Cross access login controller
View Patent ↗Systems and methods here may be used for authorizing network access including using by a server computer with a processor and memory, for receiving, through the gateway support node, a request to access the first network associated with the gateway support node from a client device, wherein the request includes a client device identifier, sending a validation request of the client device identifier to the data storage server, receiving a validation response based on previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network, from the data storage server and sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network.
1. A method of authorizing network access, comprising:
by a server computer with a processor and memory, the server computer in communication with a data storage server, and a gateway support node associated with a first network, the server computer processor,
receiving, through the gateway support node, a request to access the first network associated with the gateway support node from a client device,
wherein the request includes a client device identifier;
sending a validation request of the client device identifier to the data storage server;
receiving a validation response from the data storage server,
wherein the validation response is based on previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network;
if the validation response is positive,
receiving the previously registered credentials associated with the client device identifier from the data storage server; and
sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network;
if the validation response is negative,
directing the client device to a login portal for input of new credentials.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein,
if the validation response is negative,
sending the client device a secret code, via the second network;
receiving a transmitted code from the client device; and
if the received transmitted code is the same as the sent secret code,
sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access to the first network.
3. The method of claim 1 further, by the server computer processor,
receiving, through the login portal, the new credentials;
sending a validation request of the new credentials to an authentication server;
receiving a validation response from the authentication server;
if the validation response is positive,
sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network; and
causing storage of the new credentials in the data storage server and correlation between the new credentials and the client device identifier.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second network is a cellular network.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the sending the client device the secret code is by short message service (SMS).
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first network is Wi-Fi network.
7. The method of claim 4 wherein the sending the client device the secret code is by email.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the client device identifier is at least one of, a medium access control (MAC) address, or an internet protocol (IP) number.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein, the previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network are user registered information associated with a service provider account.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the data storage server is a distributed database with a centralized interface.
11. The method of claim 1 further, by the server computer processor,
directing the client device to the login portal for re-verification of credentials.
12. The method of claim 1 further, by the server computer processor,
directing the client device to the login portal for update of client details.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the request to access the first network includes an access elementID.
14. The method of claim 13 further, by the server computer processor,
sending the received access elementID from the first network to a unified location manager;
receiving a location of the client device from unified location manager.
15. The method of claim 14 further, by the server computer processor,
receiving an access elementID from the second network for the client device;
sending the received access elementID from the second network to the unified location manager;
receiving, from the unified location manager a location of the client device based on the elementID from the first network and a location of the client device based on the elementID from the second network;
comparing the two received locations of the client device; and
if the two received locations of the client device are outside a threshold distance, sending an invalidation to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network.
16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for a method of authenticating a client device, the method comprising:
by a server computer with a processor and memory, the server computer in communication with a data storage server, and a gateway support node associated with a first network, the server computer processor,
receiving, through the gateway support node, a request to access the first network associated with the gateway support node from a client device,
wherein the request includes a client device identifier;
sending a validation request of the client device identifier to the data storage server;
receiving a validation response from the data storage server,
wherein the validation response is based on previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network;
if the validation response is positive,
receiving the previously registered credentials associated with the client device identifier from the data storage server; and
sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein the first network utilizes a first network protocol and the second network utilizes a second network protocol.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein the client device identifier is a medium access control (MAC) address.
19. A system for authorizing network access, comprising:
a server computer with a processor and memory, the server computer in communication with a data storage server, and a gateway support node associated with a first network, the server computer processor, the server computer to,
receive, through the gateway support node, a request to access the first network associated with the gateway support node from a client device,
wherein the request includes a client device identifier;
send a validation request of the client device identifier to the data storage server;
receive a validation response from the data storage server,
wherein the validation response is based on previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network;
if the validation response is positive,
receive the previously registered credentials associated with the client device identifier from the data storage server; and
send authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the first network is a Wi-Fi network and the second network is a cellular network.