System and Method of Automatically Connecting a Mobile Communication Device to A Network Using a Communications Resource Database

• US 20110159818A1
• Filed: 10/19/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WEFI Incorporated
• Original Assignee: WeFi, Inc.
• Inventors: Scherzer, Shimon, Assa, Ronny, Scherzer, Tamir, Lifchuk, Yariv
• Granted Patent: US 8,477,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/67.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product of automatically connecting a mobile communication device to a communication network using a network resource classification database includes detecting a communication network access point using the mobile communication device and reporting network attributes associated with the access point to a resource classification server. The server analyzes and stores the network attributes, determines auxiliary data related to the access point, and uses a rules database to determine a category identifier associated with the access point. The server creates a resource classification characterizing the access point based upon the network attributes, auxiliary data, and category identifier and the network attributes, auxiliary data, and/or category identifier data of other access points. The mobile communication device queries the server, receives a resource classification, and connects to an access point based upon the received resource classification.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of classifying wireless network resources, the method comprising:

receiving at least one network attribute at a resource classification server, the network attribute associated with a detected network access point in at least one location;

comparing the at least one network attribute associated with the detected network access point with corresponding network attribute data for other network access points; and

determining a classification for the detected network access point as a function of the comparison of the at least one network attribute associated with the detected network access point with corresponding network attribute data for other network access points.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising preparing a histogram using the network attribute data for the other network access points.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the resource classification server receives at least two network attributes associated with the detected network access point;

and

wherein the classification server prepares a matrix of the two corresponding network attribute data for the other network access points.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the resource classification server determines the classification of the detected network access point as a function of the at least two network attributes associated with the detected network access point and the matrix of the two corresponding network attribute data for the other network access points.

5. A system for classifying wireless network resources, the system comprising:

a resource classification server configured to;

receive at least one network attribute, the network attribute associated with a detected network access point in at least one location;

compare the network attribute associated with the detected network access point with corresponding network attribute data for other network access points; and

;

determine a classification for the detected network access point as a function of the comparison of the at least one network attribute associated with the detected network access point with corresponding network attribute data for other network access points.

6. A system according to claim 5, wherein the resource classification server is further configured to prepare a histogram using the network attribute data for the other network access points.

7. A system according to claim 5, wherein the resource classification server is configured to receive at least two network attributes associated with the detected network access point;

and

wherein the classification server is configured to prepare a matrix of the two corresponding network attribute data for the other network access points.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the resource classification server is configured to determine the classification of the detected network access point as a function of the at least two network attributes associated with the detected network access point and the matrix of the two corresponding network attribute data for the other network access points.