Social cloud application-mediated mobile data hotspot sharing

摘要

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a message that offers use of a first mobile device as a mobile hotspot for enabling access to a local network; generating a Service Set Identification (“SSID”) and a password for the mobile hotspot; and providing the SSID and the password to the first mobile device. The method further includes receiving a request from a second mobile device to access the local network using the mobile hotspot; and providing the SSID and the password to the second mobile device via a second mobile device in accordance with rules that govern access to the local network via the mobile hotspot.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a message that offers use of a first mobile device as a mobile hotspot for enabling access to a local network; generating a Service Set Identification (“SSID”) and a password for the mobile hotspot; providing the SSID and the password to the first mobile device; receiving a request from a second mobile device to access the local network using the mobile hotspot; and providing the SSID and the password to the second mobile device in accordance with rules that govern access to the local network via the mobile hotspot, wherein the rules specify a combination of:
verifying, based on a social graph of the first mobile device, a relationship between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, andreceiving confirmation of a payment from the second mobile device.