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Method and apparatus to provide tiered wireless network access

US7286848B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 2004
Grant dateOct 23, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 11, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tiered wireless access point has a number of different network access levels that may be provided to wireless devices seeking network access. The network access levels may differ from one another in factors such as the particular networks that may be accessed, the security level of the network connection, and/or the speed of the connection.

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