Patent ID: 7680088

Claim:
A method, comprising: with a parent user equipment, establishing a packet data protocol context and being assigned an internet protocol address by a wireless network; establishing a wireless network radio access bearer and a data channel; initiating a session between the parent user equipment and a server; scanning for at least one other user equipment in a personal area network of the parent user equipment, and establishing communication with the at least one other user equipment; sending a personal access network user group report containing information for at least identifying the at least one other user equipment; in response to the parent user equipment receiving from the server a session personal access network user group identification number to the parent user equipment and to the wireless network element, sending the personal access network user group identification number from the parent user equipment to the at least one other user equipment; and in response to the parent user equipment receiving a personal access network user group reporting confirm message, instructing the at least one other user equipment to initiate a session with wireless network.