Originator authentication
First Claim
1. A method at a wireless communication station, the station being operatively associated with a wireless communication network providing packet data transferring services, the method comprising:
- receiving a network address of an originator of packet data;
verifying the identity of the originator, if the received network address matches a predefined network address included in a set of one or more predefined network addresses stored by the wireless communication station; and
establishing, if the originator is authentic, a packet data session with the originator in order to facilitate transfer of packet data from the originator, thereby ascertaining that pushed packet data only is received from one or more predefined originators.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses and a system in connection with pushing of packet data from an originator to a wireless communication station 20. When a network address is received by the wireless station 20 from a server 50 wishing to push packet data to the wireless station, the received network address is checked against stored predefined network addresses. If the received network address is found among the stored network addresses, the originator is verified, preferably by using an address translation server 40. Thus, in this way it can be determined that the originator indeed belongs to a predefined set of originators from which a mobile user wants to accept pushed packet data transmissions. A packet data session is then established by the wireless station with a verified originator in order to receive the packet data.
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23 Claims
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1. A method at a wireless communication station, the station being operatively associated with a wireless communication network providing packet data transferring services, the method comprising:
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receiving a network address of an originator of packet data;
verifying the identity of the originator, if the received network address matches a predefined network address included in a set of one or more predefined network addresses stored by the wireless communication station; and
establishing, if the originator is authentic, a packet data session with the originator in order to facilitate transfer of packet data from the originator, thereby ascertaining that pushed packet data only is received from one or more predefined originators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable components for causing a wireless communication station to perform the acts recited in claim I when the computer-executable components are run on microprocessor included by a wireless communication station.
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13. A method of a system which includes a wireless communication station and an originator of information, the station being operatively associated with a wireless communication network providing packet data transferring services, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from the originator to the wireless communication station, the originator'"'"'s own network address;
verifying, at the wireless communication station, the identity of the originator, if the received network address matches a predefined network address included in a set of one or more predefined network addresses stored by the wireless communication station; and
establishing, from the wireless communication station, and if the originator is determined by the wireless communication station to be authentic, a packet data session with the originator in order to facilitate transfer of packet data from the originator, thereby ascertaining that pushed packet data only is received from one or more predefined originators - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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