Presence platform for passive radio access network-to-radio access network device transition

摘要

Profile-based passive network switching of wireless mobile devices comprises receiving at a wireless access point a device specific identifier beacon transmitted from a mobile device and extracting a device specific identifier from the beacon. The access point then transmits the device specific identifier and access point provider information to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements based on the transmitted device specific identifier. The access point then receives mobile device network switching data from the server for processing. The access point then transmits local wireless network authentication and connection information from the access point to the mobile device to facilitate activating a wireless network connection between the mobile device and the access point at which point the access point starts processing wireless communication from the mobile device over the local wireless network.

主权项

1. A method of profile-based passive network switching, comprising:
receiving at a wireless access point a beacon transmitted from a mobile device; extracting a device-specific identifier from the beacon; transmitting the device-specific identifier to a networked server configured with presence network switching software for determining network switching requirements based on the transmitted device-specific identifier; receiving mobile device network switching data from the server; determining, by the access point, local wireless network access rights for the mobile device based on the device-specific identifier and the mobile device call switching data; transmitting, based on the access rights, local wireless network authentication and connection information from the access point to the mobile device to facilitate activating a wireless network connection between the mobile device and the access point; and facilitating, by the access point, handover of the mobile device to the local wireless network, wherein:
the local wireless network is unknown to the mobile device prior to the access point transmitting local wireless network authentication and connection information; andthe device-specific identifier is unknown to the wireless access point prior to receiving the beacon.