US 11,910,480 B2
Systems and methods for null-scheme access authorization
Yousif Targali, Sammamish, WA (US); Vinod Kumar Choyi, Conshohocken, PA (US); Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Flower Mound, TX (US); and Michael A. Gallagher, Dublin, OH (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/233,030.
Prior Publication US 2022/0337994 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 8/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/20 (2013.01) [H04W 8/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a network device, a registration request that comprises a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) associated with a user equipment (UE) device;
determining, by the network device, whether the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access;
retrieving, by the network device and from at least one of a user data repository (UDR) device or a subscriber location function (SLF) device, a scheme authorization parameter for the UE device when it is determined that the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access,
wherein the scheme authorization parameter indicates whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme access to a service provider network;
determining, by the network device, whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access based on the retrieved scheme authorization parameter;
performing, by the network device, processing associated with null-scheme network access when it is determined that the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access.