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Wireless telephone service access method

US5303285A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 8, 1993
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/66
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a wireless telephone service access method a caller is authenticated by: storing and keeping up to date in service control point databases words identifying each subscription and the corresponding telephone and a secret key; transmitting from the caller's telephone to a service control point words identifying the subscription and the caller's telephone; determining in the caller's telephone a first signature using the secret key and a random number; transmitting the first signature to said service control point over the user to user signaling channel; determining in said service control point a second signature using the secret key and said random number; verifying in said service control point that: the first and second signatures are identical; the word identifying the caller's subscription represents a valid subscription; and the word identifying the caller's subscription matches the word identifying the caller's telephone.

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