On-demand services by wireless base station virtualization
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1. A method for providing on-demand wireless services comprising:
- receiving a service request from a wireless access device;
initiating a virtual wireless base station presence in response to the service request, the virtual wireless base station presence initiated at a wireless base station configured to provide the requested service;
broadcasting a plurality of beacon frames generated by the wireless base station, the plurality of beacon frames indicating availability of the requested service via the virtual wireless base station presence; and
providing the requested service to the wireless access device via the virtual wireless base station presence.
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Abstract
Initiating a virtual presence at a physical access point in response to a request for a service from a wireless access device is provided. A particular wireless service may be provided to a subscriber on an on-demand basis according to location and/or type of service requested. The service may be terminated when demand for the service comes to an end whereby a common wireless service infrastructure may be shared amongst service providers thus eliminating the need for radio channel coordination and otherwise enhancing service quality for those service providers.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for providing on-demand wireless services comprising:
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receiving a service request from a wireless access device;
initiating a virtual wireless base station presence in response to the service request, the virtual wireless base station presence initiated at a wireless base station configured to provide the requested service;
broadcasting a plurality of beacon frames generated by the wireless base station, the plurality of beacon frames indicating availability of the requested service via the virtual wireless base station presence; and
providing the requested service to the wireless access device via the virtual wireless base station presence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing on-demand wireless services comprising:
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an 802.11 wireless network;
at least one wireless access device configured to broadcast a service request; and
a wireless base station configured to;
receive the service request;
initiate a virtual wireless base station presence in response to the service request;
broadcast a plurality of beacon frames indicating availability of the requested service via a virtual wireless base station presence; and
provide the requested service to the wireless access device via the virtual wireless base station presence. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless base station comprising:
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memory comprising a first set of instructions executable by a processor, wherein the execution of the first set of instructions by the processor initiates a virtual wireless base station presence in response to a service request;
an antenna configured to receive the service request from a wireless access device, the antenna further configured to broadcast a plurality of beacon frames indicating the availability of the requested service via the virtual wireless base station presence; and
a modem coupled to the antenna, the modem configured to provide the requested service via the virtual wireless base station presence - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions for providing on-demand wireless services when executed by a processor, the instructions comprising the steps of:
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receiving a service request from a wireless access device;
initiating a virtual wireless base station presence in response to the service request, the virtual wireless base station presence initiated at a wireless base station configured to provide the requested service;
broadcasting a plurality of beacon frames generated by the wireless base station, the plurality of beacon frames indicating availability of the requested service via the virtual wireless base station presence; and
providing the requested service to the wireless access device via the virtual wireless base station presence. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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