METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A WIRELESS NETWORK FOR OFFLOADING
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining access to a network using a wireless device, wherein network access information is needed to connect to the network through a network access point, the method comprising the following operations performed on one or more processors:
- determining a measure reflecting a likelihood that an owner or operator of the network access point will grant the device access to the network;
searching a database for information identifying an owner or operator of the network access point as a function of whether the measure exceeds a threshold; and
sending a request for the network access information to a terminal associated with the owner or operator of the network access point based on the searching.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for selecting a wireless network for offloading network traffic from another network. In one embodiment, a method and system for offloading network traffic in a wireless user terminal from a first network, such as cellular network, onto a second network, such as a WiFi network, includes determining a measure of the relationship between the user of the wireless user terminal and the owner of the access point for the second network. The measure of the relationship can be used to provide an indication of the likelihood that the owner of the access point will grant access to the user of the wireless user terminal.
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1. A method for obtaining access to a network using a wireless device, wherein network access information is needed to connect to the network through a network access point, the method comprising the following operations performed on one or more processors:
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determining a measure reflecting a likelihood that an owner or operator of the network access point will grant the device access to the network; searching a database for information identifying an owner or operator of the network access point as a function of whether the measure exceeds a threshold; and sending a request for the network access information to a terminal associated with the owner or operator of the network access point based on the searching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for obtaining access to a network using a wireless device, wherein network access information is needed to connect to the network through a network access point, the system comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions such that, when executed, cause the processors to perform one or more operations, comprising; determining a measure reflecting a likelihood that an owner or operator of the network access point will grant the device access to the network; searching a database for information identifying an owner or operator of the network access point as a function of whether the measure exceeds a threshold; and sending a request for the network access information to a terminal associated with the owner or operator of the network access point based on the searching. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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