US 12,114,381 B2
Facilitating a geo-distributed dynamic network system for ubiquitous access to multiple private networks
Michael Hwang, New Providence, NJ (US); Varun Gupta, Mountain View, CA (US); Shu Shi, Summit, NJ (US); Christopher Rath, Hillsborough, NJ (US); and Rittwik Jana, Montville, NJ (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,380.
Application 17/546,380 is a continuation of application No. 16/439,184, filed on Jun. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,229,076.
Prior Publication US 2022/0104294 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 76/30 (2018.02); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
based on a first determination that a user equipment is located within a defined geographic area, allowing, by network equipment comprising a processor, the user equipment to access information from a device of a group of devices located within the defined geographic area, wherein the allowing is based on an identity, associated with a request for the access, being determined to be an authorized identity for the group of devices; and
based on a second determination that the user equipment is located outside of the defined geographic area, facilitating, by the network equipment, a connection of the user equipment to a gateway device, located within the defined geographic area, via a private network established using a cellular network comprising the network equipment, wherein the private network comprises a first network connection between the user equipment and edge network equipment that is part of the cellular network, and a second network connection between the edge network equipment and the gateway device.