# US 2014/0192794 A1 · Methods and apparatus to register with external networks in wireless network environments > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192794 A1 - Document ID: US20140192794A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/144,266 - Filed: 2013-12-30 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2009-07-16 - Assignees: BlackBerry Limited - Applicants: BlackBerry Limited - Inventors: Michael Montemurro; Stephen McCann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192794A1 ## CPC - H04W 76/11: Allocation or use of connection identifiers - H04W 60/00: Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Example methods and apparatus to register a device at a wireless local area network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a registration request from the device, and sending a response to the device in response to the registration request, the response including one or more registration plans associated with registering the device for network access via the wireless local area network. The example method also involves receiving registration information from the device, the registration information associated with one of the one or more registration plans selected by the device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method to register a device with a service provider, the method comprising: receiving a registration request from the device; sending a response to the device in response to the registration request, the response including one or more registration plans associated with registering the device with the service provider to obtain network access; and receiving registration information from the device, the registration information associated with one of the one or more registration plans selected by the device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the registration information from the device is responsive to the response sent to the device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising receiving an identifier of a registration plan selected from the one or more registration plans. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A method as defined in claim 3 further comprising sending a message to the service provider via the wireless local area network, the message comprising at least the identifier of the selected registration plan and the registration information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A method as defined in claim 4 further comprising receiving, from an external network, a registration status associated with the selected registration plan and the registration information, the registration status being indicative of whether the device is successfully registered with the external network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) A method as defined in claim 4, wherein the service provider is in an external network that operates based on subscription-based services available to the device based on the one or more registration plans. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising: receiving a provisioning request from the device; and sending, in response to the provisioning request, a provisioning status indicative of whether the device is successfully provisioned with the service provider via the wireless local area network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more registration plans are associated with registering the device with the service provider via the wireless local area network. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more registration plans are in an extensible markup language (XML) format. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the receiving of the registration information from the device comprises receiving the registration information using an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) method. ### Claim 11 An apparatus to register a device with a service provider, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to: receive a registration request from the device; send a response to the device in response to the registration request, the response including one or more registration plans associated with registering the device with the service provider to obtain network access; and receive registration information from the device, the registration information associated with one of the one or more registration plans selected by the device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the registration information from the device is responsive to the response sent to the device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to receive an identifier of a registration plan selected from the one or more registration plans. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) An apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to send a message to the service provider via the wireless local area network, the message comprising at least the identifier of the selected registration plan and the registration information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) An apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to receive, from an external network, a registration status associated with the selected registration plan and the registration information, the registration status being indicative of whether the device is successfully registered with the external network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) An apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein the service provider is in an external network that operates based on subscription-based services available to the device based on the one or more registration plans. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a provisioning request from the device; and send, in response to the provisioning request, a provisioning status indicative of whether the device is successfully provisioned with the service provider via the wireless local area network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the one or more registration plans are associated with registering the device with the service provider via the wireless local area network. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the one or more registration plans are in an extensible markup language (XML) format. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to receive the registration information from the device by receiving the registration information using an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) method.