Methods and apparatus for restricting access of a user using a cellular telephone
First Claim
1. A method for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a token to said user using a first communication channel;
instructing said user to enter said provided token using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user; and
providing access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing unauthorized access to a restricted item using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with a user, for example, during a registration process. The user is initially identified, for example, by entering a password, and a one-time pseudo-random token is provided to the user using a first communication channel. The user is requested to dial a telephone number associated with an access control service using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with the user and enter the assigned token. The user obtains access to the restricted item if the assigned token is entered from a cellular telephone having a serial number that has been previously associated with the particular user.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a token to said user using a first communication channel;
instructing said user to enter said provided token using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user; and
providing access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a token to an access control administrator;
providing said token to said user using a first communication channel;
instructing said user to dial a telephone number associated with said access control administrator using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user to enter said provided token; and
providing access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. A method for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a token to said user using a first communication channel;
establishing a connection over a cellular network to a cellular telephone associated with said user;
instructing said user to enter said provided token using said cellular connection; and
providing access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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20. A system for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer-readable code; and
a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to;
provide a token to said user using a first communication channel;
instruct said user to enter said provided token using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user; and
provide access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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21. A system for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer-readable code; and
a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to;
provide a token to an access control administrator;
provide said token to said user using a first communication channel;
instruct said user to dial a telephone number associated with said access control administrator using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user to enter said provided token; and
provide access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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22. A system for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer-readable code; and
a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to;
provide a token to said user using a first communication channel;
establish a connection over a cellular network to a cellular telephone associated with said user;
instruct said user to enter said provided token using said cellular connection; and
provide access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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23. A system for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
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means for providing a token to said user using a first communication channel;
means for instructing said user to enter said provided token using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user; and
means for providing access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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24. An article of manufacture for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising;
a step to provide a token to said user using a first communication channel;
a step to instruct said user to enter said provided token using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user; and
a step to provide access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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25. An article of manufacture for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising;
a step to provide a token to an access control administrator;
a step to provide said token to said user using a first communication channel;
a step to instruct said user to dial a telephone number associated with said access control administrator using a cellular telephone that has been previously associated with said user to enter said provided token; and
a step to provide access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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26. An article of manufacture for restricting access of a user to a restricted item, comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising;
a step to provide a token to said user using a first communication channel;
a step to establish a connection over a cellular network to a cellular telephone associated with said user;
a step to instruct said user to enter said provided token using said cellular connection; and
a step to provide access to said user if said entered token matches said provided token and is received from a cellular telephone having a serial number previously associated with said user.
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