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Method and apparatus for loading landing page

US8452858B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 2012
Grant dateMay 28, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/5014
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) modem/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) device is provided that when connected to a host device, presents itself as an Ethernet endpoint to the host device, without requiring additional software/drivers to be downloaded to the host device. Embedded in the USB modem/WWAN device are various modules that provide functionality allowing either automatic connection to the Internet or redirection to a local Web User Interface (UI) that a user may employ to configure the USB modem/WWAN device and/or manually connect to the Internet. Additionally, the USB modem/WWAN device employs predetermined rules to determine whether or not/how the redirection occurs, including in scenarios where wireless connectivity to the Internet is unavailable.

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