×

Methods and apparatus for simultaneously hosting multiple service providers on a network

  • US 9,584,434 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2013
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for operating a device in a data network, comprising:

  • determining, by the device, whether the device has an affiliation with a particular service provider among a plurality of service providers in one or more proprietary data networks that limits the device to receiving services from the particular service provider, wherein determining whether the device has an affiliation comprises;

    comparing a unique device identifier of the device with unique device identifiers of affiliated devices associated with each of the plurality of service providers; and

    determining a match between the unique device identifier and a matching unique device identifier of the particular service provider;

    receiving, by the device from a server, information describing a plurality of services offered by the plurality of service providers in the one or more proprietary data networks;

    in response to determining that the device has an affiliation with the particular service provider;

    filtering, by the device, the received information from the server describing the plurality of services offered by the plurality of service providers in the one or more proprietary data networks based on the affiliation between the device and the particular service provider to determine one or more selected services available to the device from the particular service provider; and

    requesting, by the device from the server, at least one of the determined one or more selected services available to the device from the particular service provider.

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