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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2008
Ryan S. Talley, Overland Park, KS (US);
Bryan T. Barbee, Olathe, KS (US);
Timothy W. Sill, Platte City, MO (US);
Christopher Yenney, Ashbum, VA (US);
Ryan S. Talley, Overland Park, KS (US);
Bryan T. Barbee, Olathe, KS (US);
Timothy W. Sill, Platte City, MO (US);
Christopher Yenney, Ashbum, VA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a low cost Internet base station (LCIB) to grant a client device temporary access to a wireless network. In an embodiment, an LCIB receives a request from a client device. The request includes a feature code, an access code, and a client-device identifier. The feature code in the request indicates that the client device is requesting temporary access to the wireless network. Upon detecting the feature code in the request, the LCIB compares the access code in the request with a stored access code. If the access code from the request matches the stored access code, the LCIB grants the client device access to the wireless network on a temporary basis. Alternatively, if the access code from the request does not match the stored access code, the LCIB denies the client device access to the wireless network.