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Service provision

US8844056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2010
Grant dateSep 23, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0853
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for service provision, including: a web browser in a first communications device (e.g. a personal computer) running a script from a source (e.g. a remote web server) trusted by the first communications device's user; sending, from the first device to a second communications device (e.g. a smartphone) that has a web server, a user-verified indication of the trusted source; sending, from the first device to the second device: a service request, for a service required by script currently running on the web browser, and an indication of the source of the current script; the second device comparing the indicated source of the current script to the indicated trusted source; and the second device providing the requested service only if the indicated source of the current script corresponds to the indicated trusted source.

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