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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Brian Novack, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jerry Birkes, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Alton Drake, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
Gary Toretti, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Brian Novack, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jerry Birkes, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Alton Drake, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
Gary Toretti, Flower Mound, TX (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of authenticating an entity includes associating a local identity of the entity with a global identity of the entity, the local identity being associated with a first one of a plurality of restricted access zones, associating the global identity of the entity with particular ones of the plurality of restricted access zones for granting access to the particular ones of the plurality of restricted access zones, receiving an authentication request from the entity to access a second one of the plurality of access zones where the authentication request includes the local identity of the entity, and authenticating the entity for access to the second one of the plurality of access zones responsive to receiving the authentication request when the second one of the plurality of restricted access zones is one of the particular ones of the plurality of restricted access zones that are associated with the global identity of the entity.