Patent ID: 9043882
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for administering access to a wireless network, comprising: detecting a connective proximity of a mobile device being carried by a first person to a wireless network access point device operating at a secure location of a second person; determining that the mobile device is an authorized device in response to determining that the mobile device has a threshold number of contacts or friends that are in common with a contact list or a social media list for the second person; determining that the first person is not an intruder to the secure location in response to determining that the mobile device is an authorized device; connecting the authorized device to the network; causing the connection of the authorized device to the network to be provided to the second person as a first output status that indicates that the first person is not an intruder to the secure location; determining that the mobile device is an unauthorized device in response to determining that the mobile device has a threshold number of contacts or friends that are blocked by the second person for the contact list or the social media list; determining that the first person is an intruder to the secure location in response to determining that the mobile device is an unauthorized device; detecting an attempt by the unauthorized device to connect to the network; and causing the attempt by the unauthorized device to connect to the network to be provided to the second person as a second output status that indicates that the first person is an intruder to the secure location.