US 12,170,897 B2
Operator formed network consortiums
Doron Givoni, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Dave Stephenson, San Jose, CA (US); and Steve Martin, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Ruckus IP Holdings LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by Ruckus IP Holdings LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/196,492.
Application 18/196,492 is a continuation of application No. 17/381,527, filed on Jul. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,678,182.
Application 17/381,527 is a continuation of application No. 16/675,733, filed on Nov. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,082,842, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/675,733 is a continuation of application No. 15/843,521, filed on Dec. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,506,448, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Application 15/843,521 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2015/068268, filed on Dec. 31, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/175,924, filed on Jun. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354021 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 16/16 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 8/12 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 16/16 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 92/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/0815 (2013.01); H04W 8/12 (2013.01); H04W 60/005 (2013.01); H04W 88/18 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing access to a consortium of networks, the method comprising:
sending information regarding a second network addressed to a first electronic device in a first network;
receiving a request associated with the first electronic device to authenticate a first user equipment, where the request indicates that the first user equipment is associated with the second network;
authenticating the first user equipment with a first authentication server associated with the second network; and
sending authentication approval to allow the first user equipment to associate with the first network addressed to the first electronic device.