Patent ID: 8667148
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of enrolling subscribers for a network service comprising: identifying an available SSID for a wireless connection; associating a user device with a remote server to initiate a session based on the identified SSID; receiving, via the initiated session, a discovery script for identifying at least one network identifier corresponding to the associated user device and at least one intervening node operable as a relay node for downstream access points; reporting, via the discovery script, the identified network identifiers corresponding to the association between the user device, the intervening node and the remote server; probing each of the nodes corresponding to the reported network identifiers to determine compatibility with the remote server; receiving a confirmation to affiliate the associated user device with a network service provided by the remote server; based on the confirmation, receiving, via the initiated session, a login sequence for a login into the user device, and establishing an operational session to supersede the initiated session; and executing, during the establishment of the operational session, a remote login from the remote server for reconfiguring the user device and the intervening node, via accepting the remote login, to provide the network service to the user device and for configuring the identified intervening node for operation as a relay node for relaying the service to downstream network nodes while maintaining the appearance of a continuous session on a user browsing device while the initiated session is disconnected and an operational SSID is invoked for association to the remote server.