US 12,245,110 B2
Telecommunication service employing an electronic information repository storing social network user information, developer information, and mobile network operator information
William L. Waytena, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US); and Eric T. Stone, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Telesocial, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Telesocial, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/197,541.
Application 18/197,541 is a continuation of application No. 17/862,366, filed on Jul. 11, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/862,366 is a continuation of application No. 16/989,859, filed on Aug. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,388,562, issued on Jul. 12, 2022.
Application 16/989,859 is a continuation of application No. 16/291,476, filed on Mar. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,743,152, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Application 16/291,476 is a continuation of application No. 15/432,120, filed on Feb. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,225,706, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 15/432,120 is a continuation of application No. 14/829,337, filed on Aug. 18, 2015, granted, now 9,578,480, issued on Feb. 21, 2017.
Application 14/829,337 is a continuation of application No. 14/094,526, filed on Dec. 2, 2013, granted, now 9,124,588, issued on Sep. 1, 2015.
Application 14/094,526 is a continuation of application No. 12/884,804, filed on Sep. 17, 2010, granted, now 8,599,857, issued on Dec. 3, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/358,690, filed on Jun. 25, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/243,562, filed on Sep. 18, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362603 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 65/102 (2022.01); H04L 65/1073 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/303 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/16 (2009.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/21 (2018.02) [G06F 21/45 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 63/0281 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 65/102 (2013.01); H04L 65/1073 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/16 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for supporting real-time telecommunication, the method comprising:
providing an information repository that stores a device identifier associated with a particular device of a social network user having a plan with an MNO (Mobile Network Operator), wherein the device identifier for the social network user is stored in the information repository in response to a registration process that authenticates the social network user;
in response to receiving at least one message related to real-time telecommunication involving the social network user, querying the information repository and retrieving from the information repository the device identifier for the social network user; and
communicating information to at least one gateway of the MNO, wherein the information includes the device identifier for the social network user retrieved from the information repository, wherein the device identifier for the social network user is used by the least one gateway of the MNO in carrying out the real-time telecommunication.