Location-based services using wireless hotspot technology
OwnerNikhil M. Deshpande, Ramgopal K. Reddy +3inventors
InventorsNikhil M. Deshpande, Ramgopal K. Reddy, Timothy Chen, Stephen Dohrmann, Robert C. Knauerhase
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a method of providing location-based services to a wireless device using a hotspot access point is provided comprising establishing a connection between the wireless device and the hotspot access point, and providing information associated with the physical location of the hotspot access point to the wireless device. There is also provided a method of securing services provided through a hotspot access point, a method of billing services provided through a hotspot access point and a method of providing access to an application through a hotspot access point.
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A method of providing location-based services to a wireless device using a hotspot access point, comprising:
- establishing a connection between the wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- and providing information associated with the physical location of the hotspot access point to the wireless device.
A method of securing services provided through a hotspot access point, comprising:
- establishing a connection between a wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- determining user/device identification information associated with the wireless device;
- identifying a mode of security for the services using the user/device identification information, the mode having associated therewith routing identification information;
- and
- providing the services according to the mode of security using the routing identification information through the hotspot access point to the wireless device.
A method of billing services provided through a hotspot access point, comprising:
- establishing a connection between a wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- determining user/device identification information associated with the wireless device;
- and
- billing usage of the services through the access point by the wireless device according to a mode of billing identified by the user/device identification information.
A method of providing access to an application through a hotspot access point, comprising:
- establishing a connection between a wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- determining user/device identification information associated with the wireless device;
- and
- synchronizing the wireless device to any one of an e-mail, calendar, task list or contact application associated with the user/device identification information.
A system of providing location-based services to a wireless device using a hotspot access point, comprising:
- the hotspot access point to establish a connection between the wireless device and a hotspot access point network;
- and
- location-based services server to provide information associated with the physical location of the hotspot access point to the wireless device.
A computer program product including computer program code to cause a computer to perform a method of providing location-based services to a wireless device using a hotspot access point, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between the wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- and providing information associated with the physical location of the hotspot access point to the wireless device.
A computer program product including computer program code to cause a computer to perform a method of securing services provided through a hotspot access point, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- determining user/device identification information associated with the wireless device;
- identifying a mode of security for the services using the user/device identification information, the mode having associated therewith routing identification information;
- and
- providing the services according to the mode of security using the routing identification information through the hotspot access point to the wireless device.
A computer program product including computer program code to cause a computer to perform a method of billing services provided through a hotspot access point, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a wireless device and the hotspot access point;
- determining user/device identification information associated with the wireless device;
- and
- billing usage of the services through the access point by the wireless device according to a mode of billing identified by the user/device identification information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.