System and method for managing access point functionality and configuration
First Claim
1. A system for managing an access point in communication with a carrier core network, the system comprising:
- a network interface; and
a computer coupled to an Internet Protocol (IP)-based computer network through the network interface,wherein the access point is used by a mobile device to permit the mobile device to exchange communications with the carrier core network,wherein the computer is configured to communicate with the access point via the IP-based computer network,wherein the communication includes receiving a status report from the access point upon negotiating a secure connection between the access point and the computer,wherein the status report includes information corresponding to firmware installed at the access point and network conditions for computing devices, other than the mobile device, added to or omitted from the access point,wherein the network conditions at least include connectivity information between the computing devices and the access point;
wherein the computer is configured to send updated configurations to the access point based on the status report, for the access point to install the updated configurations,wherein the status report is generated following a trigger, andwherein the carrier core network manages, at least in part, communications with the mobile device.
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Abstract
A system for managing access point functionally and configuration includes a server that is coupled to a computer network and configured to communicate with an access point via the computer network. The access point is configured to couple a mobile device to the computer network by providing a wireless link between the mobile device and the access point. The access point is further configured to produce a status point regarding the access point and the server is configured to receive the status report from the access point following a trigger event at the access point. In other examples, the server is further configured to transmit a response message and/or a configuration file to the access point in response to the status report that is received at the server. Other features and systems are also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for managing an access point in communication with a carrier core network, the system comprising:
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a network interface; and a computer coupled to an Internet Protocol (IP)-based computer network through the network interface, wherein the access point is used by a mobile device to permit the mobile device to exchange communications with the carrier core network, wherein the computer is configured to communicate with the access point via the IP-based computer network, wherein the communication includes receiving a status report from the access point upon negotiating a secure connection between the access point and the computer, wherein the status report includes information corresponding to firmware installed at the access point and network conditions for computing devices, other than the mobile device, added to or omitted from the access point, wherein the network conditions at least include connectivity information between the computing devices and the access point; wherein the computer is configured to send updated configurations to the access point based on the status report, for the access point to install the updated configurations, wherein the status report is generated following a trigger, and wherein the carrier core network manages, at least in part, communications with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing an access point, the method comprising:
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providing a communication link between a mobile device and a carrier core network associated with the mobile device via a server, wherein the communication link includes at least a portion of an Internet Protocol (IP)-based computer network, and wherein communicating with the IP-based computer network includes encapsulating information into IP packets at an access point (AP); based on a trigger event, receiving, by the server, a status report including information corresponding to firmware installed at the AP upon negotiating a secure connection between the AP and the IP-based computer network; and in response to receiving the status report, transmitting, by the server, updated settings to the AP based on the status report, for the AP to install the updated settings, and for the AP to modify its status reporting behavior based on the status report. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An access point, comprising:
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a wireless communication component; a data port; at least one processor coupled to the wireless communication component and the data port; and a memory, coupled to the at least one processor, and storing; first operating instructions executable by the at least one processor to set up a wireless communication link between; at least one mobile device in communication with the wireless communication component, and a carrier core network in communication with the data port, wherein the carrier core network is associated with the at least one mobile device; second operating instructions executable by the at least one processor to generate and transmit a status report regarding the wireless communication link and the access point, wherein the status report includes information corresponding to firmware installed at the access point, wherein the status report includes information regarding a type of application the at least one mobile device previously used or information regarding network conditions for computing devices, other than the mobile device, added to or omitted from the access point, and third operating instructions executable by the at least one processor to download and install updated firmware based on the status report. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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