Patent ID: 9049741
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile station, comprising: a memory; a processor; a radio transceiver operable to establish and maintain a broadband connection with a mobile communication network; wireless local-area network (WLAN) circuitry having a first mode of usage acting as a WLAN client, and a second mode of usage acting as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; a gateway application stored in the memory, wherein the gateway application, when executed by the processor, is configured to: activate the second mode of the WLAN circuitry, create a network identifier for the WLAN base station, assign an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal, resolve domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system, assign at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application, tunnel internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection, and deactivate the second mode of the WLAN circuitry in response to a detected absence of all WLAN terminals for a predetermined period of time.