Captive portal system and method for use in peer-to-peer networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a granting node;
connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a requesting node;
redirecting the requesting node to a portal; and
downloading a software application to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a peer-to-peer wireless network is advertised utilizing a granting node. Further, a requesting node is provided for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network. Thereafter, such requesting node is redirected to a portal. To this end, a software application is capable of being downloaded to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a granting node;
connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a requesting node;
redirecting the requesting node to a portal; and
downloading a software application to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a granting node;
computer code for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing a requesting node;
computer code for redirecting the requesting node to a portal; and
computer code for downloading a software application to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal.
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18. A system, comprising:
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a granting node for advertising a peer-to-peer wireless network; and
a requesting node for connecting to the peer-to-peer wireless network;
wherein the granting node redirects the requesting node to a portal, and a software application is downloaded to the requesting node via the peer-to-peer wireless network utilizing the portal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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