Authentication and verification services for third party vendors using mobile devices

US8934865B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8934865-B2
Application numberUS-34569506-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 2, 2006
Priority dateFeb 2, 2006
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A method to provide authentication services to third party vendors by a service provider hosting an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server or a similar device that can authenticate users for some other service. This method enables easy and substantially error-free end-user authentication, which forms the basis for enabling electronic transactions (e.g., web-based) that are less vulnerable to fraud.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for authenticating a user transaction with a vendor, the user having a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving, at a mobile service provider, identification information associated with said user and an identifier associated with said mobile device, wherein the received mobile device identifier comprises at least one of a cell phone number, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card number, and an electronic serial number (ESN), and the user ide…

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What does patent US8934865B2 cover?
A method to provide authentication services to third party vendors by a service provider hosting an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server or a similar device that can authenticate users for some other service. This method enables easy and substantially error-free end-user authentication, which forms the basis for enabling electronic transactions (e.g., web-based) that are le…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nandagopal Thyagarajan, Alcatel Lucent
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q20/322. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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