IP Library Granted Patent US 12,615,181
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,181 · App. 18/407,217 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

System for configuring Wi-Fi access points

Inventor: Michiel Petrus Lotter (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Nextivity, Inc.
H04L41/0806H04L41/0803H04W84/12H04W88/10
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Patent No.
US 12,615,181
App. No.
18/407,217
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for configuring a Wi-Fi access point for communication with the Internet includes a Wi-Fi access point configuration system connected with one or more cellular networks and being configured to receive information from at least one of the one or more cellular networks. The Wi-Fi access point configuration system is connected with the Wi-Fi access point to configure the Wi-Fi access point according to the information received from the at least one of the one or more cellular networks.

Claims (7)

1 . A system for configuring a Wi-Fi access point for communication with the Internet, the system comprising:

a distributed antenna system (DAS) head-end; and

a Wi-Fi access point configuration system connected with one or more cellular networks and being configured to receive information from at least one of the one or more cellular networks, the Wi-Fi access point configuration system further being connected with the Wi-Fi access point to configure the Wi-Fi access point according to the information received from the at least one of the one or more cellular networks, the Wi-Fi access point configuration system having a plurality of antennas for communicating with the distributed antenna system (DAS) head-end, and wherein the Wi-Fi access point configuration system is switchably connected, based on information received from at least two of the one or more cellular networks by the DAS head-end with each of the two of the one or more cellular networks via the distributed antenna system (DAS) head-end.

2 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the information received from the one or more cellular networks includes explicit information that contains configuration data for the Wi-Fi access point configuration system.

3 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the information received from the one or more cellular networks includes implicit information that contains identity data of the at least one of the one or more cellular networks, the identity data being used by the Wi-Fi access point configuration system for configuring the Wi-Fi access point.

4 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the information received from the one or more cellular networks includes configuration data for the Wi-Fi access point, and implicit information that contains identity data of the at least one of the one or more cellular networks, the identity data being used by the Wi-Fi access point configuration system for configuring the Wi-Fi access point.

5 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi access point configuration system is integrated within or located inside the distributed antenna system (DAS) head-end that is connected with at least one of the one or more cellular networks via the one or more antennas.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2024
From: NEXTIVITY, INC.
To: WTI FUND X, INC.
Reel/Frame 067666/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2024
From: LOTTER, MICHIEL PETRUS
To: NEXTIVITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067510/0142 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17324028 · May 18, 2021
Provisional Application 63026568 · May 18, 2020
Related Publication 20240235927A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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