Commandeering wireless access points during emergencies

    公开(公告)号:US09986402B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US15273642

    申请日:2016-09-22

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing emergency personnel and other users access to a communications network during an emergency situation, event, or scenario. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide mobile devices with access to a communications network during an emergency situation, by receiving, at an access point to the communications network, a request from a mobile device to connect to the communications network via the access point, determining the request includes user credentials associated with authorizing a user of the mobile device to use services provided by the communications network during the emergency situation, and connecting the mobile device to the communications network via the access point based on the user credentials.

    COMMANDEERING WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS DURING EMERGENCIES

    公开(公告)号:US20180084395A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15273642

    申请日:2016-09-22

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing emergency personnel and other users access to a communications network during an emergency situation, event, or scenario. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide mobile devices with access to a communications network during an emergency situation, by receiving, at an access point to the communications network, a request from a mobile device to connect to the communications network via the access point, determining the request includes user credentials associated with authorizing a user of the mobile device to use services provided by the communications network during the emergency situation, and connecting the mobile device to the communications network via the access point based on the user credentials.

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