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System and method for determining a subscriber's zone information

  • US 9,693,189 B2
  • Filed: 12/09/2014
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a system serving multiple wireless devices wherein the devices communicate with at least one server computer via an internet protocol (IP)-based wireless local area network (WLAN), a method associated with the providing of services, the method comprising:

  • defining multiple service zones, wherein each service zone includes one or more access points associated with one or more IP-based WLANs;

    storing the defined multiple service zones;

    assigning at least one service type for each of the multiple service zones,wherein some of the service types for some of the service zones differ from service types for other service zones, andwherein at least one of the service types is not related to billing;

    storing the service types assigned to each of the multiple service zones;

    determining that one of the multiple devices is operating within one of the multiple service zones,wherein the one device is configured to communicate over the IP-based WLANs and over a cellular phone network under a wireless protocol;

    associating the one device with the one service zone; and

    ,providing to the one device at least one of the service types assigned to the one service zone in which the one device is operating.

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