Patent ID: 9426721
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a server device, a request for temporary access to a wireless network, the request being associated with a first device, wherein the temporary access is associated with a sub-account of an account that is based on a subscription for access to the wireless network, the subscription being associated with a second device, identifying, by the server device, at least one of: determining, by the server device and based on the identified first prior usage information or the identified second prior usage information, whether to grant the request for temporary access to the wireless network, the determining being based on one or more thresholds that are associated with excessive previous temporary access under the sub-account; granting, by the server device, the request for temporary access when the determination, based on the first or the second prior usage information and the one or more thresholds, indicates at least one of: rejecting, by the server device, the request for temporary access when the determination, based on the first or the second prior usage information and the one or more thresholds, indicates at least one of: