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Granted Patent B2
US 11,445,369 · App. 16/800,655 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

System and method for credential generation for wireless infrastructure and security

Inventors: Shikhar Kwatra (Durham, NC); Adam Lee Griffin (Dubuque, IA); Srinivas Babu Tummalapenta (Broomfield, CO); Seng Chai Gan (Ashburn, VA); HuyAnh Dinh Ngo (Sterling Heights, MI)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04W12/068G06Q10/025G06Q50/14H04B10/116H04B10/1149H04W4/029H04W4/42H04W4/48H04W4/80H04W76/11
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Patent No.
US 11,445,369
App. No.
16/800,655
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for providing a travel network infrastructure. A dedicated Li-F connection is provided for each physical space such as a seat, expected to accommodate a passenger in a travel network such as an airline. A passenger is authenticated according to a physical space occupied by the passenger. If authentication is successful, a secure Li-Fi channel is established for the passenger. The access point of the Li-Fi channel is only leveraged by the passenger and no other passengers.

Claims (26)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a travel network infrastructure comprising:

providing a dedicated Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) wireless connection for each physical space expected to accommodate a passenger in a travel network;

authenticating a respective passenger according to a respective physical space occupied by the respective passenger, wherein a scan code is used to authenticate the respective passenger in an airport and/or a subsequent transport in the travel network whereby a network session is maintained during different phases of a passenger itinerary through the travel network; and

responsive to a successful authentication, establishing a secure Li-Fi channel for the respective passenger, wherein an access point of the Li-Fi channel is leveraged only by the respective passenger.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a passenger itinerary is used to authenticate the respective passenger in an airport and/or a subsequent transport in the travel network whereby a network session is maintained during different phases of the passenger itinerary through the travel network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dedicated Li-Fi wireless connection is assigned a unique address.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a passenger corpus is used to identify the respective passenger.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising tracking location of the respective passenger, if the respective passenger has changed an assigned physical space.

6. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer-usable medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code used for providing a travel network infrastructure and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:

providing a dedicated Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) wireless connection for each physical space expected to accommodate a passenger in a travel network;

authenticating a respective passenger according to a respective physical space occupied by the respective passenger, wherein a scan code is used to authenticate the respective passenger in an airport and/or a subsequent transport in the travel network whereby a network session is maintained during different phases of a passenger itinerary through the travel network; and

responsive to a successful authentication, establishing a secure Li-Fi channel for the respective passenger, wherein an access point of the Li-Fi channel is leveraged only by the respective passenger.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the scan code is valid for a specific seat location for a specific duration.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the dedicated Li-Fi wireless connection is assigned a unique address.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein a passenger corpus is used to identify the respective passenger.

10. The system of claim 6 further comprising tracking location of the respective passenger, if the respective passenger has changed an assigned physical space.

11. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

providing a dedicated Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) wireless connection for each physical space expected to accommodate a passenger in a travel network;

authenticating a respective passenger according to a respective physical space occupied by the respective passenger, wherein a scan code is used to authenticate the respective passenger in an airport and/or a subsequent transport in the travel network whereby a network session is maintained during different phases of a passenger itinerary through the travel network; and

responsive to a successful authentication, establishing a secure Li-Fi channel for the respective passenger, wherein an access point of the Li-Fi channel is leveraged only by the respective passenger.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the dedicated Li-Fi wireless connection is assigned a unique address.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein a passenger corpus is used to identify the respective passenger.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising tracking location of the passenger, if the respective passenger has changed an assigned physical space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2020
From: KWATRA, SHIKHAR; GRIFFIN, ADAM LEE; TUMMALAPENTA, SRINIVAS BABU; GAN, SENG CHAI; NGO, HUYANH DINH
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051923/0213 →
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