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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Yaron Kanza, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Raghvendra Savoor, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for managing access control in private networks like home or corporate networks based on a current location such as a defined area, e.g., a room, in which a network-connected device is located. For instance, in one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes receiving a request from a user endpoint device to access a private network that provides a network connectivity within a structure, determining a current location of the user endpoint device within the structure, determining whether an access control rule permits access to the private network for a combination of the user endpoint device and the current location of the user endpoint device, and taking, in response to the determining, an action to enforce the access control rule.