The proxy server may serve as a proxy for the first user equipment from the perspective of the ePDG. This may allow SMS message data to continue to be conveyed through the communications network even when the high-bandwidth communications link becomes unavailable.

    Cellular network information
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10817547B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16297258

    申请日:2019-03-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to a mobile device that communicates over short-range networks and long-range networks. In various embodiments, a mobile device includes one or more radios configured to communicate using a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including a cellular RAT and a short-range RAT. The mobile device may establish a first connection and a second connection with a network such that the first connection uses the short-range RAT and the second connection uses the cellular RAT. The mobile may collect information about the second connection and communicate the collected information to the network over the first connection. In some embodiments, the information includes a base station identifier, an MCC, an MNC, the cellular RAT and a cellular information age indicating the time since the information about the second connection was collected by the UE.

    System and method for performing emergency calls over WiFi when a cellular network is unavailable
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for performing emergency calls over WiFi when a cellular network is unavailable 有权
    当蜂窝网络不可用时通过WiFi执行紧急呼叫的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09380610B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-28

    申请号:US14501996

    申请日:2014-09-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A station that performs methods related to emergency calls. In one example, the station determines that a first connection to a cellular network is unavailable, the client station being associated with a home network having a home Public-Safety Answering Point (PSAP), the station disposed at a location outside the home network, the location having a remote PSAP. The station determines a second connection to a WiFi network is available, establishes the second connection to the WiFi network and performs an emergency call over the WiFi network. The emergency call being routed to the remote PSAP associated with the location. In another example, the station determines it is capable of performing an emergency call over a cellular network, receives a request to perform an emergency call, determines whether a circuit switched radio access technology (CS-RAT) is available and performs the emergency call over a WiFi network when the CS-RAT is unavailable.

    Abstract translation: 执行与紧急呼叫有关的方法的电台。 在一个示例中,站确定到蜂窝网络的第一连接不可用,该客户站与具有归属公共安全应答点(PSAP)的家庭网络相关联,该站位于归属网络外部的位置, 该位置具有远程PSAP。 站确定到WiFi网络的第二连接可用,建立到WiFi网络的第二连接并且通过WiFi网络执行紧急呼叫。 紧急呼叫被路由到与该位置相关联的远程PSAP。 在另一个示例中,站确定它能够通过蜂窝网络执行紧急呼叫,接收执行紧急呼叫的请求,确定电路交换无线电接入技术(CS-RAT)是否可用并且执行紧急呼叫 当CS-RAT不可用时的WiFi网络。

    Using access technology and location information to smartly initiate bearer independent protocol sessions
    10.
    发明授权
    Using access technology and location information to smartly initiate bearer independent protocol sessions 有权
    使用接入技术和位置信息来智能地发起承载独立协议会话

    公开(公告)号:US09031547B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US13861028

    申请日:2013-04-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W64/003 H04W8/205 H04W8/22 H04W48/08

    Abstract: A user identity module (UIM) is incorporated in user equipment such as a mobile phone or mobile device. The UIM is configured to provision itself while roaming away from a home network as follows. The UIM may: send to the UE a request for information identifying a current radio access technology (RAT) that the UE is camped on; receive the current RAT information from the UE; send to the UE a request for network location information, where the network location information identifies a network in which the UE is currently camped; receive the network location information from the UE; generate an access point name (APN) using the current RAT information and the network location information; and open a channel through the network to a remote agent (e.g., a provisioning server) using the access point name.

    Abstract translation: 用户身份模块(UIM)被并入诸如移动电话或移动设备的用户设备中。 如下所述,UIM被配置为在漫游远离家庭网络时提供自身。 UIM可以:向UE发送标识UE驻留的当前无线接入技术(RAT)的信息请求; 从UE接收当前RAT信息; 向UE发送对网络位置信息的请求,其中网络位置信息标识UE当前驻扎的网络; 从UE接收网络位置信息; 使用当前RAT信息和网络位置信息来生成接入点名称(APN); 并且使用接入点名称通过网络向远程代理(例如,供应服务器)打开信道。

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