US 11,997,737 B2
Cognitive hotspot provisioning and network prioritization
Tiberiu Suto, Franklin, NY (US); Shikhar Kwatra, San Jose, CA (US); Hemant Kumar Sivaswamy, Pune (IN); and Nadiya Kochura, Bolton, MA (US)
Assigned to KYNDRYL, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Kyndryl, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/588,532.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300930 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/18 (2018.02) [H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a first user device operated by a first user, a request for a wireless hotspot session by a second user device operated by a second user, the request including a level of urgency and bandwidth requirement of the second user device;
determining, by the first user device, whether to authorize the requested wireless hotspot session based in part on the level of urgency and the bandwidth requirement of the second user device;
responsive to authorization by the first user device, the first user device connecting the second user device to the first user device's wireless hotspot for the wireless hotspot session, and restricting use of the second user device in the wireless hotspot session based on the bandwidth requirement of the second user device and context of use of the second user device;
responsive to rejection by the first user device, the first user device refusing a connection to the second user device by the first user device for the wireless hotspot session; and
providing, by the first user device, transaction information corresponding to the wireless hotspot session as a blockchain ledger.