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US 11,457,487 B2Granted
Methods and systems for connecting to a wireless network
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorYiu Leung Lee
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for connecting to a wireless network. In an aspect, when a wireless device is brought to an area in which two wireless networks are accessible, for example a public network and a private network, the device can reject a connection to the public network and connect to the private network based on an association between the device and the user.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- sending, by a gateway device, a first network signal associated with a first service set identifier (SSID) and a second network signal associated with a second SSID;
- receiving, by the gateway device from a user device, a request to connect the user device to a first network based on the first SSID, wherein the request comprises a device identifier;
- sending, to a computing device, the device identifier;
- receiving, from the computing device, an indication that the device identifier identifies the gateway device;
- rejecting, based on the indication, the request to connect the user device to the first network;
- receiving, from the user device and based on the second SSID, a request to connect the user device to a second network;
- and
- connecting the user device to the second network.
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A method, comprising:
- sending, by a gateway device, a first network signal associated with a first service set identifier (SSID) of a first network, wherein communications with the first network are governed by a first policy;
- receiving, by the gateway device and from a user device, a request to connect the user device to the first network based on the first SSID;
- determining a first identifier associated with the user device;
- sending, to a policy manager, the first identifier and a second identifier that identifies the gateway device;
- receiving, from the policy manager, an indication of a second policy associated with the user device;
- connecting, based on the indication of the second policy, the user device to the first network;
- and
- applying the second policy to communications sent, via the first network, that are associated with the user device.
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A method, comprising:
- sending, by a gateway device, a first network signal associated with a first service set identifier (SSID) and a second network signal associated with a second SSID;
- receiving, by the gateway device from a user device, a request to connect the user device to a first network associated with the first SSID, wherein the request comprises an identifier associated with a subscriber account associated with the user device, and wherein the identifier identifies the gateway device;
- receiving, from a storage device, one or more access policies associated with the identifier;
- denying, based on the one or more access policies being indicative of an association between the user device and the gateway device, the request to connect the user device to the first network;
- connecting the user device to a second network;
- and
- applying the one or more access policies to communications sent, via the second network, that are associated with the user device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.