Hotspot Access Software

What I'm looking for sounds simple to me but is WAY past my abilities.
I'd like to have a hotspot with free access at a coffee shop. When a
customer buys a coffee, cookie, etc., they get a receipt with a user ID
and a password that is good for an hour of free access. The customer is
required to login within a pre-determined time frame, say 10 minutes,
after their purchase. After the hour, buy another coffee and get
another free hour. Anyone heard of free or cheap software like this??

Thanks!

Too many really free access hotspots already. I wouldn't
mess with it. Where I live that exists already and after
the novelty wears off very few use it. Even some cities
have free access. I would shun the place because it might
take me longer to get my caffeine fix. For that matter McDonald's
and Starbucks have pay access and in my town I see very few
using it. Fact is, I'v e seen no-one using the one at McD.. although
very cheap and reasonable...

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> What I'm looking for sounds simple to me but is WAY past my abilities.
> I'd like to have a hotspot with free access at a coffee shop. When a
> customer buys a coffee, cookie, etc., they get a receipt with a user ID

David Taylor was doing a review of a complete solution just like that. A
customer asked for an access code, the clerk poked a button and a ticket
printed out. Simplistic to use.
http://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-hotspot.htm

I've been to hotels where they print out a sheet of the access number, and
when the sheet of stickers has been given out, they change the number. It
might be the same for days or months. I don't know who supplied that.

http://www.dnsredirector.com/
http://www.publicip.net/zonecd/how.php
http://www.boingo.com/hso/owners.html

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5