Transmission of authorization information

• US 20030054801A1
• Filed: 10/31/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kioba Processing, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Sonera Oyj
• Inventors: Pohjanen, Petri, Komu, Toni, Kilpela, Antti
• Granted Patent: US 7,415,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for utilizing a mobile station for the transmission of authorization information requiring verification in a telecommunication network comprising the mobile station. In the method, the information to be verified is transmitted to the mobile station, the authorization information transmitted is presented on the display of the mobile station, the authorization information presented is read from the display of the mobile station, and the authenticity of the authorization information thus read is verified. According to the invention, the authorization information is sent in a form comprising information to be presented in a graphic form, and the authorization information is presented on the display of the mobile station using a user-independent function of the mobile station in question for the presentation of graphic information.

Claims

1. Method for the utilization of a mobile station for the transmission of information requiring verification in a telecommunication network comprising the mobile station, said method comprising the steps of:

transmitting the information to be verified to the mobile station,

presenting the authorization information transmitted on the display of the mobile station,

reading the authorization information presented from the display of the mobile station, and

verifying the authenticity of the authorization information thus read,

characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of;

sending the authorization information in a form comprising information to be presented in a graphic form, and

presenting the authorization information on the display of the mobile station using a user-independent function of the mobile station in question for the presentation of graphic information.

2. Method as defined in claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

providing in conjunction with the telecommunication network an authorization server, which is used for the maintenance and transmission of authorization information.

3. Method as defined in claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

reading the presented authorization information manually from the display of the mobile station.

4. Method as defined in claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

reading the presented authorization information mechanically from the display of the mobile station.

5. Method as defined in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

verifying the authenticity of the authorization information by transmitting predetermined identification data to a predetermined confirming party.

6. Method as defined in claim 5, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

using the subscriber number of the mobile station in question as identification data.

7. Method as defined in claim 5, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the steps of:

sending a predetermined identifier as part of the authorization information, and using said identifier as identification data.

8. Method as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

using said authorization server as a confirming party.

9. Method as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

using the operator logo function of the mobile station as a presentation function.

10. Method as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method further comprises the step of:

using the WAP Push function of the mobile station as a presentation function.