Method and system for selecting a wireless network for offloading
AssigneeWeFi Inc.
InventorsShimon SCHERZER, Tamir SCHERZER
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for selecting a wireless network for offloading network traffic from another network. In one embodiment, a method and system for offloading network traffic in a wireless user terminal from a first network, such as cellular network, onto a second network, such as a WiFi network, includes determining a measure of the relationship between the user of the wireless user terminal and the owner of the access point for the second network. The measure of the relationship can be used to provide an indication of the likelihood that the owner of the access point will grant access to the user of the wireless user terminal.
Claims20
A method for obtaining access to a network using a wireless device, wherein network access information is needed to connect to the network through a network access point, the method comprising the following operations performed on one or more processors:
- determining a measure reflecting a likelihood that an owner or operator of the network access point will grant the device access to the network;
- searching a database for information identifying an owner or operator of the network access point as a function of whether the measure exceeds a threshold;
- and
- sending a request for the network access information to a terminal associated with the owner or operator of the network access point based on the searching.
The method of claim of 1, wherein the measure is based on a set of coefficients reflecting a degree of relationship an owner or operator of the device has with the owner or operator of the network access point, and wherein the set of coefficients includes a first coefficient reflecting a frequency of a number of times the device is within range of the network access point during a set of time periods.
A system for obtaining access to a network using a wireless device, wherein network access information is needed to connect to the network through a network access point, the system comprising:
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute the instructions such that, when executed, cause the processors to perform one or more operations, comprising:
- determining a measure reflecting a likelihood that an owner or operator of the network access point will grant the device access to the network;
- searching a database for information identifying an owner or operator of the network access point as a function of whether the measure exceeds a threshold;
- and
- sending a request for the network access information to a terminal associated with the owner or operator of the network access point based on the searching.
The system of claim of 12, wherein the measure is based on a set of coefficients reflecting a degree of relationship an owner or operator of the device has with the owner or operator of the network access point, and wherein the set of coefficients includes a first coefficient reflecting a frequency of a number of times the device is within range of the network access point during a set of time periods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.