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Granted Patent B2
US 10,134,043 · App. 11/837,853 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Method and system for wirelessly accessing a network

Inventor: Alwin Chan (San Carlos, CA)
Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
G06Q30/02G06Q30/0267H04W48/18
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Patent No.
US 10,134,043
App. No.
11/837,853
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for wirelessly accessing a network are set forth in this disclosure. Specifically, this disclosure sets forth systems and methods for using advertising to regulate wireless access to a network.

Claims (17)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at an Internet service provider (ISP) server, a network access request from a computing device wirelessly connected to a wireless access point, the wireless access point connected to a network via the service provider;

determining, via the ISP server, that the computing device comprises browser functionality comprising a displayable interface for rendering a particular type of content;

upon determining the computing device comprises the browser functionality, retrieving, via the ISP server, media information from a media source that is renderable by the interface of the browser;

transmitting, via the ISP server, the media information to the computing device based at least partially upon selected selection criteria, the selection criteria comprising network transmission properties comprising a user selected rendering frequency of the media information at the computing device;

electronically connecting, via the ISP server, the computing device to the network in accordance with the network transmission properties and based on the determination that the computing device includes the browser functionality for rendering the particular type of content within the displayable interface;

identifying, via the ISP server, an amount of the media information transmitted to the computing device;

regulating, via the ISP server, at least one network access property of the electronic connection between the computing device and the network based upon said amount of the media information transmitted to the computing device;

determining, via the ISP server, whether said transmission of said media information is accepted by said computing device; and

disconnecting, via the ISP server, the computing device from the network when said transmission of the media information is determined to not have been accepted.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayable interface of the browsing application comprises a displayable toolbar.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayable interface of the browsing application comprises at least one web page frame.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the network access request identifies a geographic location of the computing device and the method further comprises:

transmitting media information corresponding to the geographic location of the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayable interface of the browsing application is associated with the service provider or the wireless access point.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said media information comprises at least one digital image comprising digital advertisement content.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one network access property comprises a latency, processing speed, transmission speed and bandwidth.

Assignments (9)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 052853 FRAME: 0153. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 29, 2021
From: R2 SOLUTIONS LLC
To: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056832/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053654 FRAME 0254. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED. Recorded Dec 30, 2020
From: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP
To: R2 SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 054981/0377 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP
To: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC; AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC; BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC; CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC; INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC; LIMESTONE MEMORY SYSTEMS LLC; MOBILE ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC; MONARCH NETWORKING SOLUTIONS LLC; NEXUS DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; PARTHENON UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE LLC; R2 SOLUTIONS LLC; SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS LLC; SUPER INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES LLC; TELECONFERENCE SYSTEMS LLC; UNIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 053654/0254 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2020
From: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
To: R2 SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 053459/0059 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC; AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC; BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC; CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC; INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC; LIMESTONE MEMORY SYSTEMS LLC; MERTON ACQUISITION HOLDCO LLC; MOBILE ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC; MONARCH NETWORKING SOLUTIONS LLC; NEXUS DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; PARTHENON UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE LLC; R2 SOLUTIONS LLC; SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS LLC; SUPER INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES LLC; TELECONFERENCE SYSTEMS LLC; UNIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052853/0153 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2016
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 038950/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2016
From: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 038951/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2016
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 038383/0466 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2007
From: CHAN, ALWIN
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 019685/0825 →
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