US 12,289,314 B2
Access control using task manager
Jeffrey Ziembicki, Glenside, PA (US); Bin Wen, Mount Laurel, NJ (US); and Michael Chen, Wallingford, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/511,774.
Application 18/511,774 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,113, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,855,990.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089263 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/0896 (2022.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01)
CPC H04L 63/102 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
receive, from a user device associated with a user, a request to access a network;
determine whether the user device is authorized to access the network, wherein access to the network by the user device is based on whether a task to be performed by the user is pending completion; and
process, based on determining whether the user device is authorized to access the network, the request to access the network, wherein the computing device is configured to approve or deny access to the network by the user device based on whether a network identifier associated with the user device is stored in a list of the computing device.