Method for performing short-range wireless transactions between an hybrid wireless terminal and a service terminal over an interface for short-range wireless access and corresponding service terminal

• US 20020126845A1
• Filed: 07/27/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hue, Cyril, Kumar, Vinod
• Application Number:
  US09/915,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20020126845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/247
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40975 using encryption therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The invention relates notably to a method for performing a short-range wireless transaction between an hybrid wireless terminal and a service terminal. The hybrid terminal is able to communicate over a first interface with a radio communication network and over a second interface for short-range wireless access with a service terminal, the hybrid wireless terminal comprises a user authentication information for authenticating a user in the radio communication network.

According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of:

transmitting over the second interface for short-range wireless a message to the service terminal comprising at least the user authentication information;

authenticating the user at the service terminal by checking the received user authentication information against an authentication database;

enabling the transaction if the user authentication has been successful.

Claims

1. / method for performing a short-range wireless transaction between an hybrid wireless terminal and a service terminal, said hybrid terminal being able to communicate over a first interface with a radio communication network and over a second interface for short-range wireless access with said service terminal, said hybrid wireless terminal comprising a user authentication information for authenticating a user in said radio communication network, said method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of:

transmitting over said second interface a message to said service terminal comprising said user authentication information;

authenticating said user at said service terminal by checking said received user authentication information against an authentication database;

enabling said transaction if said user authentication has been successful.

2. / Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said authentication database is shared by said service terminal and said radio communication network.

3. / Method according to claim 2, characterized in that said authentication database is the Home Location Register of said radio communication network.

4. / Method according to any of the claims 1, characterized in that said interface for short-range access at said hybrid wireless terminal and at said service terminal are compliant with the Bluetooth standard.

5. / Method to any of the claims 1, characterized in that said user authentication information is part of a Subscriber Identity Module card.

6. / Service terminal adapted to perform a transaction over a short-range wireless interface, comprising:

means for receiving a user authentication information from a wireless terminal, said user authentication information being dedicated to authenticate a user in a radio communication network;

an authentication module for authenticating said user at said service terminal by checking said received user authentication information against an authentication database of said radio communication network, said authentication module enabling said transaction if said authentication has been successful.

7. / Service terminal according to claim 6 characterized in that it further comprises decryption means for decrypting said received user authentication information according to a predefined decryption algorithm.

8. / Wireless terminal comprising a first part for communicating with a radio communication network and a second part for communicating with a service terminal over a short-range wireless interface, said first part comprising a user authentication module for authenticating a user in said radio communication network, said second part having access to said user authentication module and transmitting at least an user authentication information contained in said user authentication module over said short-range wireless access interface to said service terminal for authenticating said user in said service terminal.

9. / Wireless terminal according to claim 8, characterized in that it further performs encryption of said user authentication information according to a predefined encryption algorithm before transmitting said user authentication information over said short-range wireless interface.