Method and system for supporting guest services provided by a wireless LAN
First Claim
1. A method for supporting guest services provided by a wireless network to a mobile electronic device comprising;
- establishing a relationship between the mobile device and a service;
utilizing the service to authorize a guest relationship between the mobile device and the wireless network, wherein the mobile device has no preexisting relationship with the wireless network; and
in response to receiving authorization from the service, utilizing the services provided by the wireless network, whereby the mobile device is permitted to access the wireless network as a guest without requiring additional manual intervention from a user of the mobile device.
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Abstract
In a first aspect, the present invention is a method that includes establishing a relationship between a mobile device and a service, utilizing the service to authorize a guest relationship between the mobile device and a wireless network with which the mobile device has no preexisting relationship, and in response to receiving authorization from the service, utilizing the services provided by the wireless network. Through aspects of the present invention, the mobile device is permitted to access the wireless network as a guest without requiring additional manual intervention from a user of the mobile device. In a second aspect, the present invention is a system that includes a wireless network, a device enabled to engage in wireless communications, and a service coupled to the network via a public network. According to the second aspect, a relationship between the service and the device is established so that the service can be utilized by the device to authorize a guest relationship between the device and the wireless network, thereby allowing the device to access the wireless network as a guest without requiring additional manual intervention from a user of the mobile device.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for supporting guest services provided by a wireless network to a mobile electronic device comprising;
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establishing a relationship between the mobile device and a service;
utilizing the service to authorize a guest relationship between the mobile device and the wireless network, wherein the mobile device has no preexisting relationship with the wireless network; and
in response to receiving authorization from the service, utilizing the services provided by the wireless network, whereby the mobile device is permitted to access the wireless network as a guest without requiring additional manual intervention from a user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for establishing a guest relationship between a mobile device and a wireless network comprising:
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providing a service for collecting and storing account information related to the mobile device; and
authorizing by the service the guest relationship between the mobile device and the wireless network based on the account information, wherein the mobile device is granted guest access to the wireless network without requiring a user of the mobile device to provide account information to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for automatically billing for guest services provided to a mobile device by a plurality of wireless networks comprising:
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providing a service for collecting and storing account information related to the mobile device;
establishing by the service a plurality of guest relationships between the mobile device and the plurality of wireless networks;
receiving by the service a fee charged by each of the plurality of wireless networks for the guest services provided to the mobile device; and
automatically processing each fee for the mobile device such that a user of the mobile device is not required to provide payment to each of the plurality of wireless networks. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for automatically collecting fees for guest services provided by a wireless network to a plurality of mobile devices comprising:
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providing a service for collecting and storing account information related to the wireless network;
establishing by the service a plurality of guest relationships between the wireless network and the plurality of mobile devices;
receiving by the service a fee charged by the wireless network for the guest services provided to each of the plurality of mobile devices; and
automatically processing the fee for each of the plurality of mobile devices such that the wireless network is not required to collect payment from each of the plurality of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A guest services support system comprising:
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a wireless network;
a device enabled to engage in wireless communications; and
a service coupled to the wireless network via a public network, wherein a relationship between the service and the device is established so that the service can be utilized by the device to authorize a guest relationship between the device and the wireless network, thereby allowing the device to access the wireless network as a guest without requiring additional manual intervention from a user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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