System and method for providing service provider choice over a high-speed data connection
View Patent ↗A system and method enables a computer user to control his or her service provider for a high-speed data connection over a fixed wireless network. The system may present a list of service providers available for user registration and for each service provider for which the user registers, the system may store login information associated with the user and the registered service provider. Upon subsequent user login, the system may present a list of registered service providers to the user and upon the user choosing a service provider and clicking a connect button, the system may connect the user to the chosen service provider.
1. A system for enabling a computer user to select from a plurality of service providers using a single high-speed data connection, the system being capable of connecting a computer device having a client application with a user-selected service provider, the system comprising:
a distributed system network having at least one receiving router for receiving communication from the computer device having the client application; and
at least one tunnel server, each at least one tunnel server connecting the at least one receiving router with at least one transmitting router, the at least one transmitting router communicating with at least one service provider,
wherein the computer user can select, using the client application, a one service provider from a plurality of available service providers using a single high-speed data connection via the at least one tunnel server, before the computer device with the client application is connected to a network associated with the one service provider.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein each service provider may be an internet service provider, an online service provider, or a corporate intranet service.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the client application presents a selection page listing the plurality of service providers.
4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the client application further comprises a registration service wherein the computer user may register for a service provider from the plurality of service providers.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein registration and authentication for each service provider for which the computer user registers is populated to the distributed system network.
6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein data communicating between the computer device and the receiving router occurs through a fixed wireless network.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein registration, activation and authentication for each service provider occurs via a single data service.
8. The system according to claim 4 , wherein registration occurs using an agent registration service.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein activation occurs using a fixed wireless node.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein authentication occurs in the distributed service network.
11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a virtual private network tunnel connection entry that is automatically configured for each service provider in a windows dial-up networking scenario.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client application provides a plurality of high-speed data related tools.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of high-speed data related tools comprise at least one of a support tool, a diagnostics tool, an alert tool, an updating tool, an access tool, a service provider choice tool and a messaging tool.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the computer user may select the service provider from a plurality of available service providers sing a service provider selection tool.