Patent ID: 8085717
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by a mobility manager of a remote server, the remote server being distinct from a first device and a second device, the method comprising: generating, at the mobility manager of the remote server, a request for a registration status of the first device and the second device, the first device and the second device being separate from each other and from the remote server; sending, from the mobility manager of the remote server, the request for the registration status of the first device and the second device to a wireless access point; receiving, at the mobility manager of the remote server, registration statuses from the wireless access point, and receiving the statuses indicating that both the first and second devices are registered with the wireless access point, the registration statuses indicating that the first device and the second device are registered with the wireless access point; and responsive to receiving a communication addressed to at least one of the first device and the second device, the mobility manager of the remote server sending the communication to the wireless access point for routing by the wireless access point to both the first device and the second device.