US 12,256,315 B2
Wireless gateway supporting public and private networks
Sukhjinder Singh, Upper Darby, PA (US); and John Carvalho, Malvern, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/353,549.
Application 18/353,549 is a continuation of application No. 17/526,803, filed on Nov. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,751,122.
Application 17/526,803 is a continuation of application No. 16/146,683, filed on Sep. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,206,600, issued on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 16/146,683 is a continuation of application No. 13/480,988, filed on May 25, 2012, granted, now 10,129,751, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362789 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/02 (2009.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 47/10 (2022.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/02 (2013.01) [H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 42 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the apparatus to:
receive, from a first computing device associated with a first wireless network, first address information;
receive, from a second computing device associated with a second wireless network, second address information;
determine, based on the first address information and the second address information, that the first computing device and the second computing device provide overlapping wireless coverage areas;
send, based on determining that the first computing device and the second computing device provide overlapping wireless coverage areas, instructions to the first computing device, wherein the sent instructions configure the first computing device to send the first address information to the second computing device;
receive, from a user device, a request to connect to the second wireless network;
determine, based on the first address information, that the user device has access to the first wireless network; and
based on determining that the user device has access to the first wireless network, cause denial of the request.