System and method en-route wireless network access

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9622142-B2
Application number	US-201414467254-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2014
Priority date	Aug 25, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for en-route wireless network access are provided. A server receives from a mobile device information of a route along which the mobile device moves. The server determines registered wireless access points along the route. The server sends information of the mobile device and user credentials to one or more providers of the registered wireless access points. From the one or more providers, the server receives connection information of the registered wireless access points. The server sends the connection information to the mobile device. Based on the connection information, the mobile device establishes connectivity with respective ones of the registered wireless access points en-route.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for en-route wireless network access, the method comprising:
receiving, by a server, from a mobile device, information of a pre-planned route, wherein the mobile device moves along the pre-planned route;
determining, by the server, registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
sending, by the server, to one or more providers of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, information of the mobile device and user credentials;
receiving, by the server, from the one or more providers, connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
sending, by the server, to the mobile device, the connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, prior to arrival of the mobile device to coverage areas of respective ones of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route; and
wherein the mobile device, based on the connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, establishes connectivity with the respective ones of the registered wireless access points en-route.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
synchronizing, by the server and the mobile device, databases respectively on the server and the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
collecting, by the mobile device, data of the wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
generating, by the mobile device, a list of the wireless access points along the pre-planned route, based on the data of the wireless access points along the route;
sending, by the mobile device, the list to the server;
receiving, by the server, from the mobile device, the list of wireless access points on the pre-planned route; and
selecting from the list, by the server, at least one of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the mobile device obtains the information of the route from a global positioning system.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the mobile device receives the information of the route that is input by a user of the mobile device.

6. A computer program product for en-route wireless network access, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable to:
receive, by a server, from a mobile device, information of a pre-planned route, wherein the mobile device moves along the pre-planned route;
determine, by the server, registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
send, by the server, to one or more providers of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, information of the mobile device and user credentials;
receive, by the server, from the one or more providers, connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
send, by the server, to the mobile device, the connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, prior to arrival of the mobile device to coverage areas of respective ones of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route; and
wherein the mobile device, based on the connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, establishes connectivity with the respective ones of the registered wireless access points en-route.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , further comprising the program code executable to:
synchronize, by the server and the mobile device, databases respectively on the server and the mobile device.

8. The computer program product of claim 6 , further comprising the program code executable to:
collect, by the mobile device, data of the wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
generate, by the mobile device, a list of the wireless access points along the pre-planned route, based on the data of the wireless access points along the route;
send, by the mobile device, the list to the server;
receive, by the server, from the mobile device, the list of wireless access points on the route, wherein the mobile device moves along the pre-planned route; and
select from the list, by the server, at least one of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the mobile device obtains the information of the route from a global positioning system.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the mobile device receives the information of the route that is input by a user of the mobile device.

11. A computer system for en-route wireless network access, the computer system comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions executable to:
receive, by a server, from a mobile device, information of a pre-planned route, wherein the mobile device moves along the pre-planned route;
determine, by the server, registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
send, by the server, to one or more providers of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, information of the mobile device and user credentials;
receive, by the server, from the one or more providers, connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
send, by the server, to the mobile device, the connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, prior to arrival of the mobile device to coverage areas of respective ones of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route; and
wherein the mobile device, based on the connection information of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route, establishes connectivity with the respective ones of the registered wireless access points en-route.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , further comprising the program instructions executable to:
synchronize, by the server and the mobile device, databases respectively on the server and the mobile device.

13. The computer system of claim 11 , further comprising the program instructions executable to:
collect, by the mobile device, data of the wireless access points along the pre-planned route;
generate, by the mobile device, a list of the wireless access points along the pre-planned route, based on the data of the wireless access points along the route;
send, by the mobile device, the list to the server;
receive, by the server, from the mobile device, the list of wireless access points on the route, wherein the mobile device moves along the pre-planned route; and
select from the list, by the server, at least one of the registered wireless access points along the pre-planned route.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the mobile device obtains the information of the route from a global positioning system.

15. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the mobile device receives the information of the route that is input by a user of the mobile device.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Burton Peter
• Byron Donna K
• Gupta Manav

Classifications

• H04W36/32 Primary

  by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data · CPC title

• H04W36/0072

  of resource information of target access point · CPC title

• H04W12/04

  Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA] · CPC title

• H04W36/0061

  of neighbour cell information · CPC title

• H04W8/20

  Transfer of user or subscriber data · CPC title