SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING APPLICATION INFORMATION ON A WIRELESS STATION

• US 20130128811A1
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PwC Product Sales LLC
• Original Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Bradish, Stillman, Smith, Scott A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,989,094 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/17 Selecting a data network PoA [Point of Attachment]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating and displaying application information on a wireless station. A wireless station is configured to select icons for display on a wireless station based on a network information string received by the wireless station.

Claims

1. A method for displaying application information on a wireless station comprising:

receiving by the wireless station a beacon message transmitted by an access point, wherein the beacon message comprises a network information string;

obtaining by the wireless station the network information string from the beacon message;

determining by the wireless station whether the network information string is associated with an application icon; and

displaying the application icon by the wireless station when the network information string is associated with an application icon.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network information string comprises at least a portion of a network name identifier broadcast by a string broadcast station.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the network name identifier is a service set identifier (SSID).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network information string comprises at least a portion of a MAC address broadcast by the access point.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless station is selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop computer, a Wi-Fi enabled device, a Bluetooth enabled device, and a Zigbee enabled device.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless station and the string broadcast station communicate over a wireless network selected from the group consisting of a Wi-Fi network, an RFID network, a Zigbee network, a Bluetooth network and a 3G/4G cellular network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the application icon comprises a shortcut to an application stored on the wireless station.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the application icon comprises a link to an application that does not reside on the wireless station.

9. A wireless station comprising:

a display;

a receiver device configured to receive a beacon message transmitted by an access point, wherein the beacon message comprises a network information string;

a datastore comprising one or more application icons each associated with at least one network information string; and

a processor configured to perform operations comprising;

obtaining the network information string from the beacon message;

determining whether the network information string is associated in the memory with an application icon; and

displaying the application icon on the display when the network information string is associated with an application icon.

10. The wireless station of claim 9, wherein the network information string comprises at least a portion of a network name identifier broadcast by a string broadcast station.

11. The wireless station of claim 10, wherein the network name identifier is a service set identifier (SSID).

12. The wireless station of claim 9, wherein the network information string comprises at least a portion of a MAC address broadcast by the access point.

13. The wireless station of claim 9, wherein the wireless station is selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop computer, a Wi-Fi enabled device, a Bluetooth enabled device, and a Zigbee enabled device.

14. The wireless station of claim 10 further comprising a wireless network and wherein the wireless station and the string broadcast station communicate over the wireless network selected from the group consisting of a Wi-Fi network, an RFID network, a Zigbee network, a Bluetooth network and a 3G/4G cellular network.

15. The wireless station of claim 9, wherein the application icon comprises a shortcut to an application stored on the wireless station.

16. The wireless station of claim 9, wherein the application icon comprises a link to an application that does not reside on the wireless station.