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System and method for unified authentication in communication networks

US9560525B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Sangar Dowlatkhah · Cedar Hill, US
Venson Shaw · Kirkland, US
Thomas J. Will · Skillman, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 2014
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising authenticating, by a server comprising a processor, a communication device to a first communication network, in accordance with authentication information stored in a first repository of the first communication network. The method also comprises determining, by the server, that a second communication network is accessible to the communication device. The method further comprises providing, by the server, the authentication information to a second repository of the second communication network in accordance with the determining, wherein the providing is performed independently of a request from the second communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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