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US 9,544,837 B2Granted
Communication management and targeted message delivery
AssigneeTime Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
InventorsArun Manroa, Qiang Zhang
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Abstract
A network environment includes a wireless access point providing access to a corresponding network. A server resource initiates verification (such as authorization) of a mobile communication device attempting to establish a secured wireless link between the mobile communication device and a network access point. Based on an outcome of the verification, the server resource produces control information. The server resource forwards the control information to a gateway resource that controls a flow of communications between the network access point and a network. The gateway resource facilitates transmission of one or more messages to the mobile communication device in accordance with the control information.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- via message processing hardware, performing operations of:
- initiating verification of a mobile communication device to establish a secured wireless link between the mobile communication device and a network access point;
- based on an outcome of the verification in which the mobile communication device is detected as being authorized to establish the secured wireless link, producing control information;
- and
- forwarding the control information to a gateway resource that uses the control information to control a flow of communications between the network access point and a network, the gateway resource facilitating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device in accordance with the control information;
- the method further comprising:
- producing the control information to redirect a received data retrieval request from the mobile communication device to an alternative remote server instead of an original server resource as specified by the data retrieval request the control information configured to initiate performance of the redirect for delivery of the message to the mobile communication device.
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A method comprising
- via message processing hardware, performing operations of:
- receiving control information, the control information generated based on verification of a mobile communication device attempting to establish a wireless connection with an access point providing access to a network;
- subsequent to receiving the control information, receiving a communication transmitted from the mobile communication device;
- and
- in response to receiving the communication, and as specified by the control information, initiating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device;
- wherein the mobile communication device transmits the communication to retrieve data from the network;
- and
- wherein initiating transmission of the message to the mobile communication device further comprises:
- redirecting the communication to a different network address than as specified by an original destination address in the received communication.
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A method comprising:
- via message processing hardware, performing operations of:
- receiving control information, the control information generated based on verification of a mobile communication device attempting to establish a wireless connection with an access point providing access to a network;
- subsequent to receiving the control information, receiving a communication transmitted from the mobile communication device;
- and
- in response to receiving the communication, and as specified by the control information, initiating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device;
- wherein the mobile communication device attempts to establish a secured wireless connection;
- and
- wherein the received control information is generated in response to detecting an authorization error during the verification of the mobile communication device and establishment of the secured wireless connection.
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A method comprising
- via message processing hardware, performing operations of:
- receiving control information, the control information generated based on verification of a mobile communication device attempting to establish a wireless connection with an access point providing access to a network;
- subsequent to receiving the control information, receiving a communication transmitted from the mobile communication device;
- and
- in response to receiving the communication, and as specified by the control information, initiating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device;
- producing a map associating a network address of the mobile communication device with the received control information;
- and
- wherein initiating transmission of the message to the mobile communication device further comprises:
- obtaining the network address of the mobile communication device from the communication;
- mapping the network address of the mobile communication device obtained from the communication to the control information;
- processing the control information to identify the message;
- and
- initiating transmission of the message to the mobile communication device.
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A system comprising:
- computer processor hardware;
- and
- a hardware storage resource coupled to communicate with the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to perform operations of:
- initiating verification of a mobile communication device to establish a secured wireless link between the mobile communication device and a network access point;
- based on an outcome of the verification, producing control information;
- and
- forwarding the control information to a gateway resource that controls a flow of communications between the network access point and a network, the gateway resource facilitating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device in accordance with the control information;
- wherein initiating verification of the mobile communication device includes detecting whether the mobile communication device is authorized to access the network;
- wherein the computer processor hardware further performs operations of:
- producing the control information in response to detecting occurrence of an authorization error associated with providing the mobile communication device network access through server resource in the network in which to redirect a communication transmitted from the mobile communication device.
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A system comprising:
- computer processor hardware:
- and
- a hardware storage resource coupled to communicate with the computer processor hardware the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to perform operations of:
- initiating verification of a mobile communication device to establish a secured wireless link between the mobile communication device and a network access point:
- based on an outcome of the verification, producing control information;
- and
- forwarding the control information to a gateway resource that controls a flow of communications between the network access point and a network, the gateway resource facilitating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device in accordance with the control information;
- wherein the computer processor hardware further performs operations of:
- producing the control information in response to detecting occurrence of an authorization error during the verification, the control information specifying the message to be forwarded to the mobile communication device.
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Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, causing the computer processor hardware to perform operations of:
- initiating verification of a mobile communication device to establish a secured wireless link between the mobile communication device and a network access point;
- based on an outcome of the verification, producing control information;
- producing the control information to redirect a subsequent received data retrieval request from the mobile communication device to an alternative remote server instead of an original server resource as specified by the data retrieval request, the control information configured to perform the redirect for delivery of the message to the mobile communication device;
- and
- forwarding the control information to a gateway resource that controls a flow of communications between the network access point and a network, the gateway resource facilitating transmission of a message to the mobile communication device in accordance with the control information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.