Patent ID: 8028327
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of granting temporary access to a wireless network, carried out by a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) having a coverage area, the method comprising: the LCIB receiving from a client device over an air interface a leading feature-code indicator that was input via a user interface of the client device, followed by a feature code indicating that the client device is requesting temporary access to the wireless network, the feature code also having been input via the user interface of the client device; the LCIB also receiving from the client device over the air interface an access code that was input via the user interface of the client device; the LCIB, responsive to receiving the leading feature-code indicator, the feature code, and the access code, comparing the received access code with a stored access code; the LCIB, if the received access code matches the stored access code, granting the client device access to the wireless network on a temporary basis; and the LCIB, if the received access code does not match the stored access code, denying the client device access to the wireless network.