Patent ID: 7783257

Claim:
A method of authorizing a wireless network device to gain access to a wireless network, comprising: establishing a physical boundary defining an area of authorized access to the wireless network by performing the steps of i) traversing a perimeter of said area of authorized access with a first wireless network device, and ii) transmitting a plurality of boundary coordinates from said first wireless network device when said wireless network device is in each corresponding location on the perimeter of said area of authorized access; receiving a set of earth coordinates from a second wireless network device, wherein the earth coordinates correspond to a location of the second wireless network device; comparing said received set of earth coordinates to the established physical boundary of the area of authorized access to a wireless network; determining, by an authorization module, if said received set of earth coordinates are within said boundary of said area of authorized access; and authorizing said second wireless network device to gain access to said wireless network based on said received set of earth coordinates.