The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2024
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
James Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Yupeng Jia, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Eric Zavesky, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Device authentication sharing can include detecting, at a gateway of a local network, authentication of a user device for communication with a first local device that is in communication with the gateway via the local network. The gateway can send, to a second local device operating on the local network, an authentication notice that indicates that the user device has authenticated for communication with the first local device. The gateway can receive from the second local device, a share request requesting sharing of the authentication of the user device with the second local device. The gateway can obtain a token that defines a permission associated with the authentication, a time limit associated with the authentication, and a location limit associated with the authentication. Delivery of the token to the gateway can be triggered, whereby the second local device communicates with the user device via a connection supported by the gateway.