Wireless network access system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsThomas E. Creamer, Neil A. Katz, Victor S. Moore
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Abstract
A method for granting access to a wireless network can include receiving a connection request from a mobile computing device for access to a wireless network. The mobile computing device can be prompted for a telephone number. The telephone number can be contacted resulting in a connection response. The mobile computing device can be granted access to the wireless network according to the connection response.
Claims28
A method for granting access to a wireless network comprising the steps of:
- receiving a connection request from a mobile computing device for access to a wireless network;
- prompting said mobile computing device for a telephone number;
- contacting said telephone number;
- receiving a connection response from a telephone device associated with said telephone number;
- and,
- providing said mobile computing device access to said wireless network according to said connection response.
A system providing wireless network access comprising:
- an access server configured to provide access to a public network;
- a wireless access point configured to transport data between a wireless computing device and said access server;
- and,
- an application server, configured to transmit a connection request to a telephone device and receive a connection response from said telephone device,
- wherein access to said access server through said wireless access point is dependant upon said connection response.
A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- receiving a connection request from a mobile computing device for access to a wireless network;
- prompting said mobile computing device for a telephone number;
- contacting said telephone number;
- receiving a connection response from a telephone device associated with said telephone number;
- and,
- providing said mobile computing device access to said wireless network according to said connection response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.