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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zi Lian Ji, Shanghai, CN;
Tao Jiang, Shanghai, CN;
Xian Dong Meng, Shanghai, CN;
George J. Romano, Rochester, MN (US);
Zhi Qiang Wei, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/2575 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 92/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/25752 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 92/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digital credential is generated for a user device. The digital credential is transmitted to the user device via an optical wireless communication access point (OWC AP). The user device is located in a coverage area of the OWC AP. The digital credential is provided to a wireless local area network (WLAN AP) associated with the OWC AP for authentication of a request from the user device to access the WLAN.