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- Patent Title: Clientless method for context driven wireless interactions
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Application No.: US16539892Application Date: 2019-08-13
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Publication No.: US11224040B2Publication Date: 2022-01-11
- Inventor: Edward R. Thomas , David P. Thompson , Alain C. Briancon
- Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Current Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Straub & Straub
- Agent Stephen T. Straub; Michael P. Straub
- Main IPC: H04W72/04
- IPC: H04W72/04 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/50 ; H04W4/02 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.
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