Enabling and controlling access to wireless hot spots
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1. A process of billing for access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said process comprising:
- supplying account information to an access providing entity;
awaiting a billing authorization from the access providing entity; and
exchanging data with a wireless hotspot by the portable device when the billing authorization is received from the access providing entity, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device.
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Abstract
A process of enabling and controlling access to a wireless hotspot by a wireless portable device is disclosed. An access request is sent, seeking access to a wireless hotspot, to an authenticating entity and response to the access request is awaited. Additional verification information is provided when requested by the wireless hotspot and wireless network data is exchanging between the wireless portable device and the wireless hotspot. Additionally, the access request includes an identifier used by the authenticating entity to authenticate the wireless portable device.
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1. A process of billing for access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said process comprising:
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supplying account information to an access providing entity;
awaiting a billing authorization from the access providing entity; and
exchanging data with a wireless hotspot by the portable device when the billing authorization is received from the access providing entity, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A process of billing for access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said process comprising:
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requesting account information with the account information being specific to an access providing entity;
receiving authorization information from one of thae portable device and the access providing entity;
authorizing access to a wireless hotspot by the portable device, when the authorization information is determined to authorize access to the wireless hotspot;
exchanging data with the wireless hotspot by the portable device subsequent to authorizing access to the wireless hotspot, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A billing processor for billing of access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said billing processor comprising:
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supplying means for supplying account information to an access providing entity;
timing means for awaiting a billing authorization from the access providing entity; and
communication means for exchanging data with a wireless hotspot by a portable device when the billing authorization is received from the access providing entity, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A billing processor for billing of access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said billing processor comprising:
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requesting means for requesting account information with the account information being specific to an access providing entity;
receiving means for receiving authorization information from one of a portable device and the access providing entity;
authorizing means for authorizing access to a wireless hotspot by the portable device, when the authorization information is determined to authorize access to the wireless hotspot;
communications means for exchanging data with the wireless hotspot by the portable device subsequent to authorizing access to the wireless hotspot, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A billing processor for billing of access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said billing processor comprising:
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a first supplier for supplying account information to an access providing entity;
a timer for awaiting a billing authorization from the access providing entity; and
a communicator for exchanging data with a wireless hotspot by a portable device when the billing authorization is received from the access providing entity, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A billing processor for billing of access to and use of a wireless hotspot by a portable device, said billing processor comprising:
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a requester for requesting account information with the account information being specific to an access providing entity;
a receiver for receiving authorization information from one of a portable device and the access providing entity;
an authorizer for authorizing access to a wireless hotspot by the portable device, when the authorization information is determined to authorize access to the wireless hotspot; and
a communicator for exchanging data with the wireless hotspot by the portable device subsequent to authorizing access to the wireless hotspot, wherein the account information is used to keep track of charges accrued through the access to and use of the wireless hotspot by the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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