Patent ID: 8655729

Claim:
A wireless communication device configured to be able to communicate via both a first access point and a second access point for using the first access point to obtain validation credentials in order to permit use of the second access point to access a network, the second access point configured to validate users attempting to access the network, the wireless communication device comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for execution by the processor, the computer executable instructions when executed by the processor cause the wireless device to: initiate communication with the second access point in order to access a network; obtain an access point identifier from the second access point, the access point identifier for identifying the second access point; transmit the access point identifier to a validation server via the first access point; receive validation credentials from the validation server via the first access point, the validation credentials configured to access an account associated with the second access point and not associated with the first access point; and transmit the validation credentials to the second access point to validate the account with the second access point to obtain access to the network.