User not present
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1. An apparatus for proving authentication when a user is not present, said apparatus comprising:
- a Web service client coupled to a service provider;
a Web service provider; and
a discovery service;
wherein;
said Web service client, said service provider, said Web service provider, and said discovery service agree to work with each other; and
said Web service provider is configured in such a way such that said calling Web service client must prove that it has permission to request a service from said Web service provider when a live authenticated session of said user with said Web service client is not present.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for invoking authenticated transactions on behalf of a user when the user is not present. For example, the invention allows a subscription to take actions that would otherwise require authentication, such as performing collections from a wallet, when the user is not present. Thus, the invention provides a form of delegation of authority.
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44 Claims
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1. An apparatus for proving authentication when a user is not present, said apparatus comprising:
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a Web service client coupled to a service provider;
a Web service provider; and
a discovery service;
wherein;
said Web service client, said service provider, said Web service provider, and said discovery service agree to work with each other; and
said Web service provider is configured in such a way such that said calling Web service client must prove that it has permission to request a service from said Web service provider when a live authenticated session of said user with said Web service client is not present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for proving authentication when a user is not present, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a Web service client coupled to a service provider;
providing a Web service provider; and
providing a discovery service;
wherein;
said Web service client, said service provider, said Web service provider, and said discovery service agree to work with each other; and
said Web service provider is configured in such a way such that said calling Web service client must prove that it has permission to request a service from said Web service provider when a live authenticated session of said user with said Web service client is not present. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for invoking authenticated transactions on behalf of a user when the user is not present, said method comprising the steps of:
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a service provider, at a time when a user is present, asking the user if said service provider can perform a particular transaction at a later point in time when the user is not present, wherein if the user indicates yes, then said service provider sending a notification to register with any of, or both of;
a trusted discovery service; and
a Web service provider that performs said particular transaction;
wherein while the user is still present, the user can be asked to provide informational content related to said particular transaction; and
for invocation, said service provider making a request of the Web service provider to perform said particular transaction. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for invoking authenticated transactions on behalf of a user when the user is not present, said method comprising:
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providing a service provider, at a time when a user is present, asking the user if said service provider can perform a particular transaction at a later point in time when the user is not present, wherein if the user indicates yes, then said service provider sending a notification to register with any of, or both of;
a trusted discovery service; and
a Web service provider that performs said particular transaction;
wherein while the user is still present, the user can be asked to provide informational content related to said particular transaction; and
for invocation, means for said service provider making a request of the Web service provider to perform said particular transaction. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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