Dual mode service WiFi access control
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
receiving, from a mobile device, a request for a dual mode service of a wireless provider device, the request comprising a geographical address associated with a home access point device with which the mobile device is to be paired;
associating the geographical address, a dual mode service election indicator, and a default home access point device identifier with a user account for the mobile device in response to the receiving;
receiving a home access point device identifier from the mobile device via the home access point device, wherein the home access point device identifier identifies the home access point device; and
activating the dual mode service for the mobile device in response to the receiving the home access point device identifier and based on presence of the geographical address, the dual mode service election indicator, and the default home access point device identifier with the user account.
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Abstract
The provision of dual mode services is facilitated. Access to the dual mode services is controlled by associating a mobile device to an access point. Subscribers are required to provide valid geographical addresses for access points associated with the mobile devices prior to provision of service. Consequently, physical addresses are necessarily available for emergency services (e.g., E911). Mobile devices are restricted to specific access points based upon the access point identifiers automatically provided during initialization of service and maintained for authorization purposes.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving, from a mobile device, a request for a dual mode service of a wireless provider device, the request comprising a geographical address associated with a home access point device with which the mobile device is to be paired; associating the geographical address, a dual mode service election indicator, and a default home access point device identifier with a user account for the mobile device in response to the receiving; receiving a home access point device identifier from the mobile device via the home access point device, wherein the home access point device identifier identifies the home access point device; and activating the dual mode service for the mobile device in response to the receiving the home access point device identifier and based on presence of the geographical address, the dual mode service election indicator, and the default home access point device identifier with the user account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system comprising a processor, an activation request from a mobile device for activation of a dual mode service of a wireless provider device in association with a user account for the mobile device, the request comprising a geographical address associated with a home access point device with which the mobile device is to be paired; associating, by the system, the geographical address, a dual mode service election indicator, and a default home access point device identifier with the user account in response to the receiving the activation request; receiving, by the system, a home access point device identifier from the mobile device via the home access point device, wherein the home access point device identifier identifies the home access point device; and activating the dual mode service, including replacing, by the system, the default home access point device identifier with the home access point device identifier in the user account. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile device, a request for a dual mode service of a wireless provider device, wherein the request comprises a geographic address associated with a home access point device with which the mobile device is to be paired; associating the geographic address, a dual mode service election indicator, and a default home access point device identifier with a user identity associated with the mobile device in response to the receiving; receiving a home access point device identifier from the mobile device via the home access point device, wherein the home access point device identifier identifies the home access point device; and facilitating activation of the dual mode service for the mobile device in response to the receiving the home access point device identifier and based on the geographic address, the dual mode service election indicator, and the default home access point device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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