×

Access authentication technology for wide area network

  • US 20040076120A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2003
  • Published: 04/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A wide area network system comprising:

  • a plurality of connection devices connected to a wide area network and exchanging data via said wide area network; and

    terminal devices that connect to any of said connection devices through wireless communication, wherein said each individual connection device comprises;

    authentication information archiving means that archives authentication information for a plurality of said terminal devices, said data including identifying data identifying said terminal devices; and

    authentication means that, when receiving from a terminal device requesting connection to said wide area network, identifying information that identifies said terminal, and when no identifying information for said terminal device requesting connection is present in the authentication information archiving means in said connection device, transmits authentication information for said terminal device to external connection device via said wide area network, and performs access authentication for said terminal device.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×