Systems and Methods of Network Operation and Information Processing

• US 20080052375A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amul Patel, Brijesh Patel, Jasminder Banga, Nitin Shah
• Original Assignee: Amul Patel, Brijesh Patel, Jasminder Banga, Nitin Shah
• Inventors: Banga, Jasminder, Patel, Amul, Shah, Nitin, Patel, Brijesh
• Application Number:
  US11/933,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052375A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for network operation and information processing involving engaging users of a network. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of engaging users of a public-access network. Moreover, the method includes associating a processing component with the public-access network; transmitting a request for authorization to use the public-access network, including transmission of a specific identifier associated with the user; transmitting first data including data determined by processing software as a function of the specific identifier; and opening up a connection to the network for the user. In one or more further embodiments, the specific identifier may include or be a function of a processing component ID or the MAC address of a device associated with the user. Other exemplary embodiments may include building profiles of users who access the network based on information collected.

Claims

1-109. -109. (canceled)

110. A method of engaging users of an internet-access network comprising:

associating a processing component, having associated therewith processing software, with the internet-access network;

transmitting a request, associated with a user of an access device, for authorization to use the internet-access network, the request including identifier information for the user that specifies a unique identifiable address of the user access device;

receiving the request at a routing device coupling the user access device to the internet-access network;

acquiring information regarding the access device and the user of the access device from a targeting database server coupled to the internet-access network; and

transmitting the information regarding the access device and the user of the access device to a content server accessible through the internet-access network.

111. The method of claim 110 further comprising:

receiving content from the content server for transmission to the access device; and

transmitting first data including information based on a location of the access device, wherein the first data is determined by processing software as a function of the information for the user that specifies a unique identifiable address of the user access device.

112. The method of claim 111 wherein the information for the user that specifies a unique identifiable address of the user access device comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user access device.

113. The method of claim 111 wherein the information for the user that specifies a unique identifiable address of the user access device comprises a MAC address of the user access device.

114. A method of engaging users of an internet-access network comprising:

associating a processing component, having associated therewith processing software, with the internet-access network;

transmitting a request, associated with a user of an access device, for authorization to use the internet-access network, the request including access to a cookie-emulator that specifies a unique identifiable address of the user access device;

receiving the request at a routing device coupling the user access device to the internet-access network;

acquiring information regarding the access device and the user of the access device from a targeting database server coupled to the internet-access network; and

transmitting the information regarding the access device and the user of the access device to a content server accessible through the internet-access network.

115. The method of claim 114 further comprising:

receiving content from the content server for transmission to the access device; and

transmitting first data including information based on a location of the access device, wherein the first data is determined by processing software as a function of the information for the user that specifies a unique identifiable address of the user access device.