User control over WiFi network access

摘要

A server system transfers display data for presentation to a user who selects multiple geographically-distributed WiFi access systems and a password. The server system receives user data that indicates the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected password. The server system stores an association between the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected password. The server system receives an access request for one of the user-selected WiFi network access systems using the user-selected password. The server system transfers a positive response to the access request based on the stored association between the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected password.

主权项

1. A method of operating a server system to control access to a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network that comprises a plurality of geographically-distributed WiFi access systems;
transferring display data from the server system for presentation to a user who selects more than one of the geographically-distributed WiFi access systems, two or more communication devices and a single password for the multiple communication devices to access the multiple user-selected WiFi access systems; receiving user data into the server system that indicates the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected communication devices and the single user-selected password and storing an association between the user-selected WiFi network access systems the user-selected communication devices and the single user-selected password; receiving an access request into the server system for access to one of the user-selected WiFi network access systems using the single user-selected password, wherein the access request indicates one of the user-selected communication devices; and transferring a positive response to the access request from the server system based on the stored association between the user-selected WiFi network access systems, the user-selected communication devices, and the single user-selected password.