System and Method for Wide Area Wireless Connectivity to the Internet
First Claim
1. A method for providing location-based services to a user of a wide area Wi-Fi system, the method comprising:
- receiving an access request at an access point, the access request being generated by a wireless device of a user and including a user credential;
authenticating the user credential;
if the user credential is authenticated, determining a location for the user, based on a database information identifying a location of the access point; and
transmitting a signal to the wireless device, the signal causing the user device to display location-specific information based on the determined location of the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing access to a Wi-Fi system include redirecting an access request, comprising a user credential, from a wireless user device to an authentication server, obtaining, from a first database, a list of a plurality of authentication databases from which users may be authenticated, the list including a protocol required for communication with each of the authentication databases, transmitting a request to each of the listed authentication databases using the identified protocol, and permitting the user access to the Internet through the Wi-Fi system if the user is authenticated by at least one of the listed authentication databases.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for providing location-based services to a user of a wide area Wi-Fi system, the method comprising:
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receiving an access request at an access point, the access request being generated by a wireless device of a user and including a user credential; authenticating the user credential; if the user credential is authenticated, determining a location for the user, based on a database information identifying a location of the access point; and transmitting a signal to the wireless device, the signal causing the user device to display location-specific information based on the determined location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer readable medium containing instructions, which, when executed by a computer, execute a method for providing location based services to a user of a wide area Wi-Fi system, the method comprising:
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receiving an access request at an access point from a user wireless device, the access request including a user credential; authenticating the user credential; if the user credential is authenticated, determining a location for the user, based on a database information identifying a location of the access point; and transmitting a signal to the wireless device, the signal causing the user device to display location-specific information based on the determined location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing location based services to a user of a wide area Wi-Fi system, the system comprising:
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an access point configured to receive an access request, from a user wireless device, the access request including a user credential; a computer comprising a processor and a memory, configured to; authenticate the user credential; to determine, if the user credential is authenticated, a location for the user, based on a database information identifying a location of the access point; and to transmit a signal to the wireless device, the signal causing the wireless device to display a location specific information determined based on the determined location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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