Patent ID: 8943202
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for administering access to a network, the method comprising: receiving, at a network controller, an input from a network administrator associated with controlling a first network; in response to receiving the input, displaying, by the network controller, information corresponding to social networks supported by the network controller; receiving, from the network administrator, selection of a first social network from the displayed information, wherein the selection of the first social network includes information about an association between the network administrator and the first social network; establishing a communications session between the network controller and the first social network; receiving, from the first social network, user identification information associated with the network administrator in the first social network; receiving, from the network administrator, configuration parameters for resources in the first network; and configuring, based on the configuration parameters received from the network administrator and the user identification information associated with the network administrator received from the first social network, access to resources in the first network, wherein displaying a set of social networks supported by the network controller comprises: