Systems and methods for network-assisted authentication and location services

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025184325-A1
Application number	US-202318526240-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2023
Priority date	Dec 1, 2023
Publication date	Jun 5, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system described herein may receive a first authentication request that includes a first identifier of a User Equipment (“UE”), and a second identifier of a second device. The system may output a second authentication request to a wireless network with which the UE is associated, which may include the first identifier of the UE. The system may receive, in response to the second authentication request an indication that the UE has been authenticated, and location information associated with the UE. The system may identify one or more services associated with the received location of the UE, and may output, to the second device and based on the response to the second authentication request, traffic associated with the identified one or more services.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A first device, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive a first authentication request that includes:
a first identifier of a User Equipment (“UE”), and
a second identifier of a second device;

output a second authentication request to a wireless network with which the UE is associated, wherein the authentication request includes the first identifier of the UE;
receive, in response to the second authentication request:
an indication that the UE has been authenticated, and
location information associated with the UE;

identify one or more services associated with the received location of the UE; and
output, to the second device and based on the response to the second authentication request, traffic associated with the identified one or more services.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first UE is associated with a particular user or account, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
identify that the first authentication request is associated with the particular user or account based on the first identifier of the UE received with the first authentication request.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein identifying the one or more services further includes identifying a set of services associated with the particular user or account.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first identifier of the UE includes a Mobile Directory Number (“MDN”) of the UE.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
maintain a set of content available for providing to one or more UEs, wherein different subsets of the content are associated with different locations, wherein identifying the one or more services associated with the location of the UE includes identifying a particular subset of the content associated with the location of the UE, and wherein outputting traffic associated with the identified one or more services includes providing the particular subset of content, associated with the location of the UE, to the second device.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first authentication request is received from the UE, and, wherein the second device provides the second identifier to the UE.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive scheduling information associated with the first UE; determine, based on the scheduling information associated with the first UE, that authentication of the second device has expired; and cease outputting, to the second device and based on determining that the authentication of the second device has expired, traffic associated with the identified one or more services.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions to:
receive a first authentication request that includes:
a first identifier of a User Equipment (“UE”), and
a second identifier of a second device;
output a second authentication request to a wireless network with which the UE is associated, wherein the authentication request includes the first identifier of the UE; receive, in response to the second authentication request:
an indication that the UE has been authenticated, and
location information associated with the UE;
identify one or more services associated with the received location of the UE; and output, to the second device and based on the response to the second authentication request, traffic associated with the identified one or more services.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first UE is associated with a particular user or account, wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
identify that the first authentication request is associated with the particular user or account based on the first identifier of the UE received with the first authentication request.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein identifying the one or more services further includes identifying a set of services associated with the particular user or account.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first identifier of the UE includes a Mobile Directory Number (“MDN”) of the UE.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
maintain a set of content available for providing to one or more UEs, wherein different subsets of the content are associated with different locations, wherein identifying the one or more services associated with the location of the UE includes identifying a particular subset of the content associated with the location of the UE, and wherein outputting traffic associated with the identified one or more services includes providing the particular subset of content, associated with the location of the UE, to the second device.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first authentication request is received from the UE, wherein the second device provides the second identifier to the UE.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
receive scheduling information associated with the first UE; determine, based on the scheduling information associated with the first UE, that authentication of the second device has expired; and cease outputting, to the second device and based on determining that the authentication of the second device has expired, traffic associated with the identified one or more services.

15 . A method, comprising:
receiving a first authentication request that includes:
a first identifier of a User Equipment (“UE”), and
a second identifier of a second device;
outputting a second authentication request to a wireless network with which the UE is associated, wherein the authentication request includes the first identifier of the UE; receiving, in response to the second authentication request:
an indication that the UE has been authenticated, and
location information associated with the UE;
identifying one or more services associated with the received location of the UE; and outputting, to the second device and based on the response to the second authentication request, traffic associated with the identified one or more services.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first UE is associated with a particular user or account, the method further comprising:
identifying that the first authentication request is associated with the particular user or account based on the first identifier of the UE received with the first authentication request, wherein identifying the one or more services further includes identifying a set of services associated with the particular user or account.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first identifier of the UE includes a Mobile Directory Number (“MDN”) of the UE.

18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
maintaining a set of content available for providing to one or more UEs, wherein different subsets of the content are associated with different locations, wherein identifying the one or more services associated with the location of the UE includes identifying a particular subset of the content associated with the location of the UE, and wherein outpu

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Nalam Rahul
• Pacella Dante J
• Sardesai Ashish
• Strumwasser David J
• Mallya Sumanth S

Classifications

• H04L67/52

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04L63/108

  when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time · CPC title

• H04L67/75

  Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display · CPC title

• H04L67/51

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title

• H04L63/0876 Primary

  based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint · CPC title