Patent ID: 9503444
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, in an information handling system comprising a home gateway router, a processor and a memory, for sharing access to a network service by multiple devices in a home network, the method comprising: receiving, by the system, a first user request from a first client device to access a network service, wherein the first user request from the first client device is generated by a first portal and application on the first client device; receiving, by the system, one or more user credentials from the first client device for authenticating access to the network service; associating, by the system, the one or more user credentials with the network service; prompting the first user at the first client device to enter a credential store access passphrase before storing the one or more user credentials at the home gateway router; storing, in the memory of the system, the one or more user credentials from the first client device; receiving, by the system, a second user request from a second client device to access the network service, wherein the second user request from the second client device is generated by a second, different portal and application on the second client device; and retrieving, from the memory of the system, the one or more user credentials for direct delivery to and authentication by the network service without requiring re-entry of the one or more user credentials from the second client device.