Systems and methods for on-location, wireless access of web content
First Claim
1. A system for serving content residing on an Internet protocol (IP) network to a plurality of wireless client devices in a wireless service area, comprising:
- at least one wireless gateway for wirelessly connecting said plurality of wireless client devices to said IP network, said wireless gateway converting between wireless signals and IP packets, wherein each IP packet includes a header specifying a transport protocol, and a destination IP address;
a plurality of content applications, each under a given application protocol, for providing content accessible from said IP network, the content including a first type and a second type;
a content redirector associated with each content application for causing content of a second type to be served when a wireless client device attempts to access content of a first type.
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Abstract
A wireless network provides one or more local wireless service area where wireless clients are able to access web content from an IP network that includes the Internet. A wireless network that includes wireless gateways, secure link to a WAP gateway via an access server and location-based content offers an infrastructure for providing valued-added features to wireless clients. The valued-added features include providing web content in multiple application protocols and include automatically presenting location-based content when a wireless client attempts to access web content.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for serving content residing on an Internet protocol (IP) network to a plurality of wireless client devices in a wireless service area, comprising:
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at least one wireless gateway for wirelessly connecting said plurality of wireless client devices to said IP network, said wireless gateway converting between wireless signals and IP packets, wherein each IP packet includes a header specifying a transport protocol, and a destination IP address;
a plurality of content applications, each under a given application protocol, for providing content accessible from said IP network, the content including a first type and a second type;
a content redirector associated with each content application for causing content of a second type to be served when a wireless client device attempts to access content of a first type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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13. A method of serving content residing on an Internet protocol (IP) network to a plurality of wireless client devices in a wireless service area, comprising:
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providing at least one wireless gateway for wirelessly connecting said plurality of wireless client devices to said IP network, said wireless gateway converting between wireless signals and IP packets, wherein each IP packet includes a header specifying a transport protocol, and a destination IP address;
providing a plurality of content applications, each under a given application protocol, for providing content accessible from said IP network, the content including a first type and a second type;
redirecting content associated with each content application such that content of a second type is served when a wireless client device attempts to access content of a first type.
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19. A wireless network, comprising:
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a private segment of an Internet Protocol (IP) network;
a wireless gateway for wirelessly coupling one or more wireless device to said private segment of the IP network so as to convert between wireless signals and IP packets;
a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway;
an access server for providing the private segment of the IP network access to the Internet and to the WAP gateway; and
a secure connection through the Internet for providing a private link between said private segment of an IP network and said access server.
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