Mobile device authentication
US10291613B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/48
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Authentication of a mobile device by its subscription is automatically performed by extracting the IMSI value from the mobile device's operating system via a locally installed mobile app. The IMSI value is passed onto an authentication system that has the necessary authentication and authorization infrastructure to query a mobile operator's database for a MSISDN associated with the IMSI value. If a valid MSISDN is found, the MSISDN is returned from the mobile operator to the authentication system and finally to the mobile app on the mobile device.
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