Patent ID: 9258706
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method performed by a mobile device for secure on-line sign-up and provisioning for Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 networks, the method comprising: authenticating with a Wi-Fi access network (AN) through a Wi-Fi Hotspot using Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP); performing an initial Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) exchange with a subscription server to authenticate the subscription server and to provide an indication of a request reason; and performing a final SOAP exchange with the subscription server over the Wi-Fi network, wherein, when the subscription server acts as an online sign-up server (OSU), the method includes: exchanging information with the OSU to establish a subscription with a service provider for Wi-Fi network access and to receive a subscription management object (MO) including provisioned credentials for the subscription; disassociating with the Wi-Fi Hotspot after the final SOAP exchange; and re-associating with the Wi-Fi Hotspot to re-establish a Wi-Fi connection, the re-associating using an EAP technique and including: providing the provisioned credentials to an AAA server over the re-established Wi-Fi connection.