Patent ID: 9137240
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a user device of a user access to the Internet by way of a plurality of different Internet service providers, each Internet service provider (ISP) having respectively different ISP-specific log-in information to enable Internet access for the user device, said method comprising: enabling bidirectional communication between an access service provider and a first ISP, through the Internet, the access service provider also in bidirectional communication, through the Internet, with the user device, wherein the user device is connected to the Internet through a second ISP; conveying to the access service provider the ISP-specific log-in information associated with the first ISP in order to enable the ISP-specific log-in information of the first ISP to be conveyed to the user device; using the first ISP to authenticate the user's right to access the Internet by way of the first ISP based solely on the user device submitting the conveyed ISP-specific log-in information of the first ISP, wherein the ISP-specific log-in information is specific to the first ISP and not the user.