US2021103978A1PendingUtilityA1

Transactive communication network

62
Assignee: Instant! Communications LLCPriority: Oct 7, 2019Filed: Sep 18, 2020Published: Apr 8, 2021
Est. expiryOct 7, 2039(~13.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Richard Mo
H04W 76/12H04W 76/11H04W 28/0268H04W 12/088H04L 41/509H04L 41/5029H04L 41/5006G16Y 30/10G16Y 10/75H04L 63/102Y04S40/00H04L 43/0876Y04S40/20H04W 84/18G06Q 30/08H04W 88/16H04W 92/06H04W 12/73H04W 88/02
62
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

A method of operating a user equipment (UE) gateway through a transactive network is disclosed. The method includes sending a service request to one or more distributed units in the network, receiving a proposed contract from each of the one or more distributed units, deciding on a winning proposed contract, notifying a winning distributed unit associated with the winning proposed contract, and connecting to receive services through the winning distributed unit. A method of operating a distributed unit includes receiving a service request from a UE gateway, requesting service from a provider according to the service request, receiving a provisional contract from the provider, providing a proposal with the provisional contract to the service request to the UE gateway; and, if notified that the proposal is a winning proposal, arranging services to the UE gateway according to the proposal.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 . A method of receiving services at a user equipment (UE) gateway through a network, comprising:
 sending a service request to one or more distributed units in the network;   receiving a proposed contract from each of the one or more distributed units;   deciding on a winning proposed contract;   notifying a winning distributed unit associated with the winning proposed contract; and   connecting to receive services through the winning distributed unit.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further including receiving service availability beacons from the one or more distributed units in the network. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service request is for internet services. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the service request includes a request for internet transaction services according to one or more of parameters from a set of parameters that includes a maximum bandwidth, a maximum latency, a maximum bit-error-rate, a maximum price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the winning proposed contract includes a subnet proposal that determines a data pathway with a centralized unit, the winning distributed unit, and a radio unit. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the winning proposed contract includes an aggregated plurality of subnets, each of the subnets including a centralized unit, a distributed unit, and a radio unit coupled to the UE gateway. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the service request is a temporary service request of particular duration defined by the start time and the end time. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the service request is for an indefinite time. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service request is for transactive energy services. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the service request includes a request for transactive energy services according to one or more parameters from a set of parameters that includes a kWh requirement, a price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more distributed units in the network are energy node devices coupled to energy producers. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the service request is a request for services of a particular duration defined by a start time and an end time. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the service request is a request for services of an indefinite duration. 
     
     
         14 . A method of operating a distributed unit within a network, comprising:
 receiving a service request from a user-equipment (UE) gateway;   requesting service from a provider according to the service request;   receiving a provisional contract from the provider;   providing a proposal with the provisional contract to the service request to the UE gateway; and   if notified that the proposal is a winning proposal, arranging services to the UE gateway according to the proposal.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further including transmitting a service availability beacon to the UE gateway. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the service request is for internet services. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the service request includes a request for internet transaction services according to one or more of parameters from a set of parameters that includes a maximum bandwidth, a maximum latency, a maximum bit-error-rate, a maximum price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further including assembling a subnet includes determining a data pathway with a centralized unit and a radio unit to provide services through the centralized unit, the distributed unit, and the radio unit. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein assembling the subnet includes aggregating subnets. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein subnets may include a first subnet including the distributed unit and a second subnet including a second distributed unit. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein aggregating subnets includes providing a plurality of subnets, each of the subnets including a centralized unit, a subnet distributed unit, and a radio unit to link with the UE gateway, wherein the subnet distributed unit for at least one of the plurality of subnets is the distributed unit. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the service request is for an indefinite time. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the service request is for temporary services of particular duration defined by a start time and an end time. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the distributed unit is an energy node and the service request is for transactive energy services. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the service request includes a request for transactive energy services according to one or more parameters from a set of parameters that includes a kWh requirement, a price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the service request is a request for services of a particular duration defined by a start time and an end time. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the service request is a request for services of an indefinite duration. 
     
     
         28 . A user equipment (UE) gateway, comprising:
 a radio device that communicates with a network;   a router coupled to the radio device; and   one or more device interfaces coupled to the router,   wherein the router executes instructions to send a service request to one or more distributed units in the network;   receive a proposed contract from each of the one or more distributed units;   decide on a winning proposed contract;   notify a winning distributed unit associated with the winning proposed contract; and   connect to receive services through the winning distributed unit.   
     
     
         29 . The UE gateway of  claim 28 , wherein the router further executes instructions to receive service availability beacons from the one or more distributed units in the network. 
     
     
         30 . The UE gateway of  claim 28 , wherein the service request is for internet services. 
     
     
         31 . The UE gateway of  claim 30 , wherein the service request includes a request for internet transaction services according to one or more of parameters from a set of parameters that includes a maximum bandwidth, a maximum latency, a maximum bit-error-rate, a maximum price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         32 . The UE gateway of  claim 30 , wherein the winning proposed contract includes a subnet proposal that determines a data pathway with a centralized unit, the winning distributed unit, and a radio unit. 
     
     
         33 . The UE gateway of  claim 32 , wherein the winning proposed contract includes an aggregated plurality of subnets, each of the subnets including a centralized unit, a distributed unit, and a radio unit coupled to the UE gateway. 
     
     
         34 . The UE gateway of  claim 31 , wherein the service request is a temporary service request of particular duration defined by the start time and the end time. 
     
     
         35 . The UE gateway of  claim 31 , wherein the service request is for an indefinite time. 
     
     
         36 . The UE gateway of  claim 28 , wherein the service request is for transactive energy services. 
     
     
         37 . The UE gateway of  claim 36 , wherein the service request includes a request for transactive energy services according to one or more parameters from a set of parameters that includes a kWh requirement, a price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         38 . The UE gateway of  claim 36 , wherein the distributed unit is an energy node device coupled to energy producers. 
     
     
         39 . The UE gateway of  claim 36 , wherein the service request is a request for services of a particular duration defined by a start time and an end time. 
     
     
         40 . The UE gateway of  claim 36 , wherein the service request is a request for services of an indefinite duration. 
     
     
         41 . A distributed unit, comprising:
 a processing platform coupled between a centralized unit and a radio unit in a network, wherein the processing platform executing instructions to
 receive a service request from a user-equipment (UE) gateway; 
 request service from a provider according to the service request; 
 receive a provisional contract from the provider; 
 provide a proposal with the provisional contract to the service request to the UE gateway; and 
 if notified that the proposal is a winning proposal, arrange services to the UE gateway according to the proposal. 
   
     
     
         42 . The distributed unit of  claim 41 , wherein the distributed unit further executes instructions to transmit a service availability beacon to the UE gateway. 
     
     
         43 . The distributed unit of  claim 41 , wherein the service request is for internet services. 
     
     
         44 . The distributed unit of  claim 43 , wherein the service request includes a request for internet transaction services according to one or more of parameters from a set of parameters that includes a maximum bandwidth, a maximum latency, a maximum bit-error-rate, a maximum price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         45 . The distributed unit of  claim 43 , wherein the distributed unit further executes instructions to assemble a subnet includes determining a data pathway with a centralized unit and a radio unit to provide services through the distributed unit. 
     
     
         46 . The distributed unit of  claim 45 , wherein the instructions to assemble the subnet includes instructions for aggregating subnets. 
     
     
         47 . The distributed unit of  claim 46 , wherein subnets may include a first subnet including the distributed unit and a second subnet including a second distributed unit. 
     
     
         48 . The distributed unit of  claim 46 , wherein the instructions to aggregate subnets includes instructions to provide a plurality of subnets, each of the subnets including a centralized unit, a subnet distributed unit, and a radio unit to link with the UE gateway, wherein the subnet distributed unit for at least one of the plurality of subnets is the distributed unit. 
     
     
         49 . The distributed unit of  claim 41 , wherein the service request is for an indefinite time. 
     
     
         50 . The distributed unit of  claim 43 , wherein the service request is for temporary services of particular duration defined by a start time and an end time. 
     
     
         51 . The distributed unit of  claim 41 , wherein the distributed unit is an energy node and the service request is for transactive energy services. 
     
     
         52 . The distributed unit of  claim 41 , wherein the service request includes a request for transactive energy services according to one or more parameters from a set of parameters that includes a kWh requirement, a price, a start time, and an end time. 
     
     
         53 . The distributed unit of  claim 51 , wherein the service request is a request for services of a particular duration defined by a start time and an end time. 
     
     
         54 . The distributed unit of  claim 51 , wherein the service request is a request for services of an indefinite duration.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2021103978A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.