Patent ID: 11924637
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method performed by a subscriber user equipment for automatically authenticating the subscriber user equipment with a mobile expert user equipment at retail store associated with a telecommunications service provider, wherein the method comprises:
logging in, by the subscriber user equipment, to a subscription account application installed on the subscriber user equipment using subscriber credentials, wherein the subscriber credentials are pre-registered with the telecommunications service provider associated with the retail store;
determining, by subscription account application executing on the subscriber user equipment, that the subscriber user equipment is located within a coverage area associated with the retail store after logging in to the subscription account application;
establishing, using a Wi-Fi direct application programming interface (API) of the subscriber user equipment, a Wi-Fi direct connection between the subscriber user equipment and a mobile expert user equipment in the retail store based on the subscriber credentials using the subscription account application, wherein the Wi-Fi direct connection enables the subscriber user equipment to communicate directly with the mobile user equipment; and
transmitting, using the Wi-Fi direct API of the subscriber user equipment and the Wi-Fi direct connection, directly to the mobile expert user equipment, an authentication message indicating an identity of a subscriber using the subscriber user equipment and indicating that the subscriber is pre-registered with the telecommunications service provider, triggering the subscriber to be added to a service queue of the retail store.