Wireless gateway supporting a plurality of networks
First Claim
1. A wireless communications device comprising:
- a geographic positioning device configured to determine a geographic location of the wireless communications device;
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless communications device to perform the following;
maintain separate public and private wireless networks;
establish a communication session with a first wireless device on the public wireless network;
wirelessly transmit a public network identifier to the first wireless device after receipt of a network management command, wherein the network management command includes the public network identifier corresponding to the public wireless network of the wireless communications device;
pass session data to a second wireless communications device to permit the first wireless device to maintain the communication session while moving from the public wireless network of the wireless communications device to a wireless network of the second wireless communications device; and
determine an approximate geographic location of the first wireless device based on the geographic location of the wireless communications device determined by the geographic positioning device and based on an activity level of the first wireless device over an interval of time, wherein the determining of the approximate geographic location of the first wireless device comprises using a token associated with the wireless communications device.
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Abstract
In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, systems and methods are illustrated for an apparatus comprising a modem component, a wireless communications component, at least one processor, and at least one tangible electronic memory storing data and numerous computer-executable modules to enable wireless hotspots with multiple network identifiers. Examples of at least some of the computer-executable modules includes, but is not limited to an input module, network identifier module, session management module, network management module, automatic location management module, authentication module, bandwidth negotiation module, billing interface module, and activity-based location module.
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19 Claims
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1. A wireless communications device comprising:
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a geographic positioning device configured to determine a geographic location of the wireless communications device; at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless communications device to perform the following; maintain separate public and private wireless networks; establish a communication session with a first wireless device on the public wireless network; wirelessly transmit a public network identifier to the first wireless device after receipt of a network management command, wherein the network management command includes the public network identifier corresponding to the public wireless network of the wireless communications device; pass session data to a second wireless communications device to permit the first wireless device to maintain the communication session while moving from the public wireless network of the wireless communications device to a wireless network of the second wireless communications device; and determine an approximate geographic location of the first wireless device based on the geographic location of the wireless communications device determined by the geographic positioning device and based on an activity level of the first wireless device over an interval of time, wherein the determining of the approximate geographic location of the first wireless device comprises using a token associated with the wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11)
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5. A computer method comprising:
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establishing a communication session with a first wireless device on a public wireless network of a first wireless communication device, wherein the first wireless communication device establishes the public wireless network in response to receiving a network management command comprising a public network identifier associated with the public wireless network;
wherein the first wireless communication device maintains the public wireless network and a private network;passing session data to a second wireless communication device to permit the first wireless device to maintain the communication session while moving from the public wireless network of the first wireless communication device to a public wireless network of the second wireless communication device; determining an approximate geographic location of the first wireless device based on a geographic location of the second wireless communication device and based on a user activity level of the first wireless device over an interval of time, wherein determining the approximate geographic location comprises using a token; and wherein the second communication device comprises a geographic positioning device configured to determine the geographic location of the second wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one computer processor; and a computer memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; maintain separate public and private wireless networks within a wireless range of a first wireless communications device; establish a communication session with a first wireless device on the public wireless network; wirelessly transmit a public network identifier to the first wireless device after receipt of a network management command, wherein the network management command includes a public network identifier corresponding to a public wireless network of the first wireless communications device; pass session data to a second wireless communications device to permit the first wireless device to maintain the communication session while moving from the public wireless network of the first wireless communications device to a wireless network of the second wireless communications, wherein the first wireless communications device comprises a geographic positioning device configured to determine a geographic location of the first wireless communications device, wherein the second wireless communications device comprises a geographic positioning device configured to determine a geographic location of the second wireless communications device; and determine an approximate geographic location of a user of the first wireless device based on an user-activity level of the first wireless device over an interval of time, wherein an approximate geographic location of the first wireless device is based on the geographic location of the second wireless communications device determined by the geographic positioning device in the second wireless communications device, where determining the approximate geographic location of the first wireless device includes tracking the approximate location of the first wireless device using a token. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method comprising:
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maintaining, by a wireless communications device comprising a geographic positioning device, separate public and private wireless networks; establishing a communication session with a first wireless device on the public wireless network; wirelessly transmitting a public network identifier to the first wireless device after receipt of a network management command, wherein the network management command includes a public network identifier corresponding to the public wireless network of the wireless communications device; passing session data to a second wireless communications device to permit the first wireless device to maintain the communication session while moving from the public wireless network of the wireless communications device to a wireless network of the second wireless communications device; and determining an approximate geographic location of the first wireless device based on the geographic location of the wireless communications device determined by the geographic positioning device and based on a user activity level of the first wireless device over an interval of time, wherein the determining of the approximate geographic location of the first wireless device comprises using a token associated with the wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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