System and method for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to access a network of other subscribers
First Claim
1. A system for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to communicate over wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier, said system comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store at least one database including information identifying residential consumer subscribers and associated subscriber subscription agreements provided by a communications carrier,a network of wireless access points associated with the residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier, at least one of the subscription agreements enabling residential consumer subscribers to access wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier to communicate over a communications network; and
a computing system in communication with said storage unit and the network of wireless access points of the residential consumer subscribers, said computing system configured to;
receive a request signal from a wireless device of a user via a wireless access point of a residential consumer subscriber of the communications carrier to communicate over the communications network;
query the at least one database stored in said storage unit to determine whether the user of the wireless device is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to communicate over the communications network via the network of wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers; and
enable the wireless device to access the wireless access point in response to determining that the user is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to communicate over the communications network via the network of wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to communicate over a network of wireless access points of other consumer subscribers of the communications carrier is provided. In response to a wireless device of a user attempting to access a wireless access point of a subscriber, a database may be queried to determine whether the user of the wireless device is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to access a communications network via the network of wireless access points of other consumer subscribers. The subscriber may be enabled to access the wireless access point within the network of wireless access points in response to determining that the subscriber has a subscription agreement enabling communication over the communications network via the network of wireless access points of other consumer subscribers.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to communicate over wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier, said system comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store at least one database including information identifying residential consumer subscribers and associated subscriber subscription agreements provided by a communications carrier, a network of wireless access points associated with the residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier, at least one of the subscription agreements enabling residential consumer subscribers to access wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier to communicate over a communications network; and a computing system in communication with said storage unit and the network of wireless access points of the residential consumer subscribers, said computing system configured to; receive a request signal from a wireless device of a user via a wireless access point of a residential consumer subscriber of the communications carrier to communicate over the communications network; query the at least one database stored in said storage unit to determine whether the user of the wireless device is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to communicate over the communications network via the network of wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers; and enable the wireless device to access the wireless access point in response to determining that the user is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to communicate over the communications network via the network of wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to communicate over wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier, said method comprising:
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receiving a request signal from a wireless device of a user via a wireless access point of a residential consumer subscriber of a communications carrier to communicate over a communications network; querying a database to determine whether the user of the wireless device is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to access the communications network via a network of wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers; and enabling the wireless device to access the wireless access point in response to determining that the user is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to communicate over the communications network via wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for enabling subscribers of a communications carrier to communicate over wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers of the communications carrier, the method comprising:
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receiving a request signal from a wireless device of a user via a wireless access point of a residential consumer subscriber of a communications carrier to communicate over a communications network; querying a database to determine (1) whether the user of the wireless device is a subscriber of the communications carrier and has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to access the communications network via a network of wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers and (2) whether the subscriber of the wireless device has a subscription agreement to communicate with multiple wireless access points to aggregate bandwidth therefrom; automatically enabling the wireless device to access the wireless access point in response to (1) determining that the user is a subscriber of the communications carrier, (2) has a subscription agreement enabling the subscriber to communicate over the communications network via wireless access points of other residential consumer subscribers, and (3) receiving automatic login parameters; and enabling the wireless device to aggregate bandwidth from the multiple wireless access points in response to determining the wireless device has a subscription agreement to communicate with multiple wireless access points.
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