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US 2006/0143438 A1Published application
System and method for provisioning a wireless device to only be able to access network services within a specific location
AssigneeNovatel Wireless, Inc.
InventorsJohn Wu, Kevin Ho
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Abstract
A system and method for provisioning wireless devices such that they are only capable of accessing network services when in a specified location. A device surveys the current location of the device for existing base stations and stores a corresponding network environment profile. After the profile is stored, network services will only be provided to the device if the current network profile matches the stored profile.
Claims24
A method of permissioning access to a network based upon the location of an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving signal information from a network device indicating that the network device has detected the presence of the electronic device;
- using an encryption key to acknowledge the presence of the electronic device;
- surveying the network environment to create a current network environment profile;
- comparing the current network environment profile to a predefined network environment profile;
- if the current network environment profile matches the predefined network environment profile, receiving access to network services;
- and
- if the current network environment profile does not match the predefined network environment profile, being denied access to network services by the network device.
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A computer program product for permissioning access to a network based upon the location of an electronic device, comprising:
- computer code for receiving signal information from a network device indicating that the network device has detected the presence of the electronic device;
- computer code for using an encryption key to acknowledge the presence of the electronic device;
- computer code for surveying the network environment to create a current network environment profile;
- computer code for comparing the current network environment profile to a predefined network environment profile;
- computer code for, if the current network environment profile matches the predefined network environment profile, receiving access to network services;
- and
- computer code for, if the current network environment profile does not match the predefined network environment profile, being denied access to network services by the network device.
4 more elements
An electronic device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory unit operatively connected to the processor and including:
- computer code for receiving signal information from a network device indicating that the network device has detected the presence of the electronic device;
- computer code for using an encryption key to acknowledge the presence of the electronic device;
- computer code for surveying the network environment to create a current network environment profile;
- computer code for comparing the current network environment profile to a predefined network environment profile;
- computer code for, if the current network environment profile matches the predefined network environment profile, receiving access to network services;
- and
- computer code for, if the current network environment profile does not match the predefined network environment profile, being denied access to network services by the network device.
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A method of selectively granting network access to an electronic device, comprising:
- transmitting signal information to the electronic device;
- receiving information acknowledging the presence of the electronic device;
- determining whether a current network environment profile generated by the electronic device matches a predefined network environment profile for the electronic device;
- if the current network environment profile matches the predefined network environment profile, permitting the electronic device to access network services;
- and
- if the current network environment profile does not match the predefined network environment profile, denying the electronic device access to network services.
3 more elements
A computer program product for selectively granting network access to an electronic device, comprising:
- computer code for transmitting signal information to the electronic device;
- computer code for receiving information acknowledging the presence of the electronic device;
- computer code for determining whether a current network environment profile generated by the electronic device matches a predefined network environment profile for the electronic device;
- computer code for, if the current network environment profile matches the predefined network environment profile, permitting the electronic device to access network services;
- and
- computer code for, if the current network environment profile does not match the predefined network environment profile, denying the electronic device access to network services.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.