9270669

Managing Sharing of Wireless Network Login Passwords

PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
InventorsBingchun An
Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
16 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A system, comprising: one or more computer processors configured to: receive from a first terminal an authentication request to authenticate a wireless network currently used by the first terminal, wherein the authentication request includes a first identifying information associated with the wireless network; send an authentication code to the first terminal, wherein the authentication code is to be configured as a newly configured login password associated with the wireless network; receive a feedback response from the first terminal, wherein the feedback response includes a second identifying information associated with the wireless network and the newly configured login password associated with the wireless network; compare the first identifying information to the second identifying information; compare the authentication code to the newly configured login password; in the event that the first identifying information matches the second identifying information and the authentication code matches the newly configured login password, determine that the first terminal is an administrative terminal associated with the wireless network; in response to the determination that the first terminal comprises the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, store at least one of the first identifying information and the second identifying information as authentication identifying information with the newly configured login password; receive a sharing request from a second terminal, wherein the sharing request includes identifying information corresponding to one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal; compare the identifying information corresponding to the one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal to stored authentication identifying information associated with one or more authenticated wireless networks to determine at least one authenticated wireless network from the one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal; and send identifying information and a stored login password corresponding to the at least one authenticated wireless network to the second terminal over a network different than the at least one authenticated wireless network; and one or more memories coupled to the one or more computer processors and configured to provide the one or more computer processors with instructions.

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2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate the authentication code.

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3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the authentication code comprises a series of random alphanumeric characters.

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4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first identifying information comprises one or more of the following: a name of the wireless network, a physical location of a wireless router associated with the wireless network, and geographic location information associated with the wireless network.

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5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: in response to the determination that the first terminal comprises the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, determine that the wireless network comprises an authenticated wireless network for which the newly configured login password is configured to be shareable.

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6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: in the event that either one or both of the first identifying information does not match the second identifying information and the authentication code does not match the newly configured login password, determine that the first terminal is not the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network.

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7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: in response to the determination that the first terminal does not comprise the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, determine that the wireless network is not an authenticated wireless network and that the newly configured login password associated with the wireless network is not shareable.

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8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a discontinue request associated with the wireless network from the first terminal; and in response to the discontinue request, delete the newly configured login password stored with the authentication identifying information.

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9. A method, comprising: receiving from a first terminal an authentication request to authenticate a wireless network currently used by the first terminal, wherein the authentication request includes a first identifying information associated with the wireless network; sending an authentication code to the first terminal, wherein the authentication code is to be configured as a newly configured login password associated with the wireless network; receiving a feedback response from the first terminal, wherein the feedback response includes a second identifying information associated with the wireless network and the newly configured login password associated with the wireless network; comparing the first identifying information to the second identifying information; comparing the authentication code to the newly configured login password; in the event that the first identifying information matches the second identifying information and the authentication code matches the newly configured login password, determining that the first terminal is an administrative terminal associated with the wireless network; in response to the determination that the first terminal comprises the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, storing at least one of the first identifying information and the second identifying information as authentication identifying information with the newly configured login password; receiving a sharing request from a second terminal, wherein the sharing request includes identifying information corresponding to one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal; comparing the identifying information corresponding to the one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal to stored authentication identifying information associated with one or more authenticated wireless networks to determine at least one authenticated wireless network from the one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal; and sending identifying information and a stored login password corresponding to the at least one authenticated wireless network to the second terminal over a network different than the at least one authenticated wireless network.

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10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising generating the authentication code.

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11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first identifying information comprises one or more of the following: a name of the wireless network, a physical location of a wireless router associated with the wireless network, and geographic location information associated with the wireless network.

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12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: in response to the determination that the first terminal comprises the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, determining that the wireless network comprises an authenticated wireless network for which the newly configured login password is configured to be shareable.

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13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: in the event that either one or both of the first identifying information does not match the second identifying information and the authentication code does not match the newly configured login password, determining that the first terminal is not the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network.

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14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising: in response to the determination that the first terminal does not comprise the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, determining that the wireless network is not an authenticated wireless network and that the newly configured login password associated with the wireless network is not shareable.

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15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: receiving a discontinue request associated with the wireless network from the first terminal; and in response to the discontinue request, deleting the newly configured login password stored with the authentication identifying information.

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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for: receiving from a first terminal an authentication request to authenticate a wireless network currently used by the first terminal, wherein the authentication request includes a first identifying information associated with the wireless network; sending an authentication code to the first terminal, wherein the authentication code is to be configured as a newly configured login password associated with the wireless network; receiving a feedback response from the first terminal, wherein the feedback response includes a second identifying information associated with the wireless network and the newly configured login password associated with the wireless network; comparing the first identifying information to the second identifying information; comparing the authentication code to the newly configured login password; in the event that the first identifying information matches the second identifying information and the authentication code matches the newly configured login password, determining that the first terminal is an administrative terminal associated with the wireless network; in response to the determination that the first terminal comprises the administrative terminal associated with the wireless network, storing at least one of the first identifying information and the second identifying information as authentication identifying information with the newly configured login password; receiving a sharing request from a second terminal, wherein the sharing request includes identifying information corresponding to one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal; comparing the identifying information corresponding to the one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal to stored authentication identifying information associated with one or more authenticated wireless networks to determine at least one authenticated wireless network from the one or more wireless networks detected by the second terminal; and sending identifying information and a stored login password corresponding to the at least one authenticated wireless network to the second terminal over a network different than the at least one authenticated wireless network.

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Publication Date

February 23, 2016

Inventors

Bingchun An

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