ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,936, issued on Nov. 11.
"Access to wireless networks based on presence at a physical location" was invented by Christopher V. Beckman (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods for authorizing and providing a secure wireless network to users based on physical presence in a particular location are provided. In some embodiments, access to a network is based on physical presence and/or user location information related to a user, as determined by a control system. Such information may include a precise location of a user, or a device associated with the user. A secure network may be provided based on a clas...