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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Darya Mazandarany, Kirkland, WA (US);
Triptpal Singh Lamba, Bothell, WA (US);
Shai Guday, Redmond, WA (US);
David Neil MacDonald, Seattle, WA (US);
Tyler Edward Hennessy, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sidharth Nabar, Seattle, WA (US);
Piyush Goyal, Redmond, WA (US);
Gregory Thomas Caponigro, Bellevue, WA (US);
Vladimir Holostov, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shi Chen, Redmond, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various technologies described herein pertain to sharing Wi-Fi credentials based upon relationships in a computer-implemented social network. At least one server computing device of a Wi-Fi credential sharing service receives an identifier from a mobile device and credentials for a Wi-Fi network from the mobile device. The identifier identifies a user of the mobile device. Moreover, the credentials for the Wi-Fi network are desirably shared by the user. Further, contacts of the user are retrieved from the social network. The credentials for the Wi-Fi network are retained in respective accounts of the contacts of the user from the social network. Further, an account of a contact includes credentials for Wi-Fi networks shared with the contact.