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System and method for managing network service access and enrollment

  • US 7,114,175 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2001
  • Issued: 09/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically directing network connections based on access rights possessed by a user of a wireless terminal, the method comprising:

  • receiving a certificate, having security information indicative of the access rights possessed by the user, from the wireless terminal;

    determining whether the received certificate corresponds to a service provider authentication certificate which identifies access rights for a targeted service;

    directing the network connection to the targeted service if the received certificate corresponds to the service provider authentication certificate;

    directing the network connection to an enrollment module to register for the service provider authentication certificate using a user identity and a private key, if the received certificate does not correspond to the service provider authentication certificate; and

    enrolling the user with the targeted service via the enrollment module when the network connection is directed to the enrollment module; and

    automatically directing the network connection to the targeted service in response to the enrollment.

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