Secure and automatic connection to wireless network
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsNecati Canpolat, Vivek Gupta
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Abstract
Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for automatically establishing secure connections to wireless networks using a wireless local area network access point which calls for acceptance of terms and conditions of use. During an initial connection, the user is prompted to review and accept terms and conditions associated with use of that wireless network. Once accepted, future connections at that or other access points, which use those same terms and conditions, occur free from user intervention.
Claims24
A device comprising:
- at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
- scan for first networks comprising one or more hotspots, the one or more hotspots comprising one or more access points;
- send an access network query protocol (ANQP) message to an access point of the one or more access points, the ANQP message comprising a request for first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- identify the first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- determine, subsequent to identifying the first information, that terms associated with the one or more hotspots were not previously accepted;
- direct output, to a user of the device and based at least in part on the determination, of at least a portion of the first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- identify a first indication of a user selection of a hotspot of the one or more hotspots;
- associate with the access point to receive limited access to a second network, wherein the device, in a limited access state, is unable to access one or more servers in the second network but is able to access at least one first server in the second network;
- identify the terms associated with the second network, the terms received from the at least one first server;
- identify a second indication of user acceptance of the terms;
- send, to the at least one first server, a message indicating that the user accepted the terms;
- identify second information indicative of the user acceptance of the terms, the second information received from the at least one first server;
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- access at least a second server of the one or more servers that were previously inaccessible based at least in part on the second information indicative of the user acceptance.
One or more tangible computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a device, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- generating an access network query protocol (ANQP) message to be sent to an access point of one or more access points of one or more hotspots, the ANQP message comprising a request for first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- identifying the first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- determining, subsequent to identifying the first information, that terms associated with the one or more hotspots were not previously accepted;
- directing output, to a user of the device and based at least in part on the determination, of at least a portion of the first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- identifying a first indication of a user selection of a hotspot of the one or more hotspots;
- causing an association with the access point to receive limited access to a second network, wherein the device, in a limited access state, is unable to access one or more servers in the second network but is able to access at least one first server in the second network;
- identifying the terms associated with the second network, the terms received from the at least one first server;
- identifying a second indication of user acceptance of the terms;
- causing to send, to the at least one first server, a message indicating that the user accepted the terms;
- identifying second information indicative of the user acceptance of the terms, the second information received from the at least one first server;
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- causing to access at least one second server of the one or more servers that were previously inaccessible based at least in part on the second information indicative of the user acceptance.
A method comprising:
- scanning, by a wireless device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, for first networks comprising one or more hotspots, the one or more hotspots comprising one or more access points;
- sending, by the wireless device, an access network query protocol (ANQP) message to an access point of the one or more access points, the ANQP message comprising a request for first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- identifying, by the wireless device, the first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- determining, by the wireless device, subsequent to identifying the first information, that terms associated with the one or more hotspots were not previously accepted;
- directing output, by the wireless device to a user of the device and based at least in part on the determination, of at least a portion of the first information associated with the one or more hotspots;
- identifying, by the wireless device, a first indication of a user selection of a hotspot of the one or more hotspots;
- associating, by the wireless device, with the access point to receive limited access to a second network, wherein during limited access, one or more servers communicatively coupled to the second network are to be inaccessible via the second network and at least one first server communicatively coupled to the second network is to be accessible;
- identifying, by the wireless device, the terms associated with the second network, the terms received from the at least one first server;
- identifying, by the wireless device, a second indication of user acceptance of the terms;
- sending, by the wireless device to the at least one first server, a message indicating that the user accepted the terms;
- identifying, by the wireless device, second information indicative of the user acceptance of the terms, the second information received from the at least one first server;
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- accessing, by the wireless device, at least one second server of the one or more servers that were previously inaccessible based at least in part on the second information indicative of the user acceptance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.