Internet accessing method from a mobile station using a wireless network

• US 20070206526A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mickael Sebban
• Original Assignee: Mickael Sebban
• Inventors: Sebban, Mickael
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,283 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/60 Business processes related to postal services shipping G06Q10/083; franking apparatus G07B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1471 splitting of costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0192 Sponsored, subsidised calls via advertising, e.g. calling cards with ads or connecting to special ads, free calling time by purchasing goods
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2033 WLAN
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

This invention relates in particular to the field of internet access through a wireless network from a mobile station. It consists of a method for the opening of a wireless communication session using at least a management platform, a wireless access point and a end user station, a content being associated with at least a wireless access point at the management platform level, said method comprising the steps of: establishing a connection from the wireless access point to the management platform; generating a request from the wireless access point to the management platform, said request comprising at least an identifier of said wireless access point; extracting from said platform, the content associated with the identifier; sending said content to said end user station displaying said content at the end user station upon expiration of a preset time that is higher than the duration of the display of said content at the end user station level, automatically generating at least an identifier of said end user for the opening of a wireless connection session.

Claims

1. A method for the opening of a wireless communication session using at least a management platform, a wireless access point and a end user station, a content being associated with at least a wireless access point at the management platform level, said method comprising the steps of:

establishing a connection from the wireless access point to the management platform;

generating a request from the wireless access point to the management platform, said request comprising at least an identifier of said wireless access point;

extracting from said platform the content associated with the identifier;

sending said content to said end user station;

displaying said content at the end user station;

upon expiration of a preset time that is higher than the duration of the display of said content at the end user station level, automatically generating at least an identifier of said end user for the opening of a wireless connection session.

2. A method for opening a wireless communication session according to claim 1, further comprising a step of displaying a log-in icon at the end user station for the establishment of the connection upon expiration of said preset time.

3. A method for opening a wireless communication session according to claim 1, wherein, the opening of said session is automatically performed upon expiration of the said preset time.