Patent ID: 7808963

Claim:
A computer implemented method for connectionless delivery of non-standard frame field information over an open wireless computing network, the method comprising: delivering non-standard frame field information by publicly broadcasting the non-standard frame field information within the open wireless computing network, wherein the non-standard frame field information is publicly broadcast in one or more broadcast frames, wherein the one or more broadcast frames are beacon frames, wherein the non-standard frame field information is encapsulated within service set identifier fields of the beacon frames, and wherein the non-standard frame field information is encapsulated in a format within the service set identifier fields within the beacon frames, the format comprising the following fields: an information channel field, wherein the information channel field indicates a category, from a plurality of available categories, of non-standard frame field information; a number of fragments field; a fragment identifier field; and a field containing non-standard frame field information; wherein the publicly broadcast non-standard frame field information is received by a client wireless device over the open wireless computing network, wherein the client wireless device has not established a connection with the open wireless computing network, wherein the client wireless device detects the non-standard frame field information based, at least in part, on the format of the encapsulated non-standard frame field information, and wherein the client wireless device stores the non-standard frame field information received in the one or more broadcast frames.