Patent ID: 7346341
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: coupling a mobile device to a local area network that provides ad-hoc connectivity between consumer electronics devices; advertising, via discovery protocols of the local area network, a mobile-specific service that is provided at least in part by a service provider device that is capable of being coupled to the network as a peer of the mobile device, wherein the mobile specific service comprises a Voice over IP service that is provided via an external mobile communications network; receiving at the service provider device, a request from the mobile device to subscribe to the mobile-specific service in response to advertising of the mobile-specific service; and providing the mobile-specific service to the mobile device via the service provider device in response to the request, wherein the service provider device bridges the Voice over IP service between the mobile device and the external mobile communications network.