System and method for transferring wireless network access passwords
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that contains instructions, which when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- sending a first message from a mobile unit to an access node to receive a password to access a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the mobile unit is to operate in a mobile network, and the access node has a unique identifier and is to provide access in the WLAN; and
receiving the password from the access node at the mobile unit to access the WLAN.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an access node for transferring and/or assigning network passwords. The access node includes a first interface for sending and receiving communication of a first type to and from a first node operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The access node also includes a second interface for sending and receiving communication of a second type to and from a second node in a mobile network, such as a GSM/GPRS network. The access node further includes a short messaging service (SMS) module for sending and receiving. SMS messages to the second node carrying an OTP allocated. The access node also includes a mechanism to verify a precondition before the OTP is sent to the second node.
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24 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that contains instructions, which when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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sending a first message from a mobile unit to an access node to receive a password to access a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the mobile unit is to operate in a mobile network, and the access node has a unique identifier and is to provide access in the WLAN; and receiving the password from the access node at the mobile unit to access the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device to operate in a mobile network, the device comprising:
an interface to exchange messages in the mobile network, wherein the interface is to; send a first message from a mobile unit to an access node to receive a password to access a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the mobile unit is to operate in a mobile network, and the access node has a unique identifier and is to provide access in the WLAN; and receive the password from the access node at the mobile unit to access the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to access a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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sending a first message from a mobile unit to an access node to receive a password to access the WLAN, wherein the mobile unit is to operate in a mobile network, and the access node has a unique identifier and is to provide access in the WLAN; and receiving the password from the access node at the mobile unit to access the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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