Patent ID: 8391859

Claim:
A system operated by a home wireless carrier, the system comprising: a home location register for registering current operating location of a wireless communication device that subscribes to service with the home wireless carrier, wherein, when the device detects coverage of a roaming carrier radio access network (RAN) operated by a roaming carrier, the device successfully registers for service with the roaming carrier by a process including (i) the device sending a registration message to the roaming carrier RAN, (ii) a registration update responsively being performed in the home location register, and (iii) a reply being sent to the device; and a computer comprising a processor, wherein, when the device has successfully registered for service with the roaming carrier RAN and is being served by the roaming carrier RAN, the computer receives in a peer-to-peer communication from the device to the computer, via the roaming carrier RAN, a report of the location of the device, and wherein, given the report, the computer (i) makes a determination that no home carrier base station currently provides coverage at the reported location, (ii) responsive to the determination, dynamically reconfigures a nearby home carrier base station to provide coverage at the reported location, and (iii) generates and sends in a peer-to-peer response communication from the computer to the device, via the roaming carrier RAN, a directive that directs the device to be served by the nearby home carrier base station, so as to cause the device to transition to be served by the nearby home carrier base station.