An identification token

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016164680-A1
Application number	US-201314778485-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2013
Priority date	Mar 20, 2013
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An approach for obtaining and applying an identification token is provided. One approach includes obtaining one or more tokens for screening incoming communication items to a first user, encrypting the one or more tokens to create respective one or more encrypted tokens, and providing the one or more encrypted tokens to one or more second users for subsequent use in communication to the first user to enable the first user to screen incoming communication items. Another approach includes receiving an indication of one or more incoming communication items addressed to a first user and an encrypted token associated with one or more identifiers characterizing the one or more communication items, decrypting the encrypted token to derive a decrypted token to enable verification of the token, and applying a predetermined rule based on the outcome of the verification to screen incoming communication items.

First claim

1 . An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
obtain one or more tokens for screening incoming communication items to a first user, wherein a token is associated with one or more identifiers characterizing one or more communication items accompanying the token, encrypt the one or more tokens to create respective one or more encrypted tokens, and provide the one or more encrypted tokens to one or more second users for subsequent use in communication to the first user to enable the first user to screen incoming communication items.

2 . An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a token is associated with at least one type identifier indicative of the type of the one or more communication items.

3 . An apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a type identifier indicates priority level of the one or more communication items.

4 . An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein a type identifier indicates the context of the one or more communication items.

5 . An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a token is associated with one or more user identifiers of one or more second users for assigning the token to said one or more second users.

6 . (canceled)

7 . An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a token is provided as a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) determined on basis of said identifier(s) the token is associated with.

8 . An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a communication item comprises one of the following: a telephone call, a message of a short message service (SMS), a message of a multimedia messaging service (MMS), a message of an instant messaging service, an email message.

9 . (canceled)

10 . (canceled)

11 . An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said encrypting comprises encrypting the one or more tokens on basis of an encryption key.

12 . An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said encryption key is received from a second user.

13 . An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive an indication of one or more incoming communication items addressed to a first user and an encrypted token associated with one or more identifiers characterizing the one or more communication items, decrypt the encrypted token to derive a decrypted token to enable verification of the token, and apply a predetermined rule to screen incoming communication items, wherein said predetermined rule determines handling of the one or more incoming communication items at least on basis of the outcome of the verification.

14 - 29 . (canceled)

30 . A method comprising
obtaining one or more tokens for screening incoming communication items to a first user, wherein a token is associated with one or more identifiers characterizing one or more communication item accompanying the token, encrypting the one or more tokens to create respective one or more encrypted tokens, and providing the one or more encrypted tokens to one or more second users for subsequent use in communication to the first user to enable the first user to screen incoming communication items.

31 . A method according to claim 30 , wherein a token is associated with at least one type identifier indicative of the type of the one or more communication items.

32 . A method according to claim 31 , wherein a type identifier indicates priority level of the one or more communication items.

33 . A method according to claim 31 wherein a type identifier indicates the context of the one or more communication items.

34 . A method according to claim 30 , wherein a token is associated with one or more user identifiers of one or more second users for assigning the token to said one or more second users.

35 . (canceled)

36 . A method according to claim 30 , wherein a token is provided as a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) determined on basis of said identifier(s) the token is associated with.

37 . A method according to claim 30 , wherein a communication item comprises one of the following: a telephone call, a message of a short message service (SMS), a message of a multimedia messaging service (MMS), a message of an instant messaging service, an email message.

38 . (canceled)

39 . (canceled)

40 . A method according to claim 30 , wherein said encrypting comprises encrypting the one or more tokens on basis of an encryption key.

41 . A method according to claim 40 , wherein said encryption key is received from a second user.

42 . A method comprising
receiving, at an apparatus, an indication of one or more incoming communication items addressed to a first user and an encrypted token associated with one or more identifiers characterizing the one or more communication items, decrypting the encrypted token to derive a decrypted token to enable verification of the token, and applying a predetermined rule to screen incoming communication items, wherein said predetermined rule determines handling of the one or more incoming communication items at least on basis of the outcome of the verification.

43 - 58 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Liao Zhuoyuan
• Liu Song
• Gao Bin
• Guo Chaobin
• Cui Naichen

Classifications

• H04L9/3213 Primary

  using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos (network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network H04L63/0807) · CPC title

• H04W12/04 Primary

  Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA] · CPC title

• H04W4/14

  Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD] · CPC title

• H04L63/0236

  Filtering by address, protocol, port number or service, e.g. IP-address or URL · CPC title

• H04L2463/062

  applying encryption of the keys · CPC title