User control over WIFI network access

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9985938
SERIAL NO

15131889

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A wireless communication device controls access to a geographically-distributed Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network. The wireless communication device graphically presents WiFi network data to receive user selections of multiple WiFi access systems, a network name, and a user password. The wireless communication device receives configuration data that associates broadcast identification signals for the WiFi access systems with the network name. The wireless communication device detects a broadcast identification signal for one of the WiFi access systems and responsively presents the network name and a password prompt to receive the user password. The wireless communication device transfers the network name and the user password to the WiFi access system, and in response, the wireless communication device exchanges user data over the WiFi access system.

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T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC6360 SPRINT PARKWAY MAILSTOP KSOPTH0101-Z2100 OVERLAND PARK KS 66251-2100

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gatewood, John M Lee's Summit, US 2 26
Schnitzer, Lee Alan Lenexa, US 3 40
Voruganti, Bhanu Prakash Overland Park, US 13 48
Woodrum, Sharon L Louisburg, US 4 37

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