Mechanism to detect restricted access via internet hotspot
First Claim
1. A method for automatically detecting internet access redirection of a wireless device, comprising the steps of:
- automatically detecting a connection of a wireless device to a wireless hotspot network;
responsive to the automatic detection of the connection, performing a first type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection;
when the first type of detecting does not detect internet access redirection, performing a second type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection;
wherein;
one of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting domain name system redirection; and
the other of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting HTTP redirection.
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Abstract
The disclosed wireless device automatically detects the redirection of its internet access via a wireless hotspot network. The exemplary device algorithm provides the flexibility to detect either or both of DNS redirection and HTTP redirection, as well as to automatically accommodate such internet redirection. The proposed algorithm allows a wireless device user to be alerted and account for internet redirection when such internet redirection is automatically detected upon entering service via a hotspot. Alternatively, the wireless device may attempt to automatically meet the hotspot requirements and complete the internet access through the hotspot.
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1. A method for automatically detecting internet access redirection of a wireless device, comprising the steps of:
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automatically detecting a connection of a wireless device to a wireless hotspot network; responsive to the automatic detection of the connection, performing a first type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection; when the first type of detecting does not detect internet access redirection, performing a second type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection;
wherein;one of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting domain name system redirection; and the other of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting HTTP redirection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a programmable controller coupled to the wireless transceiver; a storage medium coupled to the controller; and programming stored in the medium, wherein execution of the programming by the controller causes the controller to operate the wireless device to perform functions comprising; automatically detecting a connection of a wireless device to a wireless hotspot network; responsive to the automatic detection of the connection, performing a first type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection; when the first of detecting does not detect Internet access redirection, performing a second type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection;
wherein;one of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting domain name system redirection; and the other of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting HTTP redirection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. An article of manufacture comprising:
- a non-transitory machine readable storage medium; and
programming embodied in the non-transitory machine readable storage medium, wherein execution of the programming causes a wireless device to perform functions for automatically detecting internet access redirection, the functions comprising;
automatically detecting a connection of a wireless device to a wireless hotspot network;
responsive to the automatic detection of the connection, performing a first type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection;
when the first type of detecting does not detect internet access redirection, performing a second type of detecting whether or not the wireless hotspot network implements internet access redirection;
wherein;
one of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting domain name system redirection; and
the other of the first and second types of detecting comprises detecting HTTP redirection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- a non-transitory machine readable storage medium; and
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