US 7,177,285 B2
Time based wireless access provisioningGeneral
US 7,177,285 B2
Time based wireless access provisioning
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Melvin Marcelo
Art Unit:
2616 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory
Agent:
Glenn Patent Group
Inventors:
James A. Roskind; John D. Robinson
Assignee:
UNWIRED SOLUTIONS, INC.
Priority:
01/13/03
Filed:
10/08/04
Granted:
02/13/07
Expiration:
07/20/23
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for the time-based provisioning of wireless devices. A network access point monitors operation of wireless devices within a service region. When provisioning logic is activated at the network access point, the access point determines if the tracked parameter (such as power on or the onset of signal transmission) of the wireless device occurs within a designated time interval from the time of the provisioning activation. If the tracked device qualifies, the network access point proceeds with provisioning the device. In one system embodiment, the network access point tracks the power on time of wireless devices. When a wireless device to be authorized is powered on, the provisioning logic at the network access point notes the power on time. The user then activates the provisioning access at the network access point, and the network access point provisions the wireless device if it is recently powered on.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04W12/08H04B17/10H04W