DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN DEVICES OF DIFFERENT TYPES IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN)
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1. A method for distinguishing between device types in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in order to provide additional services to one type of device, the method comprising:
- obtaining a device type, the device type including one of a mobile type and a stationary type, for a terminal in a wireless local area network; and
providing additional device type-specific services to the terminal if the terminal is a first device type belonging to a first device class.
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Abstract
A method and system for distinguishing between devices of different types (e.g., mobile and stationary devices) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in order to provide additional services to one or the other. The method includes obtaining a device type for the terminal, and providing specific services to the terminal if the terminal is a device of a certain type.
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1. A method for distinguishing between device types in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in order to provide additional services to one type of device, the method comprising:
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obtaining a device type, the device type including one of a mobile type and a stationary type, for a terminal in a wireless local area network; and providing additional device type-specific services to the terminal if the terminal is a first device type belonging to a first device class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for determining device types and providing services for the device types, the system comprising:
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a supplicant node coupled to a wireless local area network (WLAN); and an access point associated with the WLAN, the access point determining what device type the supplicant node is, the device type including one of a mobile type and a stationary type, wherein the access point provides at least one of additional and different services to the supplicant node if it is a first device type belonging to a first device class. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in which a WLAN access point distinguishes between different device types to provide additional services to one type of device, the system comprising:
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means for obtaining a device type for the terminal, the device type including one of a mobile type and a stationary type; and means for providing additional device type specific services to the terminal if the terminal is a first device type belonging to a first device class. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for device type differentiation in a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point, the method comprising:
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obtaining a terminal device type corresponding to a terminal in the wireless area network, the device type including one of a mobile type and a stationary type; and providing additional services specific to the terminal device type to the terminal, the terminal device type belonging to a device class. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A wireless local area network (WLAN) access point that provides device type differentiation, the access point comprising:
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means for obtaining a terminal device type corresponding to a terminal in the wireless area network; and means for providing additional services specific to the terminal device type to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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