Methods and apparatus for use in facilitating access to a communication service via a WLAN hotspot
First Claim
1. A method in a communication device comprising the acts of:
- identifying and selecting a wireless communication network available for communications in a coverage area of the communication device;
causing a connection to be established with the wireless communication network;
automatically;
initiating a request to a predetermined server site external to the wireless communication network;
receiving a response message in response to initiating the request; and
identifying at the communication device, from the response message, whether the request to the predetermined server site has been redirected to a redirect server site of the wireless communication network, wherein the identifying whether the request has been redirected comprises;
comparing a content in the response message with a predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site; and
in response to identifying, at the communication device, a match between the content in the response message and the predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site, identifying at the communication device that the request to the predetermined server site has not been redirected.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device identifies and selects a wireless local area network (WLAN) available for communications in its coverage area. Automatically, without detecting any requests made by a user via a browser application. The mobile device initiates a request (e.g. an HTTP GET request) to a predetermined server site of a communication network which is outside of the WLAN. In response to initiating the request, the mobile device receives a response message via the WLAN and identifies, from the response message, whether the request to the predetermined server site has been redirected to a redirect server site. The WLAN may be a WLAN “hotspot,” where the redirect server site is a login server. The identifying may be performed by comparing content from the response message to predetermined content of the predetermined server site. In response to identifying that the request has been redirected, the mobile device causes an indication to be produced at its user interface. Access to a communication service (such as a “push”-data service) may be subsequently expediently obtained.
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24 Claims
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1. A method in a communication device comprising the acts of:
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identifying and selecting a wireless communication network available for communications in a coverage area of the communication device; causing a connection to be established with the wireless communication network; automatically; initiating a request to a predetermined server site external to the wireless communication network; receiving a response message in response to initiating the request; and identifying at the communication device, from the response message, whether the request to the predetermined server site has been redirected to a redirect server site of the wireless communication network, wherein the identifying whether the request has been redirected comprises; comparing a content in the response message with a predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site; and in response to identifying, at the communication device, a match between the content in the response message and the predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site, identifying at the communication device that the request to the predetermined server site has not been redirected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a wireless transceiver coupled to the one or more processors;
a user interface coupled to the one or more processors;
the one or more processors being operative to;identify, via the wireless transceiver, a wireless communication network available for communications in a coverage area of the communication device; cause a connection to be established with the wireless communication network; automatically; transmit, via the wireless transceiver, a request to a predetermined server site external to the wireless communication network; receive, via the wireless transceiver, a response message in response to transmitting the request; identify at the communication device, from the response message, whether the request to the predetermined server site has been redirected to a redirect server site of the wireless communication network, by; comparing a content in the response message with a predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site; and in response to identifying, at the communication device, a match between the content in the response message and the predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site, identifying at the communication device that the request to the predetermined server site has not been redirected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method in a communication device comprising the acts of:
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identifying and selecting a wireless communication network available for communications in a coverage area of the communication device; causing a connection to be established with the wireless communication network; automatically; initiating a request to a predetermined server site external to the wireless communication network; receiving a response message in response to initiating the request; and identifying at the communication device, from the response message, whether the request to the predetermined server site has been redirected to a redirect server site of the wireless communication network, wherein the identifying whether the request has been redirected comprises; comparing a content in the response message with a predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site; and in response to identifying, at the communication device, a mismatch between the content in the response message and the predetermined content associated with the predetermined server site, identifying at the communication device that the request to the predetermined server site has been redirected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method at a communication device comprising:
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connecting with a wireless communication network; automatically, after connecting with the wireless communication network, sending a request to a predetermined server site external to the wireless communication network; receiving a response message in response to the request; comparing a predetermined content with the response message; and determining that the request was not redirected when the predetermined content was found in the response message. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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