System and Method for Sharing Access to a Service Within a Home Network

摘要

A home network router and method of operation are provided for seamlessly sharing access to a network service by multiple devices in a home network by configuring the home network router to receive and store authenticated user credentials for the network service at the home network router after associating the user credentials with the network service so that, upon reception of a second user request from a second client device to access the network service, the user credentials are retrieved from the home network router for direct delivery to and authentication by the network service without requiring re-entry of the one or more user credentials from the second client device.

主权项

1. A method, in an information handling system comprising a processor and a memory, for sharing access to a network service by multiple devices in a home network, the method comprising:
receiving, by the system, a first user request from a first client device to access a network service; receiving, by the system, one or more user credentials from the first client device for authenticating access to the network service; associating, by the system, the one or more user credentials with the network service; storing, in the memory of the system, the one or more user credentials from the first client device; receiving, by the system, a second user request from a second client device to access the network service; and retrieving, from the memory of the system, the one or more user credentials for direct delivery to and authentication by the network service without requiring re-entry of the one or more user credentials from the second client device.