US 7,352,734 B2Granted

Public wireless LAN connection servicing device and method

AssigneeNEC Corporation

InventorMakoto Zaitsu

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Abstract

A utilization ticket is provided with a wireless IC (Integrated circuit) interface section for performing bi-directional communication with a portable terminal and a first communication program transmission section, a ticket issuing device is connected to an authentication server via a communication network and provided with a communication program and a first utilization ticket issuing section, the portable terminal is provided with a wireless IC interface section for performing bi-directional communication with the utilization ticket, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) interface section for performing bi-directional communication with an access point, a first terminal information transmission section, and a communication-related settings making section, and the access point is provided with a wireless LAN interface section for performing bi-directional communication with the portable terminal, an authentication requesting section, and an authentication result information transmitting section.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A public wireless local area network connection servicing device for providing service of making settings of a communication relation in a portable terminal of a user, the servicing device comprising:

a utilization ticket comprising a wireless integrated circuit (IC) tag to make the settings of the communication relation in the portable terminal, so that said portable terminal may be connected to a public wireless local area network;
and
a ticket issuing device for issuing said utilization ticket, wherein said utilization ticket comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section for performing bi-directional communication with said portable terminal and a memory section;
wherein said wireless integrated circuit (IC) tag in said utilization ticket comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section for performing bi-directional communication with said portable terminal and a memory section;
wherein said ticket issuing device comprises a communication program of the communication relation, in accordance with each type and each class of said portable terminal and a first utilization ticket issuing means for issuing said utilization ticket by storing the communication program in said memory section in said utilization ticket when said user wishes to purchase said utilization ticket;
and
wherein said portable terminal comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section for performing bi-directional communication with said utilization ticket, a terminal memory section for at least storing terminal information containing the type and the class of said portable terminal, and a first terminal information transmitting means for transmitting the terminal information to said utilization ticket.

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A public wireless local area network connection servicing method for providing service of making settings of a communication relation in a portable terminal of a user, by using the portable terminal of said user including a wireless integrated circuit interface section and a terminal memory section for at least storing terminal information containing a type and a class of said portable terminal, a utilization ticket comprising a wireless integrated circuit tag which comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section and a memory section, so that the settings of a communication relation may be made in said portable terminal, and a ticket issuing device for issuing said utilization ticket, the method comprising:

a communication program storing step of storing in advance the communication-related communication program that corresponds to each type and each class of said portable terminal in said ticket issuing device;
a first utilization ticket issuing step of, when said user wishes to purchase said utilization ticket, storing the communication program in said memory section of said utilization ticket and issuing said utilization ticket;
a first terminal information transmitting step of transmitting the terminal information to said utilization ticket.

a utilization ticket comprising a wireless integrated circuit (IC) tag to make the settings of the communication relation in the portable terminal, so that said portable terminal may be connected to a public wireless local area network;
and
a ticket issuing device for issuing said utilization ticket, wherein said utilization ticket comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section for performing bi-directional communication with said portable terminal and a memory section;
wherein said wireless integrated circuit (IC) tag in said utilization ticket comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section for performing bi-directional communication with said portable terminal and a memory section;
wherein said ticket issuing device comprises a communication program of the communication relation, in accordance with each type and each class of said portable terminal and a first utilization ticket issuing section for issuing said utilization ticket by storing the communication program in said memory section in said utilization ticket when said user wishes to purchase said utilization ticket;
and
wherein said portable terminal comprises a wireless integrated circuit interface section for performing bi-directional communication with said utilization ticket, a terminal memory section for at least storing terminal information containing the type and the class of said portable terminal, and a first terminal information transmitting section for transmitting the terminal information to said utilization ticket.

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