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Method and system for authentication via communication terminal using short message

US8055558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2008
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/182
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a system for authentication via a communication terminal using short messages, in order to solve the problems that the content of a short message is easy to be leaked out by a proxy SP and that the loss and delay of a short message may lead to repeating user payments. The method includes: sending, by the communication terminal to a payment system via an SP1, a short message payment request including a payee's account identifier and a payment amount; creating, by the payment system, a payment record corresponding to the request and sending verification information to the communication terminal via an SP2, the verification information including the payee's account identifier and the payment amount; replying, by the communication terminal, confirmation information to the payment system via the SP2, upon confirming that the payee's account identifier and the payment amount in the verification information are correct; and performing, by the payment system, a payment operation. The present invention uses a dual channel (SP1and SP2) asynchronous transmission mechanism. The situation where any one of the channel is illegally controlled and thus …

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