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US 8818276
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for controlling network access to guest apparatus based on presence of hosting apparatus
Current assignee: RPX Corp
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Patent Overview: US8818276B2
Title: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for controlling network access to guest apparatus based on presence of hosting apparatus
Patent Number: US8818276B2 | Application No.: US13/472,638 | Publication (grant): 2014-08-26 | Earlier publication: US20130309971A1 (2013-11-21)
Assignee/Inventor Information: Original assignee listed as Nokia Inc (later assigned to Nokia Corporation, then Nokia Technologies Oy; listed current assignees include RPX Corp and Nokia USA Inc). Inventors: Niko Kiukkonen, Janne Marin, Jukka Reunamaki, Sverre Slotte.
Key Dates:
- Priority/Filing: 2012-05-16
- Granted: 2014-08-26
- Adjusted expiration (per listing): 2032-12-14
- Legal status: Expired – Fee Related (as listed; status is an assumption, not a legal conclusion)
Purpose (plain-language scope): The patent concerns controlling a guest device's access to a communication network based on the detected presence of a hosting device. The invention uses short-range wireless communication to determine whether the hosting apparatus is present, and grants or revokes network access for the guest apparatus accordingly. This ties network access permission to the physical proximity/availability of the host.
Technical Classifications: H04W12/00 (security arrangements; authentication; protecting privacy); H04W12/08 (access security); H04W12/63 (location/proximity-dependent security); H04L63/10 and H04L63/107 (access control, location-dependent security policies); H04W4/80 (short-range communication, e.g., NFC, RFID); H04W84/12 (WLAN).
Prior Art Keywords (as listed): access; communication network; range communication; wireless short; coverage.
Relation to earlier sections: Building on previously generated sections of this patent, this overview summarizes identification, dates, parties, purpose, and classification directly from the supplied text.
What the excerpt does not establish: The excerpt provides no claim text, detailed specification, drawings, or description of specific embodiments, so the precise claimed scope is not established here. It also does not establish litigation, validity, ultimate ownership outcomes, or prior-art significance; any listed legal status, assignee, or priority date is expressly an assumption, not a legal conclusion.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US8818276](/patent/US8818276)/en (fetched 2026-09-23)
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