Establishing a home relationship between a wireless device and a server in a wireless network
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for establishing a relationship between a mobile device and a server in a network, comprising;
- (a) detecting the presence of the mobile device;
(b) in response to determining that the mobile device is unrecognized, automatically notifying a network administrator;
(c) in response to receiving authorization from the network administrator to establish the relationship, requesting authorization from the mobile device to authorize the establishment of the relationship; and
(d) establishing the relationship between the mobile device and the network in response to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, such that no additional configuration is required by the mobile device to communicate over the network once the relationship has been established.
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Abstract
A method and system for establishing a persistent relationship between a mobile device and a server in a network is provided. Aspects of the invention include detecting the presence of the mobile device, and in response to determining that the device is unrecognized, automatically notifying a network administrator. In response to receiving the administrator'"'"'s authorization to establish a relationship, a user of the mobile device is requested to authorize the establishment of the relationship. If the user then accepts the offer and authorizes the relationship, the relationship is automatically established between the device and the network, such that no additional configuration is required by the user of the device to communicate over the network once the relationship has been established.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a relationship between a mobile device and a server in a network, comprising;
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(a) detecting the presence of the mobile device; (b) in response to determining that the mobile device is unrecognized, automatically notifying a network administrator; (c) in response to receiving authorization from the network administrator to establish the relationship, requesting authorization from the mobile device to authorize the establishment of the relationship; and (d) establishing the relationship between the mobile device and the network in response to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, such that no additional configuration is required by the mobile device to communicate over the network once the relationship has been established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network configuration, comprising:
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a mobile device; and a wireless home network to communicate with the mobile device, the home network comprising at least one server coupled to at least one access point through a network interface, wherein the server; (a) detects the presence of the mobile device; (b) in response to determining that the mobile device is unrecognized, automatically notifies a network administrator and requests authorization from the network administrator to establish a relationship between the network and the mobile device; (c) in response to receiving the authorization from the network administrator to establish the relationship, requests authorization from a mobile device to establish the relationship; and (d) establishes the relationship between the mobile device and the network in response to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, such that no additional configuration is required by the mobile device to communicate over the network once the relationship has been established. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for establishing a relationship between a mobile device and a server in a network, the computer readable medium comprising program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
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(a) detect the presence of the mobile device; (b) in response to determining that the mobile device is unrecognized, automatically notify a network administrator and request authorization from the network administrator to establish a relationship between the network and the mobile device; (c) in response to receiving the authorization from the network administrator to establish the relationship, request authorization from the mobile device to establish the relationship; and (d) establish the relationship between the mobile device and the network in response to receiving the authorization from the mobile device, such that no additional configuration is required by the mobile device to communicate over the network once the relationship has been established. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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