Systems and methods for prioritizing service set identifiers on a wireless access point

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12167320-B2
Application number	US-202117366148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2021
Priority date	Feb 15, 2016
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. One method can comprise causing transmission of a first beacon and a second beacon associated with available networks. After receiving a first request associated with the first beacon, the first request may be suppressed. Thereafter a second request may be received from the user device associated with the second beacon, and access may be provided to a network in response to the second request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
causing transmission of a first beacon associated with a public wireless network and a second beacon associated with a private wireless network;
receiving, from a user device, a first request associated with the first beacon;
suppressing, based on a characteristic associated with the user device, the first request such that the user device is caused to transmit a second request associated with the second beacon;
receiving, from the user device, a second request associated with the second beacon; and
providing, based on the second request, access to the private wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein suppressing the first request comprises at least one of dropping the first request, delaying the first request, or responding with a NULL response.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein suppressing the first request comprises controlling a coverage range of at least one of the public wireless network or the private wireless network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein suppressing the first request is further based on the first request being associated with the first beacon.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein suppressing the first request is further based on an identifier associated with the user device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic associated with the user device comprises expected times during which the user device will be in proximity to the private wireless network.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic associated with the user device comprises historical times during which the user device is in proximity to the private wireless network.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic associated with the user device comprises preferences associated with the user device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the access to the private wireless network comprises authenticating the user device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first request or the second request includes a source address associated with the user device, an identifier associated with the user device, and a network identifier.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first beacon or the second beacon comprises a network identifier.

12. A method comprising:
causing transmission of a first beacon associated with a public wireless network and a second beacon associated with a private wireless network, wherein the transmission of the second beacon has an increased rate relative to the transmission of the first beacon when a user device is in proximity to the private wireless network;
receiving, from the user device, a request associated with the second beacon; and
providing, based on the request, access to the private wireless network.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein when the user device is in proximity to the private wireless network comprises an expected time.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the expected time is based on historical times during which the user device is in proximity to the private wireless network.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the expected time is based on preferences associated with the user device.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the request includes a source address associated with the user device, an identifier associated with the user device, and a network identifier.

17. A method comprising:
causing transmission of a first beacon associated with a public wireless network and a second beacon associated with a private wireless network;
receiving, from a user device, a request associated with the first beacon;
transmitting, to the user device and based on a characteristic associated with the user device, a response to the request, wherein the response is associated with the second beacon; and
providing, based on the response associated with the second beacon, access to the private wireless network.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the characteristic associated with the user device comprises expected times during which the user device will be in proximity to the private wireless network.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the characteristic associated with the user device comprises historical times during which the user device is in proximity to the private wireless network.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Ong Ivan

Classifications

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W48/02 Primary

  Access restriction performed under specific conditions · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W48/10 Primary

  using broadcasted information · CPC title