Method and apparatus for providing network service information to a mobile station by a wireless local area network
First Claim
1. A method for providing network service information to a user of a mobile station accessing a wireless local area network comprising:
- receiving a request to authenticate the mobile station; and
in response to receiving the request, conveying network identification and service information with respect to each service provider of a plurality of service providers to the mobile station.
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Abstract
A wireless local area network (WLAN) communication system that includes an access point in communication with a mobile station and at least one Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) server provides an authentication process whereby a user of the mobile station may select a WLAN service provider from among one or more WLAN service providers and/or one or more 3GPP service providers before being authenticated and further to make a decision to subscribe to the services of the selected service provider based on network service information, other than or in addition to an Service Set Identifier (SSID), associated with the selected service provider.
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1. A method for providing network service information to a user of a mobile station accessing a wireless local area network comprising:
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receiving a request to authenticate the mobile station; and
in response to receiving the request, conveying network identification and service information with respect to each service provider of a plurality of service providers to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for accessing a wireless local area network comprising:
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conveying a request to authenticate a mobile station;
receiving network identification and service information with respect to a service provider; and
determining whether to access the wireless local area network based on the received network identification and service information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An Access Point in a wireless local area network comprising:
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a memory that stores an identifier and network service information in association with each service provider of a plurality of service providers; and
a processor coupled to the memory that assembles one or more messages comprising the service provider identifier and the network service information associated with each service provider of a plurality of service providers and conveys the one or more messages to a mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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