Host computer, mobile communication device, program, and recording medium

• US 20030105960A1
• Filed: 08/19/2002
• Published: 06/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kioba Processing, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Daita Frontier Fund LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Kiyomatsu, Hisanori, Takatori, Sunao
• Granted Patent: US 8,117,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• 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 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to realize the authentication system capable of guaranteeing the optimum utility for the customer and realizing an adequate authentication processing.

The first communication terminal PD1 is incorporated into the television set TV, which can be connected to the Internet and can communicate with the authentication management company BS via the first communication terminal PD1. The authentication management company BS is, for example, a communication service company and performs an authentication control for a plurality of commodity providing companies SP1 to SP3 according to the commodity purchase situation in the television set TV.

Further, the present invention simplifies the procedures properly by setting the authentication levels for the authentication control.

Claims

1. A host computer comprising;

first receiving means for receiving the collation information for requesting an authentication of the person himself from service equipment,

second transmitting means for transmitting the request information for requesting the information regarding an authentication to a mobile communication apparatus in response to the reception of the collation information by the first receiving means;

second storage means for storing the information regarding the authentications for a plurality of persons;

second receiving means for receiving the information regarding the authentication from said mobile communication apparatus;

collating means for collating the information regarding the authentication received by said second receiving means with the information regarding the authentication stored in said second storage means; and

first transmitting means for transmitting the authentication information for authenticating the person himself to said service equipment in response to the collating result by said collating means.

2. The host computer according to claim 1, wherein said the information regarding the authentication is the ID information of the user or the information regarding personal attributes.

3. The host computer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said first receiving means receives the information regarding the services provided from service equipment, and said host computer further comprises authentication selection means for selecting the authentication level according to the information regarding said services.

4. The host computer according to claim 3, wherein

said authentication selection means collates the past service providing history with the services to be provided at present and selects the authentication level based on the collation result.

5. The host computer according to claim 3, wherein

said authentication selection means selects the authentication level based on at least any one of costs of services, service providing areas, service provided frequency and a total sum of money for the services provided.

6. A mobile communication apparatus comprising;

third receiving means for receiving the request information for requesting the information regarding the authentication from the host computer;

first storage means for storing the information regarding the authentication; and

third transmitting means for transmitting the information regarding the authentication stored in said first storage means to said host computer in response to the reception of the request information by said third receiving means.

7. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 6, comprising

the fourth transmitting means for transmitting the information regarding the authentication to the service equipment.

8. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said third transmitting means selectively transmits the information regarding the authentication of the type requested by said request information to said host computer.

9. A program allowing the computer to function as a mobile communication apparatus, said mobile communication apparatus comprising;

third receiving means for receiving the request information for requesting the information regarding the authentication from the host computer;

first storage means for storing the information regarding the authentication; and

third transmitting means for transmitting the information regarding the authentication stored in the first storage means to said host computer in response to the reception of the request information by said third receiving means.

10. A storage medium which can be read by a computer and records the program for functioning the computer as a mobile communication apparatus, said mobile communication apparatus comprising:

third receiving means for receiving the request information for requesting the information regarding the authentication from the host computer;

first storage means for storing the information regarding the authentication; and

third transmitting means for transmitting the information regarding the authentication stored in the first storage means to the host computer in response to the reception of the request information by said third receiving means.