Methods and Devices for Accessing a Wireless Local Area Network
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Abstract
A method in a mobile station comprises searching for WLANs with a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station; communicating information about the WLANs found in the previous step to an administration unit configured to provide WLAN access data for a plurality of WLANs; receiving WLAN access data for at least one of the WLANs for which information was sent to the administration unit in the previous step; and accessing one of the WLANs using the WLAN access data provided by the administration unit. The mobile station communicates with the administration unit via a cellular communications network operated by a mobile network operator (MNO). The MNO can remotely manage the WLAN access data available on the mobile station with the administration unit and to which available WLANs the mobile station can attach.
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16. Method for accessing a WLAN by means of a mobile station, wherein the method comprises the following steps in the mobile station:
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searching for available WLANs by means of a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station; communicating information about the available WLANs found in the previous step to an administration unit configured to provide WLAN access data for a plurality of WLANs; receiving WLAN access data for at least one of the available WLANs for which information was sent to the administration unit in the previous step; and accessing one of the available WLANs using the WLAN access data provided by the administration unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Method for providing a mobile station with WLAN access data from an administration unit, wherein the method comprises the following steps in the administration unit:
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receiving from the mobile station information about available WLANs in the vicinity of the mobile station that have been found by means of a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station; obtaining WLAN access data for at least one of the available WLANs for which information was received by the administration unit from the mobile station in the previous step; and sending the WLAN access data to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. Mobile station configured to communicate via a cellular communications network, wherein the mobile station is configured and/or comprises respective means for:
- searching for available WLANs by means of a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station;
communicating information about the available WLANs found by the WLAN module to an administration unit configured to provide WLAN access data for a plurality of WLANs; receiving WLAN access data for at least one of the available WLANs for which information was sent to the administration unit; and accessing one of the WLANs using the WLAN access data provided by the administration unit.
- searching for available WLANs by means of a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station;
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41. Administration unit that is configured and/or comprises respective means for:
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receiving from a mobile station information about available WLANs in the vicinity of the mobile station that have been found by means of a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station; obtaining WLAN access data for at least one of the WLANs for which information was received by the administration unit from the mobile station; and sending the WLAN access data to the mobile station.
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