Secure and automatic connection to wireless network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9237154-B2
Application number	US-201514671624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2012
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. 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 a hotspot, the hotspot comprising an access point;
identify information associated with the hotspot, the information received from the access point;
determine,…

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Canpolat Necati
• Gupta Vivek

Classifications

• H04W76/14

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W48/02

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L63/105

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W48/08

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/10

  Electricity · mapped topic