Profile based passive network switching
First Claim
1. A method of profile-based passive network switching, comprising:
- receiving with a presence-enabled wireless access point a presence beacon that is transmitted from a mobile device over a local wireless network channel without requiring authentication of the mobile device to access the local wireless network;
determining the contents of the beacon, and, based on the determined contents;
extracting a device-specific identifier from the beacon;
determining whether the beacon comprises an emergency frame, and if so;
preparing local wireless network authentication and connection information to facilitate connecting the mobile device to the local wireless network; and
transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information to the mobile device without transmitting the device-specific identifier or provider information of the access point to a networked server; and
if the beacon is determined to not comprise an emergency frame;
transmitting the device-specific identifier and provider information of the access point to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements for enabling the mobile device to use the local wireless network based on the transmitted device-specific identifier and provider information;
receiving mobile device network switching data from the server that references device access privileges for network switching that are based on at least one of the transmitted device-specific identifier and the access point provider information;
preparing local wireless network authentication and connection information that is in compliance with the device access privileges for network switching to facilitate connecting the mobile device to the local wireless network; and
transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information to the mobile device over a network other than the local wireless network;
wherein a service identifier of the local wireless network is unknown to the mobile device prior to transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information.
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Abstract
Profile-based passive network switching of wireless mobile devices comprises receiving at a wireless access point a device specific identifier beacon transmitted from a mobile device and extracting a device specific identifier from the beacon. The access point then transmits the device specific identifier and access point provider information to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements based on the transmitted device specific identifier. The access point then receives mobile device network switching data from the server for processing. The access point then transmits local wireless network authentication and connection information from the access point to the mobile device to facilitate activating a wireless network connection between the mobile device and the access point at which point the access point starts processing wireless communication from the mobile device over the local wireless network.
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1. A method of profile-based passive network switching, comprising:
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receiving with a presence-enabled wireless access point a presence beacon that is transmitted from a mobile device over a local wireless network channel without requiring authentication of the mobile device to access the local wireless network; determining the contents of the beacon, and, based on the determined contents; extracting a device-specific identifier from the beacon; determining whether the beacon comprises an emergency frame, and if so; preparing local wireless network authentication and connection information to facilitate connecting the mobile device to the local wireless network; and transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information to the mobile device without transmitting the device-specific identifier or provider information of the access point to a networked server; and if the beacon is determined to not comprise an emergency frame; transmitting the device-specific identifier and provider information of the access point to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements for enabling the mobile device to use the local wireless network based on the transmitted device-specific identifier and provider information; receiving mobile device network switching data from the server that references device access privileges for network switching that are based on at least one of the transmitted device-specific identifier and the access point provider information; preparing local wireless network authentication and connection information that is in compliance with the device access privileges for network switching to facilitate connecting the mobile device to the local wireless network; and transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information to the mobile device over a network other than the local wireless network; wherein a service identifier of the local wireless network is unknown to the mobile device prior to transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of profile based passive network switching, comprising:
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receiving with a presence-enabled wireless access point a presence beacon that is transmitted from a mobile device via a local wireless network channel over which the local wireless network communicates without requiring authentication of the mobile device to access the local wireless network, wherein the mobile device is connected to a cellular data network; determining the contents of the beacon, and, based on the determined contents; extracting a device-specific identifier from the beacon; determining whether the beacon comprises an emergency frame, and if so; preparing local wireless network authentication and connection information to facilitate connecting the mobile device to the local wireless network; and transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information to the mobile device without transmitting the device-specific identifier or provider information of the access point to a networked server; and if the beacon is determined to not comprise an emergency frame; transmitting the device-specific identifier and provider information of the access point to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements for enabling the mobile device to use the local wireless network based on the transmitted device-specific identifier and provider information; receiving mobile device network switching data from the server that references cellular network provider local network access privileges that are based on the transmitted device-specific identifier; preparing local wireless network authentication and connection information that is in compliance with the local network access privileges to facilitate connecting the mobile device to the local wireless network; transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information to the mobile device over the cellular data network; and facilitating data communication of the mobile device via the local wireless network rather than through the cellular data network; wherein a service identifier of the local wireless network is unknown to the mobile device prior to transmitting the local wireless network authentication and connection information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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