Method to Facilitate Pre-Provisioning a Wireless Access Point With a One-Time Password to Facilitate Authorized Handoffs for a Given Communication Session
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a server and while participating in a communication session with a particular mobile device;
determining that the particular mobile device has present and future needs for a given amount of bandwidth in service of a given communication session while moving with respect to a plurality of wireless access points to a particular geographic destination;
determining a path by which the particular mobile device will likely move to the particular geographic destination;
determining service times during which the particular mobile device will likely receive service with respect to the communication session at various ones of the plurality of wireless access points;
providing a plurality of one-time passwords;
using the path and the service times to schedule support, by at least some of the plurality of wireless access points, for the given communication session while providing at least the given amount of bandwidth, wherein scheduling the support comprises, at least in part, scheduling at least one handoff of the given communication session between at least two of the plurality of wireless access points for the given communication session while providing at least the given amount of bandwidth;
pre-provisioning at least one of the plurality of one-time passwords to a given one of the at least two of the wireless access points prior to the handoff to thereby facilitate rapid authentication of the particular mobile device with respect to later effecting the handoff, wherein the one-time password has a corresponding effective time interval associated therewith;
such that the given communication session remains fully and substantially continuously serviced by various ones of the plurality of wireless access points with at least the given amount of bandwidth as the particular mobile device moves to the particular geographic destination.
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Abstract
A server automatically determines a path by which a mobile device will likely move to a particular geographic destination and service times during which this particular mobile device will likely receive service with respect to this communication session at various ones of a plurality of wireless access points. This server can then provide a plurality of one-time passwords and use this path and service time information to dynamically schedule support (by at least some of the plurality of wireless access points) for that given communication session. Moreover, pursuant to these teachings, this server can pre-provision at least one of the one-time passwords to a given one of the wireless access points prior to an anticipated handoff to thereby facilitate rapid authentication of that mobile device with respect to later effecting the handoff, wherein the one-time password has a corresponding effective time interval associated therewith.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a server and while participating in a communication session with a particular mobile device; determining that the particular mobile device has present and future needs for a given amount of bandwidth in service of a given communication session while moving with respect to a plurality of wireless access points to a particular geographic destination; determining a path by which the particular mobile device will likely move to the particular geographic destination; determining service times during which the particular mobile device will likely receive service with respect to the communication session at various ones of the plurality of wireless access points; providing a plurality of one-time passwords; using the path and the service times to schedule support, by at least some of the plurality of wireless access points, for the given communication session while providing at least the given amount of bandwidth, wherein scheduling the support comprises, at least in part, scheduling at least one handoff of the given communication session between at least two of the plurality of wireless access points for the given communication session while providing at least the given amount of bandwidth; pre-provisioning at least one of the plurality of one-time passwords to a given one of the at least two of the wireless access points prior to the handoff to thereby facilitate rapid authentication of the particular mobile device with respect to later effecting the handoff, wherein the one-time password has a corresponding effective time interval associated therewith; such that the given communication session remains fully and substantially continuously serviced by various ones of the plurality of wireless access points with at least the given amount of bandwidth as the particular mobile device moves to the particular geographic destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
in a wireless mobile platform engaged in a communication session; establishing a parallel communication session with a server; providing information to the server via the parallel communication session regarding, at least in part; a present geographic location of the wireless mobile platform; a target geographic destination; a level of acceptable bandwidth to be used when continuing to support the communication session as the wireless mobile platform moves to the target geographic destination; receiving from the server via the parallel communication session at least one one-time password to be potentially eventually used when effecting a handoff of the communication session to a corresponding wireless access point while moving towards the target geographic destination to thereby facilitate pre-authenticating the wireless mobile platform with respect to effecting the handoff. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
at a wireless access point; receiving from a server scheduling information regarding a time frame during which an existing communication session for a particular mobile device is to be further supported by the wireless access point with at least a minimal level of predetermined bandwidth support receiving from the server, prior to a present need to accept a handoff of the communication session for the particular mobile device, at least one one-time password and a corresponding estimated arrival time as correspond to the particular mobile device, which one-time password corresponds to a pre-authorization to accept the handoff of the communication session for the particular mobile device provided the handoff is initiated only during a predetermined handoff time interval as corresponds to the one-time password. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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