METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS PRIVILEGES BASED ON WIRELESS CLIENT LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access privileges in a wireless network based on the location of a wireless client that is connected to the network via radio-frequency signals sent between the wireless client and an access point, the method comprising:
- (a) computing the location of the wireless client based on measured properties of the radio frequency signals;
(b) receiving information that identifies the wireless client;
(c) generating a set of access privileges based on the location and the identifying information of the wireless client; and
(d) applying the access privileges to the wireless client.
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Abstract
An access point through which a wireless device attaches to a wireless network determines the access privileges that will be accorded to the device based on a criteria set, such as the ID and physical location of the device requesting network access, the access point through which the device is connected to the network and user credentials. The location of the device is determined by a location determination system using the signal strength of the device signal. The location information and ID information is provided to an access server that uses the criteria set to retrieve access privileges from a privilege database. The retrieved access privileges are then applied to the wireless device by means of the access point and other devices in the wireless network.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access privileges in a wireless network based on the location of a wireless client that is connected to the network via radio-frequency signals sent between the wireless client and an access point, the method comprising:
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(a) computing the location of the wireless client based on measured properties of the radio frequency signals; (b) receiving information that identifies the wireless client; (c) generating a set of access privileges based on the location and the identifying information of the wireless client; and (d) applying the access privileges to the wireless client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus for controlling access privileges in a wireless network based on the location of a wireless client that is connected to the network via radio-frequency signals sent between the wireless client and an access point, the apparatus comprising:
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a location system that computes the location of the wireless client based on measured properties of the radio frequency signals; an access server that receives information that identifies the wireless client; a policy server that generates a set of access privileges based on the location and the identifying information of the wireless client; and a mechanism that applies the access privileges to the wireless client. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Apparatus for controlling access privileges in a wireless network based on the location of a wireless client that is connected to the network via radio-frequency signals sent between the wireless client and an access point, the apparatus comprising:
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means for computing the location of the wireless client based on measured properties of the radio frequency signals; means for receiving information that identifies the wireless client; means for generating a set of access privileges based on the location and the identifying information of the wireless client; and means for applying the access privileges to the wireless client. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A computer program product for controlling access privileges in a wireless network based on the location of a wireless client that is connected to the network via radio-frequency signals sent between the wireless client and an access point, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, including:
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program code for computing the location of the wireless client based on measured properties of the radio frequency signals; program code for receiving information that identifies the wireless client; program code for generating a set of access privileges based on the location and the identifying information of the wireless client; and program code for applying the access privileges to the wireless client. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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