Method and system for accessing a web page within a network

• US 20040249983A1
• Filed: 03/21/2003
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Bedner, Ilja
• Application Number:
  US10/394,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20040249983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/249
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/32 Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/324 in the data link layer [OSI layer 2], e.g. HDLC

Abstract

The present invention includes a method and system for accessing a web page within a network. According to the present invention, a method and system is provided for accessing a web page wherein the web page is invoked based on the receipt of a beacon. Through the use of the method and system in accordance with the present invention, a web surfer has the ability to quickly and automatically access a web page without having to know the specific uniform resource identifier of the web page. The method and system include receiving a beacon packet wherein the beacon packet contains session identification information, connecting to the network and invoking the web page based on the session identification information.

Claims

1. A method of accessing a web page within a network comprising:

receiving a beacon packet wherein the beacon packet contains session identification (SSID) information;

connecting to the network; and

automatically invoking the web page based on the SSID information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the web page comprises a uniform resource identifier (URI) and the SSID includes the URI.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein invoking the web page based on the SSID further comprises,

determining whether the SSID includes the URI;

and

invoking the web page if the SSID includes the URI.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the web page is invoked via a web browser.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the web page is invoked via a shell command.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the URI comprises a uniform resource locator.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the network comprises the Internet.

8. A system for accessing a web page within a network comprising:

means for receiving a beacon packet wherein the beacon packet contains session identification (SSID) information;

means for connecting to the network; and

means for invoking the web page based on the SSID information.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the web page comprises a uniform resource identifier (URI) and the SSID includes the URI.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the means for invoking the web page based on the SSID further comprises:

means for determining whether the SSID includes the URI; and

means for invoking the web page if the SSID includes the URI.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for invoking the web page comprises a web browser.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for invoking the web page comprises means for invoking the web page via a shell command.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the URI comprises a uniform resource locator.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the network comprises the Internet.

15. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for accessing a web page within a network, the program instructions comprising:

allowing a device to receive a beacon packet wherein the beacon packet contains session identification (SSID) information;

allowing the device to connect to the network; and

allowing the device to invoke the web page based on the SSID information.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the web page comprises a uniform resource identifier (URI) and the SSID includes the URI.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein invoking the web page based on the SSID further comprises:

determining whether the SSID includes the URI; and

invoking the web page if the SSID includes the URI

18. A beacon transmission system comprising:

a beacon transmitter for transmitting a beacon packet wherein the beacon packet includes an SSID; and

a device capable of receiving the beacon packet, wherein the device comprises

means for connecting to a network; and

means for accessing a web page within the network based on the SSID.

19. The beacon transmission system of claim 18 wherein the web page comprises a uniform resource identifier (URI) and the SSID includes the URI.

20. The beacon transmission system of claim 19 wherein the means for invoking the web page based on the SSID further comprises:

means for determining whether the SSID includes the UTRI; and

means for invoking the web page if the SSID includes the URI.

21. The beacon transmission system of claim 20 wherein the device comprises a personal digital assistant.

22. The beacon transmission system of claim 20 wherein the device comprises a laptop computer system.

23. The beacon transmission system of claim 22 wherein the beacon transmitter comprises a wireless access point and the device is capable of receiving the beacon packet via a wireless communication link.

24. The beacon transmission system of claim 22 wherein the wireless communication link comprises a WIFI link.

25. The beacon transmission system of claim 22 wherein the wireless communication link comprises a Bluetooth link.

26. The beacon transmission system of claim 22 wherein the network comprises the Internet.