US 12,294,855 B2
Systems and methods for authenticating users for subscribed services
Satish K. Singh, Chennai (IN); Vijay A. Senthil, Chennai (IN); and Jaykishan Tiwari, Irving, TX (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 Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/854,350.
Prior Publication US 2024/0007853 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
connecting, by a first device, to a first network, wherein the first device is associated with a first application that is associated with a service provider;
detecting, by the first device, that a second device connected to the first network is associated with a second application that is associated with the service provider, wherein the second device is permitted to operate on a second network;
receiving, by the first device and from the second device, identification information associated with the second device;
transmitting, by the first device and to a third device associated with the service provider, the identification information associated with the second device, wherein the third device is included in the second network;
receiving, by the first device and from the third device, authentication information permitting the first application to operate on the second network based on the third device receiving the identification information associated with the second device;
transmitting, by the first device and to the third device, identification information associated with the first device and the authentication information; and
receiving, by the first device and from the third device, additional authentication information permitting the first application to operate on the second network based on the third device receiving the identification information associated with the first device and the authentication information.