Systems and methods for providing wireless telecommunications access to authorized wireless service subscribers
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1. A method for providing wireless telecommunications access to authorized wireless service subscribers, comprising:
- receiving, at a password-protected cellular access node, an identifier from a mobile terminal, before receiving a password from the mobile terminal, the identifier identifying the mobile terminal;
correlating, at the password-protected cellular access node in a correlation act, the identifier with password-protected cellular access node data stored in a password-protected cellular access database associated with the password-protected cellular access node, the password-protected cellular access node data comprising identifiers and passwords for a plurality of mobile terminals that are authorized to access the password-protected cellular access node;
determining, at the password-protected cellular access node based upon the correlation between the identifier and the password-protected cellular access node data, whether the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access;
denying, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is not authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access;
sending, from the password-protected cellular access node, a password request to the mobile terminal only if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access;
receiving, at the password-protected cellular access node, a password request response from the mobile terminal, the password request response comprising a password;
correlating, at the password-protected cellular access node, the password received in the password request response with the passwords in the password-protected cellular access node data stored within the password-protected cellular access database;
denying, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password received in the password request response is not equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database; and
allowing, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password is equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database.
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Abstract
A system for providing authorized wireless telecommunication access is provided. The system includes at least one password-protected cellular access (PPCA) node and a database. The database is configured to receive an identifier from a mobile terminal and correlate the identifier with PPCA node data to determine if the mobile terminal is authorized to use a particular PPCA node. A method for providing authorized wireless telecommunication access is also provided.
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1. A method for providing wireless telecommunications access to authorized wireless service subscribers, comprising:
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receiving, at a password-protected cellular access node, an identifier from a mobile terminal, before receiving a password from the mobile terminal, the identifier identifying the mobile terminal; correlating, at the password-protected cellular access node in a correlation act, the identifier with password-protected cellular access node data stored in a password-protected cellular access database associated with the password-protected cellular access node, the password-protected cellular access node data comprising identifiers and passwords for a plurality of mobile terminals that are authorized to access the password-protected cellular access node; determining, at the password-protected cellular access node based upon the correlation between the identifier and the password-protected cellular access node data, whether the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; denying, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is not authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; sending, from the password-protected cellular access node, a password request to the mobile terminal only if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; receiving, at the password-protected cellular access node, a password request response from the mobile terminal, the password request response comprising a password; correlating, at the password-protected cellular access node, the password received in the password request response with the passwords in the password-protected cellular access node data stored within the password-protected cellular access database; denying, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password received in the password request response is not equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database; and allowing, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password is equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a password-protected cellular access node, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the password-protected cellular access node, cause the password-protected access node to perform acts of:
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receiving an identifier from a mobile terminal, before receiving a password from the mobile terminal, the identifier identifying the mobile terminal; correlating, in a correlation act, the identifier with password-protected cellular access node data stored in a password-protected cellular access database associated with the password-protected cellular access node, the password-protected cellular access node data comprising identifiers and passwords for a plurality of mobile terminals that are authorized to access the password-protected cellular access node; determining, based upon the correlation between the identifier and the password-protected cellular access node data, whether the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; denying the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is not authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; sending, from the password-protected cellular access node, a password request to the mobile terminal only if it is determined, based upon the correlation that the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; receiving, at the password-protected cellular access node, a password request response from the mobile terminal, the password request response comprising a password; correlating, at the password-protected cellular access node, the password received in the password request response to the passwords in the password-protected cellular access node data stored within the password-protected cellular access database; denying, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password received in the password request response is not equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database; and allowing, at the password-protected cellular access node, the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password is equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing wireless telecommunication access to authorized wireless service subscribers, the system comprising:
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a password-protected cellular access node; and a password-protected cellular access database configured to store password-protected cellular access node data; the password-protected cellular access node being configured to; receive an identifier from a mobile terminal, before receiving a password from the mobile terminal, the identifier identifying the mobile terminal; correlate, in a correlation act, the identifier with the password-protected cellular access node data stored in the password-protected cellular access database, the password-protected cellular access node data comprising identifiers and passwords for a plurality of mobile terminals that are authorized to access the password-protected cellular access node; determine, based upon the correlation between the identifier and the password-protected cellular access node data, whether the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; deny the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is not authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; send a password request to the mobile terminal, only if it is determined, based upon the correlation, that the mobile terminal is authorized to use the password-protected cellular access node for wireless telecommunications access; receive a password request response from the mobile terminal, the password request response comprising a password; correlate the password received in the password request response to the passwords in the password-protected cellular access node data stored within the password-protected cellular access database; deny the mobile terminal telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password received in the password request response is not equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database; and allow the mobile terminal wireless telecommunications access via the password-protected cellular access node if the password is equivalent to one of the passwords stored in the password-protected cellular access database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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