INTERACTIVE CLIENT MANAGEMENT OF A WHITE LIST
First Claim
1. A system that facilitates interactive access control list prompts and management of access to femtocell coverage, comprising:
- a femto access point that provides access of the femtocell coverage and a subset of services to at least one communication device that is granted access to the femto access point; and
an access management component that automatically generates and transmits a query to the at least one communication device to prompt the at least one communication device to request access of the femtocell coverage and be entered on an access control list associated with the femto access point, and grants access to the femtocell coverage and the subset of services to the at least one communication device based at least in part on the access control list and predefined access criteria.
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Abstract
System(s) and method(s) provide access management to femtocell service through access control list(s) (e.g., white list(s)). Such white list(s) can be configured via a networked interface which facilitates access management to a femtocell. White list(s) includes a set of subscriber station(s) identifier numbers, codes or tokens, and also can include additional fields for femtocell access management based on desired complexity. Various example aspects such as white list(s) management, maintenance and dissemination; pre-configuration; and inclusion of wireless device(s) or subscriber(s) are also provided. An access management component can facilitate automatic population of a white list(s) associated with a femtocell and can prompt a communication device detected in the femtocell coverage area to inquire whether the communication device desires to connect to the femtocell, be entered into the white list(s), and access a services associated with the femtocell, on a permanent basis or temporarily for a specified period of time.
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22 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates interactive access control list prompts and management of access to femtocell coverage, comprising:
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a femto access point that provides access of the femtocell coverage and a subset of services to at least one communication device that is granted access to the femto access point; and an access management component that automatically generates and transmits a query to the at least one communication device to prompt the at least one communication device to request access of the femtocell coverage and be entered on an access control list associated with the femto access point, and grants access to the femtocell coverage and the subset of services to the at least one communication device based at least in part on the access control list and predefined access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method that facilitates interactive prompting relating to femtocell access to facilitate automatically populating a white list associated with a femto access point, comprising:
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automatically querying a mobile communication device detected in a cell coverage area of the femto access point to prompt the mobile communication device to access the femto access point and a subset of services provided via the femto access point and to be entered on the white list; and granting access of the femto access point and the subset of services to the mobile communication device based at least in part on information in the white list and predefined access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to perform the following acts:
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automatically querying a subscriber station detected in a femtocell coverage area of a femtocell to prompt the subscriber station to access the femtocell and a subset of services provided via the femtocell and to be entered on an access control list associated with the femtocell; and granting access of the femtocell and the subset of services to the subscriber station based at least in part on information in the access control list and predefined access criteria.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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means for automatically querying a wireless communication device detected in a cell coverage area of a femtocell to prompt the wireless communication device to access the femtocell and a subset of services provided via the femtocell and to be entered on a white list associated with the femtocell; and means for granting access of the femtocell and the subset of services to the wireless communication device based at least in part on information in the white list and predefined access criteria.
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