Patent ID: 8599806

Claim:
A method comprising: detecting, by a first device, whether a second device is connected to a wireless hotspot, the second device being different from the first device; providing, by the first device and to the second device, information associated with the wireless hotspot, the information being provided to the second device when the second device is connected to the wireless hotspot, the information including information identifying a plurality of locations, and the information including a plurality of options to perform a search for one or more locations, of the plurality of locations, associated with the wireless hotspot; receiving, by the first device, information regarding a selection of one of the plurality of locations; determining, by the first device, one or more available wireless hotspots, the one or more available wireless hotspots being associated with the selected one of the plurality of locations, and the plurality of locations being accessible by the second device while the second device is connected to the wireless hotspot; providing, by the first device and for display by the second device, a list of the one or more available wireless hotspots; detecting, by the first device, a selection of a particular option of the plurality of options; providing, by the first device and based on the detected selection, information identifying a plurality of types of establishments; detecting, by the first device, a selection of a particular type of establishment of the plurality of types of establishments; and providing, by the first device and based on the detected selection of the particular type of establishment, information identifying one or more locations within a particular distance of the selected particular type of establishment.