Linking existing wi fi access points into unified network
AssigneeFon Wireless Limited
InventorMartin Varsavsky Waisman-Diamond
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Abstract
A plurality of users are associated with a system having at least one information processor coupled to a communication network. Multiple wireless access points to the communication network are provided; and multiple of the users associated with the system are provided access to the communication network via the access points.
Claims30
A method, operable in a system comprising at least one information processor coupled to a communication network, the method comprising:
- (A) providing multiple gateway devices, each of the devices configured to provide access to the communication network;
- (B) registering a plurality of users with the system, wherein a first registered user is associated with a first gateway device of the multiple gateway devices;
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- (C) providing the first registered user with access to the communication network via a second gateway device of the multiple gateway devices, the second gateway device being distinct from the first gateway device, and wherein the second gateway device is not associated with the first registered user.
A method comprising:
- (A) associating a plurality of users with a system comprising at least one information processor coupled to a communication network;
- (B) providing multiple wireless access points to the communication network;
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- (C) allowing multiple of the users associated with the system to access the communication network via the access points.
A method, in a system comprising at least one information processor coupled to a communication network, the method comprising:
- (A) associating a plurality of users with the system, wherein the users associated with the system comprise a community of users;
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- (B) providing multiple wireless access devices, each the wireless access device configured to access the communication network, wherein the wireless access devices comprise a distributed wireless network;
- (C) selectively providing access to the communication network via the distributed wireless network, wherein access to the communication network is provided to users in the community of users, and wherein each user in the community of users can selectively access the communication network via multiple of the wireless access devices, and wherein the community of users comprises users having corresponding wireless access devices of the multiple wireless access devices associated therewith.
The method of claim 25 wherein each of the multiple wireless access devices is associated with one of the plurality of users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.