Cloud Platform Wi-Fi Authentication for Cellular and Non-SIM Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of Wi-Fi networks in public areas face challenges with seamless authentication, as existing decentralized architectures lack a broadband sharing mechanism for secure and flexible authentication of Wi-Fi devices.
Innovation Solution
A cloud platform-based system that integrates machine learning and cellular sensing techniques to register and authenticate client devices, including cellular and non-SIM devices, by identifying their location and associating them with the nearest Wi-Fi access points for secure access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If decentralized Wi-Fi authentication architecture is used, then device compatibility and ease of deployment are improved, but authentication security and seamless access are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud platform as an intermediary between Wi-Fi access points and client devices. This centralizes authentication management while maintaining decentralized access point deployment. The cloud platform verifies device identities, manages credentials, and coordinates authentication across multiple access points, thereby enhancing security without compromising deployment ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud platform serves multiple functions: authentication verification, device registration, credential management, location tracking, and coordination between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. This multi-functional approach consolidates security management in a single system, improving authentication reliability while maintaining system simplicity.
2Reliability
If manual authentication processes are used, then security control is improved, but user convenience and access speed are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service authentication where registered devices automatically authenticate with Wi-Fi access points through the cloud platform without manual user intervention. Devices present their identifiers, the cloud platform verifies them, and access is granted automatically. This maintains security through centralized verification while eliminating manual login steps for users.
Solution Approach 2:
Devices are pre-registered with the cloud platform before Wi-Fi access is needed. The cloud platform stores device identifiers and credentials in advance. When a device attempts to connect to a Wi-Fi access point, the authentication is immediately verified against pre-stored credentials, enabling fast seamless access while maintaining security control.
3Reliability
If cloud-based centralized authentication is implemented, then authentication security and seamless access are improved, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts authentication management functionality from individual Wi-Fi access points and relocates it to a cloud platform. Access points become simple devices that forward authentication requests without needing complex verification logic. This reduces access point complexity while centralizing security management in the cloud, improving security without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
The invention provides a method and system for establishing a connection between a client device of a plurality of client devices and a Wi-Fi access point of a plurality of Wi-Fi access points using a cloud platform. One or more cellular devices and one or more non-Subscriber Identity Module (non-SIM) devices of a user are registered at the cloud platform. The one or more non-SIM devices are then associated to the one or more cellular devices. Further, each Wi-Fi access point of the plurality of Wi-Fi access points is also registered at the cloud platform. A location of the client device is identified and one or more Wi-Fi access points that are closest to the client device is identified. The one or more Wi-Fi access points then authorize the client device to access the one or more Wi-Fi access points based on the information provided by the cloud platform.