Patent ID: 7734293
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A short-range wireless access point comprising: a server associated with transceivers, the access point being configured to: establish communication with a network server of a service provider; discover a mobile device within a coverage area of the access point and identify a code associated with the mobile device; establish a short-range communication link with the mobile device within the coverage area of the access point; request and obtain wide area identification of the mobile device; and transmit instructions to the mobile device, the instructions including a hashed code comprising the code associated with the mobile device and the wide area identification, wherein the instructions are to direct the mobile device to forward the hashed code to the access point in a subsequent request for service from the network server, after the mobile device leaves the coverage area, to enable the access point to associate a current session between the network server and the access point with the subsequent request.