Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Moderation of network and access point selection in an IEEE 802.11 communication system
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Application No.: US14394376Application Date: 2013-04-15
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Publication No.: US09762389B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Björn Smedman , Johan Almbladh
- Applicant: ANYFI NETWORKS AB
- Applicant Address: SE Malmö
- Assignee: Anyfi Networks AB
- Current Assignee: Anyfi Networks AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Malmö
- Agency: Spruce Law Group, LLC
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/057840 WO 20130415
- International Announcement: WO2013/153232 WO 20131017
- Main IPC: H04L9/14
- IPC: H04L9/14 ; H04W48/18 ; H04W12/04 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W84/12 ; H04W88/08 ; H04W8/18 ; H04W88/10 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
A method for use in a front-end network communications device, arranged to operate as an access point, for establishing a data connection between a mobile communications terminal and one or more data communications networks comprises receiving, from the mobile communications terminal, a service provider request comprising a MAC address of the mobile communications terminal; sending, to a master server, request information pertaining to the service provider request; receiving, from the master server, a policy message comprising a visibility policy, said visibility policy containing rules for controlling the visibility of at least one of the one or more data communications networks; determining a subset of communications networks that should be visible to the mobile communications terminal based on said rules; and enforcing said visibility policy by allowing said mobile communications terminal to connect only to said subset of data communications networks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150071271A1 MODERATION OF NETWORK AND ACCESS POINT SELECTION IN AN IEEE 802.11 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-03-12
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