Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Entitlement based Wi-Fi authentication
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Application No.: US15446098Application Date: 2017-03-01
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Publication No.: US10299123B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Chandiramohan Vasudevan , Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli , Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto , Francisco J. Gonzalez , Rohan C. Malthankar
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Jeffrey C. Hood
- Main IPC: H04W12/06
- IPC: H04W12/06 ; H04L29/06 ; H04W88/06 ; H04W88/14

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing Wi-Fi authentication using an entitlement server in a wireless communication system. A wireless station may perform authentication with a carrier network entitlement server, using a protocol other than Wi-Fi. The wireless station may receive a Wi-Fi service token as part of the authentication with the carrier network entitlement server. The wireless station may perform Wi-Fi authentication with a Wi-Fi access point associated with the carrier network using the Wi-Fi service token. After performing Wi-Fi authentication using the Wi-Fi service token, the wireless station may communicate with the carrier network by way of the Wi-Fi access point.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180063111A1 Entitlement Based Wi-Fi Authentication Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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