Distributed wireless online access system

• US 8,649,299 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 02/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eimar M. Boesjes
• Original Assignee: Eimar M. Boesjes
• Inventors: Boesjes, Eimar M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jaroenchonwanit, Bunjob
• Application Number:
  US13/841,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20130215794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/51 for resellers, retailers or service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2033 WLAN
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/54 Resellers-retail or service providers billing, e.g. agreements with telephone service operator, activation, charging/recharging of accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/22 using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A method for providing wireless online access to one or more users comprises providing online access to the users of corresponding mobile secondary wireless transceivers by data packet transmission via corresponding wireless communications links established, within a mobile online access signal spaces within the moving vehicle by a primary subscriber, between the mobile secondary wireless transceivers and one or more mobile primary wireless transceivers, wherein one or more of the mobile primary wireless transceivers are linked to the Internet through one or more portal transceivers, wherein each portal transceivers includes a communications link to the Internet for receiving one or more data packets transmitted therefrom and transmitting one or more data packets thereto and a wireless communications links to one or more of the primary wireless transceivers for receiving one or more data packets transmitted therefrom and transmitting one or more data packets thereto.

Claims

1. A method for providing wireless online access to one or more users within a moving vehicle, the method comprising:

(a) establishing, within a mobile online access signal space within the moving vehicle, one or more wireless communications links between one or more mobile primary wireless transceivers and one or more mobile secondary wireless transceivers, so as to enable an online access provider to provide one or more corresponding users of the mobile secondary wireless transceivers with online access, within the moving vehicle, by data packet transmission via the corresponding one or more wireless communications links; and

(b) receiving, from the online access provider, or crediting, to the online access provider, one or more revenue amounts, calculated automatically by a processor, in return for the one or more established wireless communications links or for the wireless online access provided for the one or more users,

(c) wherein one or more of the mobile primary wireless transceivers are linked to the Internet through one or more portal transceivers, wherein each one of the one or more the portal transceivers includes (i) one or more corresponding communications links to the Internet for receiving one or more data packets transmitted therefrom and transmitting one or more data packets thereto and (ii) one or more corresponding wireless communications links to one or more of the primary wireless transceivers for receiving one or more data packets transmitted therefrom and transmitting one or more data packets thereto.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving, from one or more of the users, one or more corresponding revenue amounts calculated automatically by the processor.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the corresponding wireless communications link between one or more pairs of linked primary wireless and portal transceivers includes one or more additional corresponding primary wireless transceivers.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein at least one of the additional primary wireless transceivers comprises a communications satellite.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the mobile primary wireless transceivers conforms to an IEEE 802.11 standard.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving from the online access provider one or more revenue amounts, calculated automatically by a processor, in return for the one or more established wireless communications links or for the wireless online access provided for the one or more users.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising crediting to the online access provider one or more revenue amounts, calculated automatically by a processor, in return for the one or more established wireless communications links or for the wireless online access provided for the one or more users.

8. A method for providing wireless online access to one or more users within a moving vehicle, the method comprising:

(a) providing online access to one or more users of one or more corresponding mobile secondary wireless transceivers by data packet transmission via one or more corresponding wireless communications links established, within one or more mobile online access signal spaces within the moving vehicle by a primary subscriber, between the mobile secondary wireless transceivers and one or more mobile primary wireless transceivers; and

(b) receiving, from the primary subscriber, or crediting, to the primary subscriber, one or more revenue amounts, calculated automatically by a processor, in return for the one or more established wireless communications links or for the online access provided for the one or more users,

(c) wherein one or more of the mobile primary wireless transceivers are linked to the Internet through one or more portal transceivers, wherein each one of the one or more the portal transceivers includes (i) one or more corresponding communications links to the Internet for receiving one or more data packets transmitted therefrom and transmitting one or more data packets thereto and (ii) one or more corresponding wireless communications links to one or more of the primary wireless transceivers for receiving one or more data packets transmitted therefrom and transmitting one or more data packets thereto.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving, from one or more of the users, one or more corresponding revenue amounts calculated automatically by the processor.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the corresponding communications link between one or more pairs of linked primary wireless and portal transceivers includes one or more additional corresponding primary wireless transceivers.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein at least one of the additional primary wireless transceivers comprises a communications satellite.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein at least one of the mobile primary wireless transceivers conforms to an IEEE 802.11 standard.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving from the primary subscriber one or more revenue amounts, calculated automatically by a processor, in return for the one or more established wireless communications links or for the wireless online access provided for the one or more users.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising crediting to the primary subscriber one or more revenue amounts, calculated automatically by a processor, in return for the one or more established wireless communications links or for the wireless online access provided for the one or more users.