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US 8,943,202 B2Granted
Network resource access using social networks
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorJérôme Chevillat
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Abstract
A network controller is enabled to control a network that is administered by a network administrator. The network controller provides the network administrator with an option to register an association with a social network from a plurality of available social networks. The network controller identifies a social network selected by the network administrator. The network controller receives, from the social network, a user identification associated with an account the network administrator in the first social network. The network controller receives from the network administrator configuration parameters for resources in the network. Based on the configuration parameters received from the network administrator, the network controller configures access to resources in the network.
Claims22
A method for administering access to a network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a network controller, an input from a network administrator associated with controlling a first network;
- in response to receiving the input, displaying, by the network controller, information corresponding to social networks supported by the network controller;
- receiving, from the network administrator, selection of a first social network from the displayed information, wherein the selection of the first social network includes information about an association between the network administrator and the first social network;
- establishing a communications session between the network controller and the first social network;
- receiving, from the first social network, user identification information associated with the network administrator in the first social network;
- receiving, from the network administrator, configuration parameters for resources in the first network;
- and
- configuring, based on the configuration parameters received from the network administrator and the user identification information associated with the network administrator received from the first social network, access to resources in the first network,
- wherein displaying a set of social networks supported by the network controller comprises:
- determining whether an association with a social network corresponding to the network administrator exists in the network controller;
- responsive to determining that an association with a social network corresponding to the network administrator does not exist in the network controller, providing the network administrator with an option to register an association with a social network from amongst the social networks supported by the network controller;
- and
- identifying the first social network based on a selection made by the network administrator in response to providing the option.
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A system for administering access to a network, the system comprising:
- a network controller comprising first instructions encoded in a non-transitory machine-readable medium that, when executed by a first processor, are configured to cause the first processor to perform operations including:
- receiving, at the network controller, an input from a network administrator associated with controlling a first network;
- in response to receiving the input, displaying, by the network controller, information corresponding to social networks supported by the network controller;
- receiving, at the network controller and from the network administrator, selection of a first social network from the displayed information, wherein the selection of the first social network includes information about an association between the network administrator and the first social network;
- establishing a communications session between the network controller and the first social network;
- receiving, from the first social network, user identification information associated with the network administrator in the first social network;
- receiving, from the network administrator, configuration parameters for resources in the first network;
- and
- configuring, based on the configuration parameters received from the network administrator and the user identification information associated with the network administrator received from the first social network, access to resources in the network,
- wherein displaying a set of social networks supported by the network controller comprises:
- determining whether an association with a social network corresponding to the network administrator exists in the network controller;
- responsive to determining that an association with a social network corresponding to the network administrator does not exist in the network controller, providing the network administrator with an option to register an association with a social network from amongst the social networks supported by the network controller;
- and
- identifying the first social network based on a selection made by the network administrator in response to providing the option.
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A computer program product, implemented in a non-transitory machine-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations including:
- receiving, at a network controller, an input from a network administrator associated with controlling a first network;
- in response to receiving the input, displaying, by the network controller, information corresponding to social networks supported by the network controller;
- receiving, from the network administrator, selection of a first social network from the displayed information, wherein the selection of the first social network includes information about an association between the network administrator and the first social network;
- establishing a communications session between the network controller and the first social network;
- receiving, from the first social network, user identification information associated with the network administrator in the first social network;
- receiving, from the network administrator, configuration parameters for resources in the first network;
- and
- configuring, based on the configuration parameters received from the network administrator and the user identification information associated with the network administrator received from the first social network, access to resources in the first network,
- wherein displaying a set of social networks supported by the network controller comprises:
- determining whether an association with a social network corresponding to the network administrator exists in the network controller;
- responsive to determining that an association with a social network corresponding to the network administrator does not exist in the network controller, providing the network administrator with an option to register an association with a social network from amongst the social networks supported by the network controller;
- and
- identifying the first social network based on a selection made by the network administrator in response to providing the option.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.