Access to a Computer Network

Abstract

A method of mediating access to a computer network comprises the steps of identifying a user who wishes to access the computer network, obtaining quality of service data specific to the user, generating a token comprising the quality of service data and providing an output derived from the token to the user. Optionally, the method can further comprise receiving a request from the user for access to the computer network and providing access to the computer network to the user according to the token.

1 . A method of mediating access to a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
 identifying a user who wishes to access the computer network;   obtaining quality of service data specific to the user;   generating a token comprising the quality of service data; and   providing an output derived from the token to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of identifying a user who wishes to access the computer network comprises accessing a database and retrieving a profile for the user. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of obtaining quality of service data specific to the user comprises identifying a group to whom the user belongs and obtaining quality of service data specific to the identified group. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the token further comprises a time stamp. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an output derived from the token to the user comprises printing a scanable code. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request from the user for access to the computer network; and   providing access to the computer network to the user according to the token.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , further comprising checking that the request received from the user to access the computer network is derived from the output provided to the user.