发明名称 |
FACILITATING AND AUTHENTICATING TRANSACTIONS |
摘要 |
<p>A computer, such as a Windows-based PC ( 10 ), has associated with it a Subscriber Identity Module (or SIM) ( 12 ), such as of the type used in a GSM cellular telephone system. The SIM ( 12 ) can be authenticated by the telephone network ( 16 ), in the same way as for authenticating SIMs of telephone handset users in the network, and can in this way authenticate the user of the PC ( 10 ) or the PC ( 10 ) itself. Such authentication can, for example, permit use of the PC ( 10 ) in relation to a particular application ( 22 ) which is released to the PC ( 10 ) after the authentication is satisfactorily completed. The application may be released to the PC ( 10 ) by a third party after and in response to the satisfactory completion of the authentication process. A charge for the session can be debited to the user by the telecommunications network and then passed on to the third party.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1552484(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.03.13 |
申请号 |
EP20030773831 |
申请日期 |
2003.10.09 |
申请人 |
VODAFONE GROUP PLC |
发明人 |
LINCOLN, ADRIAN, DAVID;DEBNEY, CHARLES, WILLIAM;MAXWELL, IAN, RONALD;VINEY, JONATHAN, LAWRENCE |
分类号 |
G07F7/10;G06F1/00;G06F21/12;G06F21/33;G06F21/34;G06F21/35;G06Q20/12;G06Q20/30;G06Q20/34;G06Q20/40;H04L29/06 |
主分类号 |
G07F7/10 |
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