Wireless provisioning device

• US 20050191997A1
• Filed: 01/26/2005
• Published: 09/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WeCom Systems, LLC
• Original Assignee: WeCom Systems, LLC
• Inventors: Washburn, Ernest Russell III, Spearman, Anthony C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,765,309 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/00 Communication routing or communication path finding
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

A wireless provisioning device (WPD) is a computer data traffic management system capable of routing TCP/IP traffic using unlicensed spectrum equipment. This WPR is to be strategically placed in logical segment regions within a wireless network to facilitate data traffic management. This device acts to provide connectivity between wireless backbone access points. The device may also be located within customer local area network (LAN) while providing connectivity to a wide area network (WAN). The wireless device has seven total wireless segments. The wireless device is capable of filtering IP addresses, spam, pornographic content, steganographic decryption, controlling firewall and/or routing and/or bridging. The increases effective throughput of TCP/IP traffic over the WAN or LAN while providing for secure management and greater connectivity.

Claims

10-1. The system of claim 10 wherein the wireless provisioning device further comprises a directory services member operatively connected to the operating system thereof, which is suitable for maintaining a database directory that stores MAC addresses and billing profiles for those in the system.

11. The system of claim 11, wherein the wireless provisioning device is capable of bridging.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the carrier structure is a suitable antenna for providing bridging solutions that afford the user the ability to place wireless equipment in a wide area network.

12. The system of claim 12, wherein the wireless provisioning device is capable of routing.

13. The system of claim 13, wherein the wireless provisioning device is further capable of bridging.

23. A method of filtering content entering a network, comprising the steps of:

providing a network;

providing a wireless provisioning device capable of routing, briding, and filtering network traffic, the provisioning device comprising a content filter capable of differentiating between acceptable and unacceptable content selected from the group consisting of text, images, sounds and combinations thereof.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein unacceptable images are selected from the group consisting of pornography, profanity, hate speech, trade secrets, information deemed critical to national security, or combinations thereof.