Patents by Inventor Niels Jonker
Niels Jonker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9521031Abstract: A system and method of accessing web or network sites interfacing through a walled garden web server by dynamically expanding the reach of the walled garden on a user-by-user basis, based on the content that is returned to the user. The system includes a traffic analyzer and filter, a traffic forwarder, a traffic tagger, and a traffic redirector. A plurality of databases interface with the traffic analyzer and filter for appropriately manipulating web traffic from users by matching URL requests from a user with seed URLs in one or more of the databases. A depth parameter may be associated with a URL, indicating the number of times a particular domain has been traversed by a particular user. A depth rating database may be used to specify the number of times a particular URL may be accessed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Boingo Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Niels Jonker, James William Lake
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Patent number: 9319967Abstract: A system and method of network point of access detection and use is disclosed. In accordance with such system and method, suitability of a given wireless network for access and use can be determined. Such system and method are fully-configurable and incrementally-updatable using configuration information. The configuration information, which can include network profiles and scripting functions, can be used to dynamically configure a client device to perform test network points of access, to determine usability status of network points of access, without modifying an underlying operating platform (e.g., an operating software platform) of the client device. The usability status can be cached by a client device and used to facilitate subsequent network detection and to make an informed selection of a network point of access.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: BOINGO WIRELESS, INC.Inventor: Niels Jonker
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Patent number: 9301137Abstract: A system and method for monitoring wireless network access, and use of a detected wireless network connection are described. A client component (e.g., software component), or client, can be downloaded to a computing device, which leverages off of the computing device's ability to locate and establish a network connection. The client component listens for network connection activity, and determines whether the device has established a network connection with a network known to the client. If the client determines that a network connection has been established to a known network, the client uses the network connection to log the user onto the network.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: BOINGO WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Charles G. Hoecker, Niels Jonker
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Patent number: 8831660Abstract: A dynamic wireless network discovery system, apparatus and method are provided for users of wireless device to find, connect to, and use wireless networks in an automated manner. New gained knowledge about a wireless network is shared with a central server, which in turn aggregates knowledge about wireless networks collected from various wireless devices, and takes all this aggregated knowledge and reduces the individual data points to aggregate data that provides valuable information about the status of the networks. The central server then in turn distributes this information to a software client operating on wireless devices. Dynamically learned wireless network information is shared from one wireless device with other wireless devices through the distributed intelligence network, either through the central server or by communicating with other wireless devices, providing group-based intelligence about wireless networks to other wireless devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Boingo Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Niels Jonker, James William Lake, Steve Herman Moller, Eric Todd Blue, Jonathan Daniel Mendelson, Kishore Raja
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Patent number: 8767686Abstract: A system and method for monitoring wireless network access, and use of a detected wireless network connection are described. A client component (e.g., software component), or client, can be downloaded to a computing device, which leverages off of the computing device's ability to locate and establish a network connection. The client component listens for network connection activity, and determines whether the device has established a network connection with a network known to the client. If the client determines that a network connection has been established to a known network, the client uses the network connection to log the user onto the network.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Boingo Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Charles G. Hoecker, Niels Jonker
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Publication number: 20140181923Abstract: A system and method for monitoring wireless network access, and use of a detected wireless network connection are described. A client component (e.g., software component), or client, can be downloaded to a computing device, which leverages off of the computing device's ability to locate and establish a network connection. The client component listens for network connection activity, and determines whether the device has established a network connection with a network known to the client. If the client determines that a network connection has been established to a known network, the client uses the network connection to log the user onto the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Charles G. Hoecker, Niels Jonker
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Publication number: 20130235751Abstract: A system and method for monitoring wireless network access, and use of a detected wireless network connection are described. A client component (e.g., software component), or client, can be downloaded to a computing device, which leverages off of the computing device's ability to locate and establish a network connection. The client component listens for network connection activity, and determines whether the device has established a network connection with a network known to the client. If the client determines that a network connection has been established to a known network, the client uses the network connection to log the user onto the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: Charles G. Hoecker, Niels Jonker
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Publication number: 20130226863Abstract: A system and method of accessing web or network sites interfacing through a walled garden web server by dynamically expanding the reach of the walled garden on a user-by-user basis, based on the content that is returned to the user. The system includes a traffic analyzer and filter, a traffic forwarder, a traffic tagger, and a traffic redirector. A plurality of databases interface with the traffic analyzer and filter for appropriately manipulating web traffic from users by matching URL requests from a user with seed URLs in one or more of the databases. A depth parameter may be associated with a URL, indicating the number of times a particular domain has been traversed by a particular user. A depth rating database may be used to specify the number of times a particular URL may be accessed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Niels Jonker, James William Lake
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Patent number: 8234381Abstract: An access client hosted by a mobile computing device accesses carrier networks using wireless access points and uses an access point database to identify access points and carrier networks. The access client uses methods and tokens databases to access carrier networks. The access client updates the databases using an access server when coupled to a carrier network. The access client transmits user information to the carrier network, which uses the information to perform authenticate and generate session data. The carrier network transmits session data to the access server, which uses session data to generate billing information. The access client also collects network performance data for access points and carrier networks, and transmits network performance data to the access server. The access server aggregates network performance data from access clients to generate quality of service reports. The access client includes detection and evaluation features for selecting access points.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Boingo Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Niels Jonker, Sky Dayton, William Paul Allan McDaniel
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Publication number: 20120178488Abstract: A dynamic wireless network discovery system, apparatus and method are provided for users of wireless device to find, connect to, and use wireless networks in an automated manner. New gained knowledge about a wireless network is shared with a central server, which in turn aggregates knowledge about wireless networks collected from various wireless devices, and takes all this aggregated knowledge and reduces the individual data points to aggregate data that provides valuable information about the status of the networks. The central server then in turn distributes this information to a software client operating on wireless devices. Dynamically learned wireless network information is shared from one wireless device with other wireless devices through the distributed intelligence network, either through the central server or by communicating with other wireless devices, providing group-based intelligence about wireless networks to other wireless devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: Boingo Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Niels Jonker, James William Lake, Steve Herman Moller, Eric Todd Blue, Jonathan Daniel Mendelson, Kishore Raja
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Patent number: 7483984Abstract: A method and apparatus for accessing wireless carrier networks by mobile computing devices. An access client hosted by a mobile computing device accesses carrier networks using wireless access points. The access client uses an access point database to identify access points and carrier networks. The access client uses a methods database and a tokens database to access the carrier networks. The access client updates the access point database, the methods database, and the token database using an access server when the access client is operably coupled to a carrier network. The access client transmits user information to the carrier network. The carrier network uses the user information to authenticate the user and to generate session data while the user is accessing the carrier network. The carrier network transmits the session data to the access server. The access server uses the session data to generate billing information for the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Boingo Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Niels Jonker, William Paul Allen McDaniel, Sky Dayton
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Publication number: 20080025278Abstract: A system and method for monitoring wireless network access, and use of a detected wireless network connection are described. A client component (e.g., software component), or client, can be downloaded to a computing device, which leverages off of the computing device's ability to locate and establish a network connection. The client component listens for network connection activity, and determined whether the device has established a network connection with a network known to the client. If the client determines that a network connection has been established to a known network, the client uses the network connection to log the user onto the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Charles Hoecker, Niels Jonker
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Publication number: 20070275701Abstract: A system and method of network point of access detection and use is disclosed. In accordance with such system and method, suitability of a given wireless network for access and use can be determined. Such system and method are fully-configurable and incrementally-updatable using configuration information. The configuration information, which can include network profiles and scripting functions, can be used to dynamically configure a client device to perform test network points of access, to determine usability status of network points of access, without modifying an underlying operating platform (e.g., an operating software platform) of the client device. The usability status can be cached by a client device and used to facilitate subsequent network detection and to make an informed selection of a network point of access.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2006Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventor: Niels Jonker