Instant log-in method for authentificating a user and settling bills by using two different communication channels and a system thereof
US8024567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/14
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for authenticating a user of certain service provided by a system through a first communication channel, in one aspect including receiving an access request from a first terminal of the user through the first communication channel; receiving an address or number of a second terminal of the user through the first communication channel; transferring data including an identification code, to the second terminal of the user through a second communication channel; receiving a user confirmation response, including the user identification code, from the second terminal of the user through the second communication channel; determining whether the identification code transferred to the second terminal is identical to the user identification code received from the second terminal; generating an authentication code if it is determined that both the user identification codes are identical to each other; transferring the user authentication code to the first terminal of the user through the first communication channel.
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