Handling unsolicited content at a telecommunications terminal
US7864761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/55
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a telecommunications terminal to securely receive unsolicited content from applications that are external to the terminal. In particular, the present invention enables the terminal to control the interaction with external applications by using a secure, two-task process. In the two-task process of the present invention, the execution of the second task is based on verifying the trustworthiness of address information that is provided in the first task. This is in contrast to a one-task process, in which an untrustworthy server that provides content might hide its own address by substituting a legitimate address.
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