Centralized authentication system
First Claim
1. A centralized authentication system, comprising:
- the content provider operable to provide personalized internet content to any of a plurality of registered users on a plurality of platforms, wherein the content provider comprises a mobile authentication registration system which is coupled to the internet, the mobile authentication registration system being operable to receive a single identification number and password from a user independent of a platform the user is associated with, and determine that the identification number and password combination provided by the user is associated with a registered user; and
a wireless internet server operable receive a connection request from at least one wireless device, to send an authentication request to the mobile authentication registration system, and provide a personalized internet content from the content provider to said at least one wireless device.
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Abstract
Centralized authentication systems are provided. A representative system, among others, includes a mobile authentication registration system, a content provider and a wireless internet server. The mobile authentication registration system resides on a content provider which is coupled to the internet, and is operable to receive a single identification number and password from a user independent of a platform the user is associated with, and determine that the identification number and password combination provided by the user is associated with a registered user. The content provider provides personalized internet content to any of a plurality of registered users on a plurality of platforms. The wireless internet server receives a connection request from a wireless device, sends an authentication request to the mobile authentication registration system, and provides a personalized internet content from the content provider to said at least one wireless device. Methods and other systems for multiple access portals are also provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A centralized authentication system, comprising:
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the content provider operable to provide personalized internet content to any of a plurality of registered users on a plurality of platforms, wherein the content provider comprises a mobile authentication registration system which is coupled to the internet, the mobile authentication registration system being operable to receive a single identification number and password from a user independent of a platform the user is associated with, and determine that the identification number and password combination provided by the user is associated with a registered user; and
a wireless internet server operable receive a connection request from at least one wireless device, to send an authentication request to the mobile authentication registration system, and provide a personalized internet content from the content provider to said at least one wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A central authentication system, comprising:
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a mobile authentication registration system coupled to the internet, operable to receive an authentication request including an identification number and a password from a plurality of platforms, determine whether the identification number and password combination are a valid combination, and authenticate a user providing the valid combination as a registered user;
a content hub coupled to the mobile authentication registration system and the internet, the content hub being operable to store a internet content available to a registered user; and
a translator coupled to the content hub and to the mobile authentication and registration system, the translator being operable to translate the internet content into at least a hypertext markup language and a wireless markup language and transmit it to the registered user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing a single logon across a plurality of platforms, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an authentication request including an identification number and a password associated with a user from any of a plurality of platforms;
authenticating the authentication request on an authentication server;
retrieving a internet content for the user; and
sending the internet content to the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing internet access, comprising:
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providing a internet content to a plurality of types of wireless devices; and
using a centralized authentication mechanism such that accessing the internet content with any of a plurality of types of wireless devices requires a single identification number and password combination for each of a plurality of registered users. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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