# US 2017/0289119 A1 · Presence-based network authentication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0289119 A1 - Document ID: US20170289119A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/090,026 - Filed: 2016-04-04 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-04 - Assignees: Gogo LLC - Applicants: Gogo LLC - Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170289119A1 ## CPC - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G06F 21/31: User authentication - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 12/068: {using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications} - G06F 2221/2133: Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha - H04L 2209/84: Vehicles - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems and methods are provided to authenticating an electronic device with a wireless network using a presence-based authentication process. As part of the presence-based authentication process, an authentication entity may receive a registration message from an electronic device. The authentication entity may respond to the registration message by transmitting an authentication challenge associated with providing access to the wireless network and/or network feature thereof. If the electronic device provides a successful response to the authentication challenge, then the authentication entity may authenticate the electronic device to utilize the wireless network and/or network feature thereof. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of authenticating an electronic device with a wireless network the method comprising: detecting, by an authentication server, a registration request, the registration request being automatically transmitted by the electronic device in response to the electronic device detecting the presence of the wireless network; in response to detecting the registration request, transmitting, via the wireless network, a challenge, the challenge including (i) an indication of an expected sequence of symbols and (ii) an indication of a first feature of the wireless network; detecting, at the authentication server, a response to the challenge, the response including user input received by the electronic device; determining, by the authentication server, that the user input matches the expected sequence of symbols; and causing, by the authentication server, the electronic device to be authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first feature of the wireless network is a communication service, the communication service being one or more of: a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) service, an internet communication service, or an email service. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the authentication server, that the user input does not match the desired sequence of symbols; and blocking, by the authentication server, the electronic device from accessing the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the challenge comprises at least one of: an image, a math equation, or a contextual challenge being contextual to a vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: responsive to the electronic device being authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network, transmitting, by the authentication server, a notification that the electronic device has been authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: subsequent to the electronic device being authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network: associating, by the authentication server, a plurality of additional network features of the wireless network with respective sequences of symbols; and transmitting, to the electronic device, a secondary challenge, the secondary challenge including an indication of the plurality of additional network features and the respective sequences of symbols. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: detecting, at the authentication server, a response to the secondary challenge, the response including an indication of a second set of user input, determining, by the authentication server, that the second set of user input matches one or more of the respective sequences of symbols; and causing, by the authentication server, the electronic device to be authorized to utilize one or more network features corresponding to the one or more sequences of symbols. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein: at least one of the first network feature or the one or more network features is associated with a fee; and causing, by the authentication server, the fee to be billed to a wireless carrier associated with the electronic device or a communication service provider associated with a user of the electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of additional network features include at least one of: unrestricted internet access, limited internet access, in-flight entertainment (IFE) services, or virtual private network (VPN) access. ### Claim 10 A system for authenticating an electronic device with a wireless network, the system comprising: one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to: detect a registration attempt by the electronic device, the registration attempt initiated in response to the electronic device detecting the presence of the wireless network; in response to detecting the registration attempt, transmit, via the wireless network, a challenge, the challenge including an indication of an access code associated with a first feature of the wireless network; detect a response to the challenge, the response including an indication of user input received by the electronic device; determine that the user input matches the access code; and update a profile associated with the electronic device to authorize the electronic device to utilize the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the first feature of the wireless network is a communication service, the communication service being one or more of: a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) service an internet communication service, or an email service. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to: determine that the user input does not match the access code; and prevent the electronic device from accessing the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the challenge comprises at least one of: an image, a math equation, or a contextual challenge being contextual to a vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to: responsive to the electronic device being authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network, transmit a confirmation that the electronic device has been authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to: subsequent to the electronic device being authorized to utilize the first feature of the wireless network: associate a plurality of additional network features of the wireless network with respective access codes; and transmit to the electronic device a secondary challenge, the secondary challenge including an indication of the plurality of additional network features and the respective access codes. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to: detect a response to the secondary challenge, the response including an indication of a second set of user input, determine that the second set of user input matches one or more access codes of the plurality of respective access codes; and update the profile associated with the electronic device to authorize the electronic device to utilize the one or more network features corresponding to the one or more access codes. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to: causing a fee associated with at least one of the first network feature or the one or more network features to be billed to a wireless carrier associated with the electronic device or a communication service provider associated with a user of the electronic device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of additional network features include at least one of: unrestricted internet access, limited internet access, in-flight entertainment (IFE) services, or virtual private network (VPN) access. ### Claim 19 A system for authenticating an electronic device with a wireless network, the system comprising: registration detection means for detecting a registration attempt by the electronic device, the registration attempt initiated in response to the electronic device detecting the presence of the wireless network; transmission means for, responsive to detecting the registration attempt, transmitting, via the wireless network, a challenge, the challenge including an indication of an access code associated with a first feature of the wireless network; response detection means for detecting a response to the challenge, the response including an indication of user input received by the electronic device; determination means for determining that the user input matches the access code; and update means for updating a profile associated with the electronic device to authorize the electronic device to utilize the first feature of the wireless network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein the system further comprises: access prevention means for, responsive to the determination means determining that the user input does not match the access code, preventing the electronic device from accessing the first feature of the wireless network.