US 11,818,676 B2
Methods and apparatus for device registration in a quasi-licensed wireless system
Hossam Hmimy, Aurora, CO (US); Umamaheswar A. Kakinada, Carpentersville, IL (US); Lakhbir Singh, Aurora, CO (US); and Akram Hassanien, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/334,343.
Application 17/334,343 is a continuation of application No. 16/661,865, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,026,205, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0297979 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 60/00 (2013.01) [H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computerized method of operating a wireless network infrastructure comprising at least one wireless-enabled device and at least one base station, the computerized method comprising:
opportunistically utilizing a first communication channel to cause transmission of at least first data to a network entity, the first communication channel not utilizing the at least one base station and relating to the at least one wireless-enabled device disposed at a premises;
providing to the at least one wireless-enabled device via the first communication channel at least data enabling identification of a grant of a radio frequency (RF) spectrum; and
based at least in part of the provided at least data enabling identification of the grant of the RF spectrum, enabling communication within the granted RF spectrum between the at least one wireless-enabled device and the at least one base station.