Method and system for identifying an access point into a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- inserting an access point identifier into a mobile registration message, the access point identifier identifying an access point into a wireless network; and
sending the mobile registration message to a wireless network agent, via the access point.
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Abstract
A method and system for a mobile station to identify to a wireless network agent, an access point into a wireless network. The mobile station obtains an indication of an access point into the wireless network and inserts the indication into a mobile registration message. The access point identifier identifies an access point into the wireless network. Then, the mobile station sends the mobile registration message to the wireless network agent via the access point identified by the access point identifier. The wireless network agent receives the mobile registration message and provides the access point identifier to an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server. The AAA server uses the access point identifier to provide location-based services to the mobile station.
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54 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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inserting an access point identifier into a mobile registration message, the access point identifier identifying an access point into a wireless network; and
sending the mobile registration message to a wireless network agent, via the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving a mobile registration message via an access point into the wireless network; and
extracting from the mobile registration message an access point identifier, the access point identifier identifying a location of an access point into the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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inserting into a mobile registration message information selected from the group consisting of a hardware address of a network device, an indication of a traffic channel, an indication of a strength of a signal received, and an indication of a location of the mobile station; and
sending the mobile registration message to a wireless network agent via the access point into the wireless network.
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25. A mobile station comprising computer instructions stored in memory and executable by a processor to perform the functions of:
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inserting an access point identifier into a mobile registration message, the access point identifier identifying an access point into a wireless network; and
sending the mobile registration message to a wireless network agent, via the access point. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A wireless network comprising:
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a mobile station;
a wireless network agent;
the mobile station comprising computer instructions stored in memory and executable by a processor for performing the functions of;
inserting an access point identifier into a mobile registration message, the access point identifier identifying an access point into the wireless network; and
sending the mobile registration message to a wireless network agent, via the access point;
the wireless network agent comprising computer instructions stored in memory and executable by a processor for performing the functions of;
receiving the mobile registration message;
extracting from the mobile registration message the access point identifier; and
sending to a AAA server the access point identifier. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A server comprising computer instructions stored in memory and executable by a processor for performing the functions:
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receiving a mobile registration message via an access point into the wireless network; and
extracting from the mobile registration message an access point identifier, the access point identifier identifying a location of an access point into the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system comprising:
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a processor;
memory; and
computer instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor for performing the functions of;
receiving from a wireless network agent, an access point identifier into a wireless network; and
using the access point identifier to provide a location-based service to a mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A system comprising computer instructions stored in memory and executable by a processor for performing the functions of:
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inserting into a mobile registration message information selected from the group consisting of a hardware address of a network device, an indication of a traffic channel, an indication of a strength of a signal, and an indication of a location of the mobile station; and
sending the mobile registration message to a wireless network agent via the access point into the wireless network.
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