Wireless device registration, such as automatic registration of a Wi-Fi enabled device
First Claim
1. A wireless device configured to request and obtain Wi-Fi access to a computer network, the device comprising:
- at least one wireless transceiver;
at least one memory storing instructions;
at least one processor, coupled to the wireless transceiver and memory, and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to;
transmit, from the wireless device, a message regarding a request for the wireless device to access a computer network,wherein the message includes a device identifier and a Wi-Fi service identifier; and
access, by the wireless device, information via the computer network, wherein prior to accessing the information;
a service plan is associated with the wireless device based on at least the Wi-Fi service identifier,wherein the service plan is for wireless access to the computer network and not to a cellular phone network;
in response to a determination that the service plan has expired, receiving, by the wireless device, one or more instructions to re-activate the service plan or obtain a new service plan; and
wireless access between the wireless device and a Wi-Fi access point coupled to the computer network is authenticated based on the service plan,wherein the authenticating of the wireless access is not performed based on use of a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system for providing a wireless device with access to a computer network includes an access point that sets up a radio link with the wireless device and couples the wireless device to the network. The system also includes a server that receives data packets from the access point through the computer network. The data packets include at least one data packet that has a first identifier that uniquely identifies the wireless device and a second identifier that corresponds to the wireless device. The system further includes a database that is coupled to the server and stores data for associating a service plan with the first and second identifiers and basing the service plan, at least in part, on the second identifier. Other features and systems are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless device configured to request and obtain Wi-Fi access to a computer network, the device comprising:
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at least one wireless transceiver; at least one memory storing instructions; at least one processor, coupled to the wireless transceiver and memory, and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to; transmit, from the wireless device, a message regarding a request for the wireless device to access a computer network, wherein the message includes a device identifier and a Wi-Fi service identifier; and access, by the wireless device, information via the computer network, wherein prior to accessing the information; a service plan is associated with the wireless device based on at least the Wi-Fi service identifier, wherein the service plan is for wireless access to the computer network and not to a cellular phone network; in response to a determination that the service plan has expired, receiving, by the wireless device, one or more instructions to re-activate the service plan or obtain a new service plan; and wireless access between the wireless device and a Wi-Fi access point coupled to the computer network is authenticated based on the service plan, wherein the authenticating of the wireless access is not performed based on use of a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents cause at least one processor to perform a process in a wireless device for accessing a wireless packet-switched computer network under a service plan, the wireless packet-switched computer network including one or more of a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless wide area network (WWAN), or a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN), the process comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a first data packet from a wireless device to a packet-switched computer network that is coupled to a server and a first wireless access point, wherein the first data packet includes a wireless service identifier; and wherein the first data packet also includes a unique device identifier corresponding to the wireless device; accessing, by the wireless device, information via the packet-switched computer network, wherein prior to accessing the information; a service plan is identified based on the wireless service identifier, wherein the service plan is a temporary service plan; in response to a determination that the identified service plan has expired, an instruction is received to re-activate the identified service plan; and the identified service plan is associated with the device identifier; and a second data packet is communicated to the first access point, wherein the second data packet enables the wireless device to access one or more of the WLAN, WWAN, or WMAN under the identified service plan, and wherein the WLAN, WWAN, or WMAN are IP based computer networks and are not mobile telephone networks. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method in a wireless device for obtaining Wi-Fi access to a computer network, the method comprising:
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identifying, by the wireless device, a computer network associated with a particular secure set identifier (SSID); transmitting, from the wireless device, a message regarding a request for the wireless device to access the computer network, wherein the message includes a device identifier and a Wi-Fi service identifier, and wherein the transmitting occurs after identifying the particular SSID for the computer network; and accessing, by the wireless device, information via the computer network, wherein prior to accessing the information; a service plan is associated with the wireless device based on at least the Wi-Fi service identifier, wherein the device identifier is automatically associated with the service plan; and wireless access between the wireless device and a Wi-Fi access point coupled to the computer network is automatically authenticated based on the service plan, wherein the automatic authenticating of the wireless access is not based on use of a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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