InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,497,627
De Foy , et al. November 15, 2016

Method and apparatus for enabling access to applications integrated with a visited network


Abstract

A method and apparatus for interworking between a mobile network operator and an application provider are disclosed. A network application function (NAF) may be co-located with an OpenID provider such that an application server may communicate with the NAF to access a home subscriber server (HSS) via a bootstrapping server function (BSF). The interfaces between BSF and HSS, and between BSF and NAF may be enhanced to carry information that is available through Sh interface between the application server and the HSS. When the WTRU is roaming in a visited network, the application server may communicate with the visited network for charging and policing for serving the service request from the WTRU. The application server may be co-located with an NAF, and may authenticate the WTRU using Generic Bootstrapping Architecture, and may communicate with a BSF in a home network via an eZn-proxy function to access an HSS.



Inventors:
De Foy; Xavier (Kirkland, CA), Targali; Yousif (Cliffwood, NJ), Shaheen; Kamel M. (King of Prussia, PA), Liu; Hang (North Potomac, MD), Patel; Milan (Middlesex, GB), Lotfallah; Osama (San Diego, CA)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002232944

Appl. No.:
13/630,523

Filed:
September 28, 2012


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20130084829 A1 Apr 4, 2013



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Application Number

Filing Date

Patent Number

Issue Date

61540682 Sep 29, 2011




Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/20 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04L 63/0815 (20130101); H04W 4/001 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04L 41/0893 (20130101); H04L 41/5054 (20130101); H04L 61/1588 (20130101); H04L 63/102 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 8/20 (20090101); H04L 12/24 (20060101); H04L 29/12 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;455/405-405,410-411,403,432.1 ;713/2,155,160-170 ;726/2-7,12,14,17,27-30 ;707/783-787

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