Patent ID: 9137735
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing wireless local area network (WLAN) access information to a wireless communication device based on a current location of the wireless communication device, the method comprising: receiving an indication of the current location of the wireless communication device, where the wireless communication device is located in one or more of a public safety communication system and a public carrier communication system; determining, at the location services server based on the current location of the wireless communication device in the one or more of the public safety communication system and the public carrier communication system, a current coverage area corresponding to the current location, and then transmitting a message to a directory services server that comprises information identifying the current coverage area; and determining, at the directory services server, relevant WLAN access information for the current coverage area, wherein the relevant WLAN access information comprises a security credential controlling access to a corresponding WLAN; and then transmitting, from the directory services server, a message to the wireless communication device that comprises the relevant WLAN access information.