Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120036271 | Network Initiated Alerts to Devices Using a Local Connection - Systems and techniques for managing local communication between a network access point and a host device. Upon connection by a host device to an access point, a local connection link is established between the access point and the host device. A network connection may be established between the access point and the host device, with the network connection being able to pass through the host device to enable communication with and beyond an access network to which the access point provides a connection. Local messages may be passed between the access point and the host device over the local connection link, separately from and independent of communication that may occur over the network connection. | 02-09-2012 |
20120072976 | Dynamic Account Creation With Secured Hotspot Network - A secure network access point transmits a beacon transmission. A user device receiving it determines it does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point oint, and so a preliminary association is formed between the user device and the secure network access point. During the preliminary association, the user device receives or creates credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point, forms an association with the secure network access point using the received or created credentials, and obtains internet connectivity via the secure network access point. In this embodiment there is only the secure network access point, but in another embodiment there is also a non-secure network access point which transmits a beacon using the same SSID as the secure network access point, and the preliminary association is with the non-secure network access point. | 03-22-2012 |
20120210404 | Seamless Wi-Fi Subscription Remediation - The exemplary embodiments include a method to perform, based on at least one of hypertext transport protocol and non-hypertext transport protocol traffic tests failing, sending an hypertext transport protocol message to a subscription remediation server URI that carries a package1 message, receiving an hypertext transport protocol response from the subscription mediation server with a package2 message, and automatically replacing a password with a new value, automatically initiating creation of a new client certificate, or launching a browser to a URI provided in the response to enable user intervention. In addition, to receive an access request from a device, determining whether credentials are valid, and if the credentials are determined valid, sending an access-accept message with a success indication, and if the credentials are determined not valid, sending an access-accept message with a success indication and an indication that access by the device is limited to only a subscription remediation server. | 08-16-2012 |
20120246265 | TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A system for facilitating the distribution of timing information amongst apparatuses interacting via wired and/or wireless communication (e.g., as members of a network or during ad-hoc interactions). Apparatuses may record when messages are sent and received. This information may be conveyed between the apparatuses via specifically configured messages. For example, these messages may contain a plurality of fields wherein at least one of the plurality of fields is a timing measurement control field. The configuration of the timing variable control field may dictate how timing information is shared amongst the apparatuses. | 09-27-2012 |
20120281609 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ROAMING PARTNER DISCOVERY - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks having desired service offerings. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: transmitting a wireless generic advertisement service request to a multicast address of a multicast group of wireless devices or to a broadcast address, specifying one or more required characteristics; and receiving one or more wireless generic advertisement service responses from only one or more of the plurality of wireless devices having the specified characteristics. | 11-08-2012 |
20130072248 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY THROUGH PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SCANNING - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks having desired service offerings. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: determining whether to perform passive or active scanning; transmitting a wireless generic advertisement service request specifying one or more required characteristics of a transmitting device, if the determination is to perform active scanning; passively listening for one or more wireless generic advertisement service responses sent to a broadcast address by one or more wireless devices, the responses including one or more required characteristics of a passive listening device, if the determination is to perform passive scanning; and receiving one or more wireless generic advertisement service responses sent to a broadcast address by one or more wireless devices having the characteristics specified in the transmitted request. | 03-21-2013 |
20130102308 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC AGENT SELECTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Various methods dynamic agent selection in a communications network are provided. One example method includes receiving a care-of address for a mobile node and determining a target home agent gateway device to operate as a home agent for the mobile node based on the care-of address for the mobile node. The example method also includes causing the mobile node to be notified of the target home agent gateway device in preparation to trigger a binding of the target home agent gateway device to a device associated with the care-of address. In this regard, at least one subsequent data session involving the mobile node may be routed to the target home agent with which registration has been performed. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. | 04-25-2013 |
20130109313 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISCOVERY OF WIRELESS NETWORKS | 05-02-2013 |
20130109314 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR STOPPING RECEPTION OF DISCOVERY RESPONSES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS | 05-02-2013 |
20130115918 | Methods and Apparatus For Wireless Networking Connection - Systems and techniques for wireless client authentication are described. A wireless client seeking access to a network requiring authentication transmits a management frame following a signaling sequence that accomplishes scanning, network discovery, and authentication. An access point receiving the management frame forwards information contained in the management frame to a network and receives and forwards to a client an authentication response frame received from a network. | 05-09-2013 |
20130217427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A WIFI NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICE - An approach is provided for providing a WiFi network information service. A configuration client processes and/or facilitates a processing, by at least one module of at least one access point, of configuration data stored at the at least one access point to determine network information. The configuration client then causes a transmission of the network information by the at least one module to at least one server. A location client also determines at least one request, from at least one client, for network information associated with at least one access point, at least one location, or a combination thereof. The location client then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the at least one request to cause a generation of at least one query for the network information from at least one server, wherein the network information is determined from at least one module of the at least one access point. | 08-22-2013 |
20130237216 | SCANNING RESPONSES IN WIRELESS NETWORK - This document discloses a solution for transmitting scanning response messages in an orderly manner in a wireless network. An access node determines a transmission order for a plurality of access nodes responding to a scanning request message provided by a scanning/requesting device. Then, the access node determines its own transmission turn within the transmission order and transmits a scanning response message with reduced channel contention. Another aspect relates to the scanning device arranged to receive the scanning response messages where the scanning device monitors the transmission order of the scanning response messages. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SHARING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enabling multiple mobile terminals to access a subscription service. The method may further include causing a client certificate to be issued to the first mobile terminal as a result of the certificate enrollment procedure. In some example embodiments, the client certificate comprises a subscription identifier and a flag indicating whether the client certificate is to be sharable with a second mobile terminal. The method may further include causing a certificate enrollment procedure to be initiated by a second mobile terminal with the first mobile terminal in an instance in which the first mobile terminal possesses one or more credentials that are configured to be shared with another mobile terminal. The method may further include the second mobile terminal receiving at least one credential in the form of a client certificate from the first mobile terminal. | 09-19-2013 |
20140050209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT ASSOCIATION AND ADDRESS PROVISIONING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus receiving or storing an indicator relating to an access point, the indicator indicating whether the first access point supports joint association and address provisioning. The apparatus is configured to transmit a request for joint association and address provisioning toward the access point, and to receive from the access point a response to the request for joint association and address provisioning. | 02-20-2014 |
20140169338 | KEEP ALIVE PERIODICITY DETERMINATION FOR WIFI NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for keep alive messages. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, an indicator sent by a wireless access point, wherein the indicator represents a time to send at least one keep alive message to enable maintenance of at least one binding in at least one intermediate node; and generating, by the user equipment, the at least one keep alive message. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 06-19-2014 |
20140315535 | Provisioning Wireless Subscriptions Using Software-Based Subscriber Identity Modules - Provisioning of a cellular subscription to a mobile device is performed over a Wi-Fi network, wherein the mobile device may be configured to use a software-based subscriber identity module. A configuration file is stored in an electronic memory of the mobile device that includes information about at least one cellular technology and at least one frequency band supported by the mobile device. This configuration file may constitute a management object or may be linked to an existing management object of the device by extending a structure of the existing management object. | 10-23-2014 |