WIRELESS NETWORK HAVING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION ALLOWANCES

• US 20090113208A1
• Filed: 12/29/2008
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lone Star WIFI LLC
• Original Assignee: Lone Star WIFI LLC
• Inventors: Harris, Scott C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,312,286 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/183
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

Multiple levels of wireless network resource granting. A user who has an authorized key, e.g., an encryption key or a key indicating that they have paid for service, gets a first, better level of access to the network resources. One without the key is granted lesser access, e.g., less total bandwidth, less bandwidth speed, no access to files or the like.

Claims

1. A network transmitting system, comprising:

a first networking device, transmitting a first wireless network system from a first location, said first wireless network system requiring a first access criteria in order to access said first wireless network system, and said first wireless network system, when accessed using said first access criteria, providing a first level of access to network resources;

a second networking device, transmitting a second wireless network system from an area adjacent said first location, said second wireless network system controlling access without said first access criteria, and providing a second level of access to network resources in order to access said second wireless network system,

wherein said second level of access to network resources provided by said second wireless network system is less access to network resources than provided by said first level of access to network resources provided by said first wireless network system.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein said first and second networking devices are two separate devices which are physically in a same housing, and transmit over a same area.

3. A network transmitting system as in claim 1, wherein said first level of access provided by said first wireless network system provides access to video over IP over said first wireless network system, and said second level of access provided by said second wireless network system does not provide access to video over IP over said second wireless network system.

4. A network transmitting system as in claim 1, wherein said first level of access to network resources provides a first total amount of data that can be transferred in a specified session, and said second level of access to network resources provides a second total amount of data that can be transferred in a specified session, wherein said second total amount is less than said first total amount.

5. A network transmitting system as in claim 1, wherein said access criteria is a digital key.

6. A system as in claim 5, wherein said second wireless network system allows access only based on a second access criteria.

7. A system as in claim 6, wherein said second access criteria is also a digital key that is different than the first digital key.

8. A system as in claim 5, wherein said digital key is an encryption key that is used to at least one of encrypt or decrypt a stream of information forming said first wireless network system.

9. A system as in claim 1, wherein said access criteria limits access such that only specific Internet pages which can be obtained.

10. A system as in claim 4, wherein said access is based on a token that allows only a certain amount of data transfer.

11. A system as in claim 1, wherein said first and second levels of access to network resources provide different levels of all of file access, resource access, resource speed, and resource amount.

12. A system as in claim 6, further comprising a third networking device, transmitting a third wireless network system from an area adjacent said first location, wherein said third networking device operates without either of said first or second access criteria and provides a third level of access to resources which is less access to resources than either of said first or second levels of access.

13. A network transmitting system, comprising:

a first networking device, transmitting a first wireless network system from a first location, said first wireless network system sending and receiving encrypted information in order to access said first wireless network system, and said first wireless network system providing a first level of access to network resources via said encrypted information;

a second networking device, transmitting a second wireless network system from an area adjacent said first location, said second wireless network system not being encrypted, and providing a second level of access to network resources in order to access said second wireless network system,

wherein said second level of access to network resources provided by said second wireless network system provides less access to network resources than provided by said first level of access to network resources provided by said first wireless network system.

14. A system as in claim 13, wherein said first and second networking devices are two separate devices which are physically in a same housing, and transmit over a same area.

15. A network transmitting system as in claim 13, wherein said first level of access provided by said first wireless network system provides access to video over IP over said first wireless network system via said encrypted steam, and said second level of access provided by said second wireless network system does not provide access to video over IP over said second wireless network system via said unencrypted stream.

16. A system as in claim 13, further comprising a third networking device, transmitting a third wireless network system from an area adjacent said first location, wherein said third networking device operates without either of said first or second access criteria and provides a third level of access to resources which is less access to resources than either of said first or second levels of access.

17. A network transmitting system, comprising:

a first networking device, transmitting a first wireless network system, said first wireless network system requiring a first access criteria in order to access said first wireless network system, and said first wireless network system, when accessed using said first access criteria, providing a first level of access to network resources, and providing video over IP access which can be accessed using said first access criteria;

a second networking device, transmitting a second wireless network system that is a separate network from said first wireless network system, said second wireless network system controlling access without said first access criteria, and providing a second level of access to network resources in order to access said second wireless network system, where said second level of access to network resources does not allow video over IP.

18. A system as in claim 17, wherein said first and second networking devices are two separate devices which transmit over a same area.

19. A system as in claim 17, wherein said second wireless network system allows access only based on a second access criteria, different than said first access criteria.

20. A system as in claim 17, wherein said first access criteria is an encryption key that is used to at least one of encrypt or decrypt a stream of information forming said first wireless network system.

21. A system as in claim 19, further comprising a third networking device, transmitting a third wireless network system, wherein said third networking device operates without either of said first or second access criteria and provides a third level of access to resources which is less access to resources than either of said first or second levels of access.