US 11,863,531 B2
Virtual tenant account management for an MDU
John R. Bestermann, Suwanee, GA (US); and David Sutton, Garland, TX (US)
Assigned to ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed by ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/385,050.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,713, filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0038432 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01)
CPC H04L 63/0272 (2013.01) [H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communications network comprising:
a plurality of personal networks, each associated with a respective user account, and each personal network having respectively associated network devices not accessible outside their associated personal network; and
a network manager capable of using information from at least two networks, from the plurality of personal networks, to create a combined personal network associated with the user accounts of the at least two networks, wherein creating the combined personal network comprises:
receiving information specifying the at least two networks;
in response to the information, providing invitations to users associated with the user accounts of the at least two networks to join the combined personal network; and
in response to receiving acceptances of the invitations, merging the network devices associated with the user accounts into the combined personal network.