System and method for provisioning a wireless device to only be able to access network services within a specific location
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1. A method of dynamically fixing a service location of an electronic device, comprising:
- detecting, at a network device, the presence of the electronic device within a current network environment;
transmitting signal information to the electronic device to trigger a configuration process within the electronic device for creating a current network environment profile based on the current network environment;
whereinthe electronic device is provided with access to network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile matches a predetermined network environment profile created during an initial setup phase of the electronic device and stored within the electronic device; and
the electronic device is either denied or provided with selective access to the network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile does not match the predetermined network environment profile.
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Abstract
A system and method for provisioning wireless devices such that they are only capable of accessing network services when in a specified location. A device surveys the current location of the device for existing base stations and stores a corresponding network environment profile. After the profile is stored, network services will only be provided to the device if the current network profile matches the stored profile.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically fixing a service location of an electronic device, comprising:
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detecting, at a network device, the presence of the electronic device within a current network environment; transmitting signal information to the electronic device to trigger a configuration process within the electronic device for creating a current network environment profile based on the current network environment;
whereinthe electronic device is provided with access to network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile matches a predetermined network environment profile created during an initial setup phase of the electronic device and stored within the electronic device; and the electronic device is either denied or provided with selective access to the network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile does not match the predetermined network environment profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A network device to dynamically fix a service location of an electronic device, the network device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory unit operatively connected to the processor and including computer code for causing the processor to; detect the presence of the electronic device within a current network environment; and transmit signal information to the electronic device to trigger a configuration process within the electronic device for creating a current network environment profile based on the current network environment;
whereinthe electronic device is provided with access to network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile matches a predetermined network environment profile created during an initial setup phase of the electronic device and stored within the electronic device; and the electronic device is either denied or provided with selective access to the network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile does not match the predetermined network environment profile. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product, embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, for dynamically fixing a service location of an electronic device, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code for detecting, at a network device, the presence of the electronic device within a current network environment; and computer code for transmitting signal information to the electronic device to trigger a configuration process within the electronic device for creating a current network environment profile based on the current network environment;
whereinthe electronic device is provided with access to network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile matches a predetermined network environment profile created during an initial setup phase of the electronic device and stored within the electronic device; and the electronic device is either denied or provided with selective access to the network services if the configuration process determines that the current network environment profile does not match the predetermined network environment profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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