METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED E-COMMERCE
First Claim
1. A method for creating and managing a federation of wireless receive/transmit units, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from at least one WRTU from a plurality of WRTUs to create a federation of WRTUs;
requesting a federated community identification (FCI) from a management server;
receiving the FCI from the management server;
storing the FCI in a database;
requesting a management policy object (MPO) from the management server;
receiving the MPO from the management server;
storing the MPO in a database; and
managing the federation of WRTUs based on the received FCI and received MPO.
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Abstract
The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating and managing a federation of wireless receive/transmit units, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from at least one WRTU from a plurality of WRTUs to create a federation of WRTUs; requesting a federated community identification (FCI) from a management server; receiving the FCI from the management server; storing the FCI in a database; requesting a management policy object (MPO) from the management server; receiving the MPO from the management server; storing the MPO in a database; and managing the federation of WRTUs based on the received FCI and received MPO. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for creating and managing a federation of wireless access points (WAPs), the method comprising:
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receiving a request from at least one WAP from a plurality of WAPs to create a federation of WAPs; creating a record of the at least one WAP in an Ontology Library (OLB) management server; storing descriptions associated with the at least one WAP in the OLB management server; identifying operations supported by the at least one WAP based on the descriptions associated with the WAP; and storing the identified operations in the OLB management server. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A management server configured for creating and managing a federation of wireless receive/transmit units, the management server comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a request from at least one WRTU from a plurality of WRTUs to create a federation of WRTUs; a transmitter configured to transmit a request for a Federated Community Identification (FCI); the receiver further configured to receive the FCI; a database configured to store the FCI; the transmitter further configured to transmit a request for a management policy object (MPO); the receiver further configured to receive the MPO; the database further configured to store the MPO in a database; and a processor configured to manage the federation of WRTUs based on the received FCI and received MPO. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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