Patent ID: 7953392
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for managing access to a wireless access point, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving a data packet requesting access to a network at the wireless access point from a client device within an actual access range of the wireless access point; identifying a distance between the client device and the wireless access point based on the data packet received; responsive to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being within a selected access range for the wireless access point, transmitting the data packet from the wireless access point to the network; responsive to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being beyond the selected access range for the wireless access point, denying the data packet access to the network; sending a data packet to a calibration client; and responsive to receiving a reply data packet from the calibration client, identifying the selected access range for the wireless access point based on a difference between a time the data packet was sent to the calibration client and a time the reply data packet was received from the calibration client.