Social Network Based Wi-Fi Connectivity
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying at least one wireless network within range of an electronic device;
identifying an owner of the at least one wireless network with a processor;
determining a relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and an owner of the electronic device with an analysis engine; and
displaying the at least one wireless network and the relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and the owner of the electronic device on the electronic device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for social network based Wi-Fi, wherein an antenna of a mobile electronic device identifies at least one wireless network within range of the mobile electronic device, and wherein owner(s) of the wireless network(s) are identified with a processor. Relationship status(es) between the owner of the mobile electronic device and the owner(s) of the wireless network(s) are determined with an analysis engine. The wireless network(s) and the relationship status(es) between the owner of the mobile electronic device and the owner(s) of the wireless network(s) are displayed on the mobile electronic device. A request to access a wireless network is received from the owner of the mobile electronic device. Access to the wireless network is automatically granting when the relationship status between the owner of the mobile electronic device and the owner of the wireless network is above a predetermined threshold.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one wireless network within range of an electronic device; identifying an owner of the at least one wireless network with a processor; determining a relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and an owner of the electronic device with an analysis engine; and displaying the at least one wireless network and the relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and the owner of the electronic device on the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one wireless network within range of a mobile electronic device with an antenna of the mobile electronic device; identifying an owner of the at least one wireless network with a processor; determining a relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and an owner of the mobile electronic device with an analysis engine, the relationship status including a level of connectedness on at least one social networking website; displaying the at least one wireless network and the relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and the owner of the mobile electronic device on a display unit of the mobile electronic device; receiving a request to access the at least one wireless network from the owner of the mobile electronic device; and automatically granting access to the at least one wireless network when the relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and the owner of the mobile electronic device is above a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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an antenna, said antenna identifies at least one wireless network within range of an electronic device; a processor connected to said antenna, said processor identifies an owner of the at least one wireless network; an analysis engine connected to said processor, said analysis engine determines a relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and an owner of the electronic device; and a display unit connected to said analysis engine, said display displays the at least one wireless network and the relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and the owner of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to identify at least one wireless network within range of an electronic device; second program instructions to identify an owner of the at least one wireless network; third program instructions to determine a relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and an owner of the electronic device; and fourth program instructions to display the at least one wireless network and the relationship status between the owner of the at least one wireless network and the owner of the electronic device, said first program instructions, said second program instructions, said third program instructions, and said fourth program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium.
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