Dynamic account creation with secured hotspot network
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
in which the at least one memory with the computer program code is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus at least to;
receive a beacon transmission from a secure network access point, where the beacon advertises a service set identifier (SSID);
in response to determining that the apparatus does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point, form a preliminary association with the secure network access point using the advertised SSID;
during the preliminary association, receive or create credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point; and
form an association with the secure network access point using the received or created credentials and the advertised SSID, and obtain interne connectivity via the secure network access point.
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Abstract
A secure network access point transmits a beacon transmission. A user device receiving it determines it does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point, and so a preliminary association is formed between the user device and the secure network access point. During the preliminary association, the user device receives or creates credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point, forms an association with the secure network access point using the received or created credentials, and obtains internet connectivity via the secure network access point. In this embodiment there is only the secure network access point, but in another embodiment there is also a non-secure network access point which transmits a beacon using the same SSID as the secure network access point, and the preliminary association is with the non-secure network access point.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; in which the at least one memory with the computer program code is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus at least to; receive a beacon transmission from a secure network access point, where the beacon advertises a service set identifier (SSID); in response to determining that the apparatus does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point, form a preliminary association with the secure network access point using the advertised SSID; during the preliminary association, receive or create credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point; and form an association with the secure network access point using the received or created credentials and the advertised SSID, and obtain interne connectivity via the secure network access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving at a user device a beacon transmission from a secure network access point, where the beacon transmission advertises a service set identifier (SSID); in response to determining that the user device does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point, forming a preliminary association between the user device and the secure network access point using the advertised SSID; during the preliminary association, the user device receiving or creating credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point; and forming an association between the user device and the secure network access point using the received or created credentials and the advertised SSID, and obtaining internet connectivity for the user device via the secure network access point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes computer program instructions which when executed by at least one data processor result in performance of operations comprising:
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receiving at a user device a beacon transmission from a secure network access point, where the beacon transmission advertises a service set identifier (SSID); in response to determining that the user device does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point, forming a preliminary association with the secure network access point using the advertised SSID; during the preliminary association, the user device receiving or creating credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point; and forming an association between the user device and the secure network access point using the received or created credentials and the advertised SSID, and obtaining internet connectivity via the secure network access point. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; in which the at least one memory with the computer program code is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus at least to; transmit at least one beacon transmission, where the beacon transmission advertises a service set identifier (SSID); provide a sign-up network access identifier NM to a user device while the user device is in a pre-associated state with the apparatus using the advertised SSID; receive from the user device an association request which includes the sign-up network access identifier NAI; grant the user device limited access to a network for credential creation purposes; and using created credentials, grant the user device Internet connectivity using the advertised SSID. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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transmitting at least one beacon transmission, where the beacon transmission advertises a service set identifier (SSID); providing a sign-up network access identifier NAI to a user device while the user device is in a pre-associated state using the advertised SSID; receiving from the user device an association request which includes the sign-up network access identifier NAI; granting the user device limited access to a network for credential creation purposes; and using created credentials, grant the user device Internet connectivity using the advertised SSID. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes computer program instructions which when executed by at least one data processor result in performance of operations comprising:
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transmitting at least one beacon transmission, where the beacon transmission advertises a service set identifier (SSID); providing a sign-up network access identifier NAI to a user device while the user device is in a pre-associated state using the advertised SSID; receiving from the user device an association request which includes the sign-up network access identifier NAI; and granting the user device limited access to a network for credential creation purposes; and using created credentials, grant the user device Internet connectivity using the advertised SSID. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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