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US 2008/0189544 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for preferred business partner access in public wireless local area networks (lans)
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMandayam Thondanur Raghunath, Dinesh Chandra Verma
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Abstract
A method (and system) of providing preferred access to a service includes linking an authorization server of a service provider with a certification scheme provided by a business enterprise.
Claims20
A method of providing preferred access to a service, comprising:
- linking an authorization server of a service provider with a certification scheme provided by a business enterprise.
A method of providing preferred access to a service, comprising:
- receiving an access request from a user;
- requesting the user to prove that the user is authorized by a business enterprise to obtain preferred access to the service;
- and
- validating proof of authorization provided by the user.
1 more element
A system for providing preferred access to a service, comprising:
- a linking unit that links an authorization server of a service provider with a certification scheme provided by a business enterprise.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.