Network device access ID assignment and management

US8989708B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8989708-B2
Application numberUS-201313898961-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 21, 2013
Priority dateMay 21, 2013
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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One or more devices may receive an instruction to generate an index for a customer associated with a base station and may generate the index based on receiving the instruction. The index may include one or more spaces to store a corresponding one or more access identifiers (IDs) used to allow a user device to connect to the base station. The one or more devices may receive an instruction to add an access ID to the index; generate the access ID based on a format of the access ID, a customer type, a customer ID, or a space ID; store the access ID in one of the one or more spaces of the index; and provide the access ID to the user device and the base station. The access ID may permit the user device to connect to the base station to access a network via the base station.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by one or more devices, an instruction to generate an index for a customer associated with a base station; generating, by the one or more devices, the index based on receiving the instruction to generate the index, the index including one or more spaces to store a corresponding one or more access identifiers (IDs) used to allow a user device to connect to the base station, the index identifying the customer or a customer…

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What does patent US8989708B2 cover?
One or more devices may receive an instruction to generate an index for a customer associated with a base station and may generate the index based on receiving the instruction. The index may include one or more spaces to store a corresponding one or more access identifiers (IDs) used to allow a user device to connect to the base station. The one or more devices may receive an instruction to add…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc, Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W12/06. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).