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Method of and system for utilizing a first network authentication result for a second network

  • US 9,716,999 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2012
  • Issued: 07/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of granting a mobile device access to a second wireless network comprising:

  • authenticating a mobile device on a first wireless network using a user credential;

    registering the mobile device on the first wireless network;

    responsive to a successful registration of the mobile device on the first wireless network, changing a service state value of the mobile device to correspond to an “

    in service”

    status, wherein the service state value is selected from a set of constant values each indicating a service status of the mobile device on the first wireless network;

    retrieving the service state value by a client, the client comprising a set of instructions stored on a non-transitory medium and being executed by a processor, or the client comprising one or more application specific integrated circuits;

    the client automatically transmitting the service state value to a second wireless network thereby transferring an authentication result of the mobile device on the first network to the second network to pass authentication requirements of the second network, wherein the second wireless network is a Wi-Fi network; and

    granting the mobile device access to the second wireless network responsive to the service state value corresponding to the “

    in service”

    status indicating that the mobile device is registered on the first wireless network, whereby the mobile device must be authenticated with the first wireless network in order to gain access to the second wireless network.

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