System and method of providing mode changes to wireless devices
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1. A method of operating a network device that is remote from a wireless device, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from the wireless device to connect with a given network device;
sending a signal to the wireless device to enter a location defined mode;
determining, at the network device, that the wireless device has not entered into the location defined mode based on an acknowledgement received from the wireless device; and
denying, at the network device, the wireless device access to a network via the given network device based on the determination that the wireless device has not entered into the location defined mode, and wherein the denying includes blocking access to the network via the given network device in response to the acknowledgment.
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Abstract
A method of providing mode changes to wireless devices is provided. The method may include receiving a request from a wireless device to connect with a network device and sending a signal to the wireless device to enter a location defined mode.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a network device that is remote from a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the wireless device to connect with a given network device; sending a signal to the wireless device to enter a location defined mode; determining, at the network device, that the wireless device has not entered into the location defined mode based on an acknowledgement received from the wireless device; and denying, at the network device, the wireless device access to a network via the given network device based on the determination that the wireless device has not entered into the location defined mode, and wherein the denying includes blocking access to the network via the given network device in response to the acknowledgment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network device that is remote from a wireless device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory accessible to the processor, wherein the memory comprises; at least one instruction for receiving a request from the wireless device to connect with a given network device; at least one instruction for sending a signal to the wireless device to enter a location defined mode; at least one instruction for determining, at the network device, that the wireless device has not entered into the location defined mode based on an acknowledgement received from the wireless device; and at least one instruction for denying, at the network device, the wireless device access to a network via the given network device based on the determination that the wireless device has not entered into the location defined mode, and wherein the denying includes blocking access to the network via the given network device in response to the acknowledgment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a wireless device, comprising:
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attempting to connect with a network device; receiving a signal, from the network device, to enter a location defined mode in order gain access to a network via the network device; prompting a user to accept the location defined mode; and transmitting an acknowledgment to the network device that indicates that the user has not accepted the location defined mode, wherein access to the network via the network device is denied based on the transmitted acknowledgment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A wireless device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory accessible to the processor, wherein the memory comprises; at least one instruction for attempting to connect with a network device; at least one instruction for receiving a signal, from the network device, to enter a location defined mode in order gain access to a network via the network device; at least one instruction for prompting a user to accept the location defined mode; and at least one instruction for transmitting an acknowledgment to the network device that indicates that the user has not accepted the location defined mode, wherein access to the network via the network device is denied based on the transmitted acknowledgment. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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