IP Library Granted Patent US 8,897,263
Granted Patent B2
US 8,897,263 · App. 13/655,471 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

Interactions among mobile devices in a wireless network

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Patent No.
US 8,897,263
App. No.
13/655,471
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the disclosure sets for a method for synchronizing multiple mobile devices in a wireless network, which includes the steps of calculating a time interval for a first mobile device to respond to a request, receiving timing information of the first mobile device, determining a first offset associated with the first mobile device based on the time interval and the timing information, receiving a first data stream including the timing information of the first mobile device, and inserting a first dataset into the first data stream based on the first offset before transmitting the first data stream.

Claims (38)

1. A method to maintain a communication session of an interactive application in a wireless network, comprising:

determining a first identification information associated with a mobile device;

in response to the mobile device leaving a first wireless range associated with the wireless network, accessing a second identification information associated with the first identification information, wherein the second identification information is assigned to the mobile device when the mobile device is in a second wireless range associated with the wireless network and registers itself to a stationary device covering the second wireless range; and

maintaining the communication session with the mobile device by utilizing the second identification information in a signaling protocol.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

assigning the first identification information to the mobile device; and

receiving a signal indicating that the mobile device is out of the first wireless range.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to receiving a packet destined for the mobile device when the mobile device is in the second wireless range, appending the second identification information to the packet, wherein the packet includes the first identification information; and

forwarding the packet based on the second identification information.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a sequence of instructions to maintain a communication session of an interactive application in a wireless network having a first computing device and a second computing device, which when executed by the first computing device, causes the first computing device to:

determine a first identification information associated with a mobile device;

in response to the mobile device leaving a first wireless range of the first computing device, access a second identification information associated with the first identification information, wherein the second identification information is assigned to the mobile device when the mobile device is in a second wireless range of the second computing device and registers itself to a stationary device covering the second wireless range; and

maintain the communication session with the mobile device by utilizing the second identification information in a signaling protocol.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4 , further contains a sequence of instructions, when executed by the first computing device, causes the first computing device to:

assign the first identification information to the mobile device; and

receive a signal indicating that the mobile device is out of the first wireless range.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 4 , further contains a sequence of instructions, when executed by the first computing device, causes the first computing device to:

in response to receiving a packet destined for the mobile device when the mobile device is in the second wireless range, append the second identification information to the packet, wherein the packet includes the first identification information; and

forward the packet to the second computing device based on the second identification information.

7. A computing device configured to maintain a communication session of an interactive application in a wireless network, the computing device comprises:

a memory unit; and

a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to

determine a first identification information associated with a mobile device,

in response to the mobile device leaving a first wireless range of the computing device, access a second identification information associated with the first identification information, wherein the second identification information is assigned to the mobile device when the mobile device is in a second wireless range of another computing device in the wireless network and registers itself to the another computing device, and

maintain the communication session with the mobile device by utilizing the second identification information in a signaling protocol.

8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

assign the first identification information to the mobile device; and

receive a signal indicating that the mobile device is out of the first wireless range.

9. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

in response to receiving a packet destined for the mobile device when the mobile device is in the second wireless range, append the second identification information to the packet, wherein the packet includes the first identification information; and

forward the packet to the another computing device based on the second identification information.

10. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is a switch center that manages the first wireless range and the second wireless range and associates the first identification information and the second identification information.

11. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is a base station that associates the first identification information and the second identification information.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first identification information is a home Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the second identification information is a guest IP address.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the first identification information is a home Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the second identification information is a guest IP address.

14. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the first identification information is a home Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the second identification information is a guest IP address.

15. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the base station is configured to retrieve the second identification information from a database controlled by a switch center in the wireless network.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2022
From: IP3 2020, SERIES 500 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
To: TELSYNC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 059848/0909 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2020
From: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, LLC
To: IP3 2020, SERIES 500 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
Reel/Frame 054371/0832 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2020
From: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P.
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 054309/0963 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2019
From: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
To: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P.
Reel/Frame 048373/0217 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034035 FRAME: 0019. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 10, 2014
From: DUSTSTAR DEVELOPMENT LLC
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 034592/0858 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2014
From: CHIANG, MUNG
To: DUSTSTAR DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 034035/0014 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2014
From: DUSTSTAR DEVELOPMENT LLC
To: EMPIRETECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 034035/0019 →