Applying sequenced instructions to connect through captive portals

US10382305B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Mohammad Shabbir Alam · Redmond, US
• Javier Flores Assad · Bothell, US
• Nicholas A. Banks · Duvall, US
• Piyush Goyal · Redmond, US
• James Christopher Gray · Bellevue, US
• Shai Guday · Redmond, US
• Thomas W. Kuehnel · Seattle, US
• Triptpal Singh Lamba · Bothell, US
• David Neil MacDonald · Mercer Island, US
• Darya Mazandarany · Kirkland, US
• Sidharth Nabar · Seattle, US
• Christopher R. Rice · Redmond, US
• Saumaya Sharma · Seattle, US
• Douglas E. Stamper · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 15, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W84/12
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments apply a set of sequenced instructions to connect to a network through a captive portal. A computing device detects a network access point and obtains the instruction set corresponding to the network access point. The instruction set is derived by a cloud service from crowdsourced data describing interactions between mobile computing devices and the network access point. Applying the instruction set includes performing actions such as navigating web pages to accept terms and conditions, provide user or device information, and more.