Applications of automatic internet identification method

• US 20010034718A1
• Filed: 01/31/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trivnet Ltd. (Thales SA)
• Original Assignee: Trivnet Ltd. (Thales SA)
• Inventors: Wilf, Saar, Shaked, Shvat, Tal, Or, Tarsi, Yuval
• Granted Patent: US 7,756,748 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for anonymous credentials or for identity based cryptographic systems H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42008 Systems for anonymous communication between parties, e.g. by use of disposal contact identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 : Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4288 : Notifying a called subscriber of an incoming call during an ongoing call, e.g. Call Waiting

Abstract

A method of controlling access to a service over a network, including the steps of automatically identifying a service user and acquiring user information, thereby to control the access. Additionally, a method of providing service over a network, in which the service requires identification of a user, including the steps of automatically identifying the user; and associating the user with user information, thus enabling the service.

Claims

1. A method of controlling access to a service over a network, including the steps of:

automatically identifying a service user; and

acquiring user information, thereby to control said access.

2. A method according to

claim 1

wherein said network is an anonymous network.

3. A method according to

claim 1

wherein said network is any one of the group comprising:

a data network, a cellular data network, and the Internet.

4. A method according to

claim 1

wherein said user information is “

real-world”

information.

5. A method according to

claim 1

wherein said controlling is allowing or denying access.

6. A method according to

claim 1

wherein said service is any one of the group comprising:

e-mail service, electronic banking, financial service, and firewall.

7. A method according to

claim 1

further including the step of sending said user information to a service provider.

8. A method according to

claim 1

further including the step of associating said user information with control information.

9. A method according to

claim 8

wherein said step of associating is performed by a service provider.

10. A method according to

claim 1

further including the step of requesting information from said user.

11. A method of providing service over a network, wherein said service requires identification of a user, including the steps of:

automatically identifying said user; and

associating said user with user information, thus enabling said service.

12. A method according to

claim 11

wherein said network is an anonymous network.

13. A method according to

claim 11

wherein said network is any one of the group comprising:

a data network, a cellular data network, and the Internet.

14. A method according to

claim 11

wherein said user information is “

real-world”

information.

15. A method according to

claim 11

wherein said user is a service user.

16. A method according to

claim 11

wherein said service is any one of the group comprising:

caller identification, call management, financial transactions, and restricted services.

17. A method according to

claim 16

wherein said method of providing financial transactions service further including the step of automatically providing user billing details.

18. A method according to

claim 16

wherein said method of providing financial transactions service further including the step of sending said user information to a merchant.

19. A method according to

claim 18

wherein said user information is a temporary user identification.

20. A method according to

claim 16

wherein said method of providing financial transactions service further including the step of associating said user information with billing information.