Patent ID: 7591020
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of adjusting security for a network user node in wireless communication with a network based upon the location of the node, comprising: storing a table comprising a plurality of security settings indexed by location in the memory of the network user node; determining the location of a network user node; selecting a single level of security from the plurality of security settings stored in the table based on the determined location, wherein at least one of the plurality of security levels is a default security setting selected based at least on a determination that the table does not have a location corresponding to the determined location or based at least on the location of the network user node being unknown; and modifying a security protection for the network user node based upon the selected level of security, wherein the step of modifying the security protection for the network user node includes modifying a data encryption parameter to change whether wireless data transmitted by the network user node will be encrypted, wherein the determined location and the security protection for the network user node are updated repeatedly.