Service subscription using geophysical location
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1. A method in a network device comprising:
- determining the geophysical location of a plurality of devices on a wireless communication network, said devices comprising subscriber access points for said network, said plurality of devices comprising a first device, a second device, and a third device;
receiving a subscription request on said first device from a subscriber device;
presenting a plurality of geographic areas to a user of said subscriber device;
receiving a selection for a specific geographic area;
determining that said subscription request encompasses said specific geographic area;
determining that said second device is within said specific geographic area;
determining that said third device is outside said specific geographical area; and
generating configuration information such that said subscriber device may connect to said first device and said second device but not said third device.
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Abstract
Subscriptions to a network may be limited to certain geographic areas by defining a geographic area for the subscriber, identifying all of the network access points with the geographic area, and enabling the subscriber to access the network through those network access points. The network access points may be outfitted with Global Positioning System receivers or other geophysical location determination mechanisms such that the actual location of the network access point is used in determining a subscriber'"'"'s permitted access.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a network device comprising:
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determining the geophysical location of a plurality of devices on a wireless communication network, said devices comprising subscriber access points for said network, said plurality of devices comprising a first device, a second device, and a third device; receiving a subscription request on said first device from a subscriber device; presenting a plurality of geographic areas to a user of said subscriber device; receiving a selection for a specific geographic area; determining that said subscription request encompasses said specific geographic area; determining that said second device is within said specific geographic area; determining that said third device is outside said specific geographical area; and generating configuration information such that said subscriber device may connect to said first device and said second device but not said third device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless communication network comprising:
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a network backbone; an Internet connection point to said network backbone; and a plurality of network devices comprising a first network device, a second network device, and a third network device, each of said network devices comprising; geophysical location information that is electronically accessible; a subscriber interface; and a subscriber authentication mechanism adapted to establish communications with a subscriber device, determine that said subscriber device has permission to gain network access through said network device, and establish network access for said subscriber device through said subscriber interface; said network being adapted to; receive a subscription request on said first network device from said subscriber device, said subscription request comprising a selection of a specific geographic area, said selection being made from a plurality of geographic areas presented to a user of said subscriber device; determine that said subscription request encompasses said specific geographic area; determine that said second network device is within said specific geographic area determine that said third network device is outside said specific geographic area; and generate configuration information such that said subscriber device may connect to said first and said second of said plurality of devices but not said third network device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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