System and method for message-based access

• US 20060074814A1
• Filed: 10/06/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sybase 365 Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Sybase 365 Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Lovell, Robert C. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 7,389,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/67
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/60 Business processes related to postal services shipping G06Q10/083; franking apparatus G07B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1464 using a card, such as credit card, prepay card or SIM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1471 splitting of costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method and system for providing message-based access to services includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the requested service, returning a response message to the mobile subscriber, and facilitating/enabling/etc. access to the requested service.

Claims

1. A method for providing message-based access to services, comprising:

receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber;

routing said request message for processing;

performing one or more processing steps on said request message in accordance with said service including generating temporary User Information; and

returning a response message to said mobile subscriber including the temporary User Information, which is used to facilitate access to said services.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request message is an SMS message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request message is an MMS message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the routing is performed, at least in part, by an inter-carrier vendor.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing steps include a billing transaction.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the billing transaction includes the generation of a line-item charge for inclusion on a telephone bill for the mobile subscriber.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the billing transaction includes the charging of a credit card.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the billing transaction includes the debiting of a debit card.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the temporary User Information includes a user ID and Password and is time sensitive.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the temporary User ID and Password are associated with requesting mobile subscriber.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the response message is an SMS message.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the response message is an MMS message.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the response message contains the temporary User Information, which comprises a User ID and Password.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the response message contains explanatory text.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the response message contains an advertisement.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile subscriber completes a registration process.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the registration process captures financial information.

18. A method for providing access credentials to a mobile operator at a wireless location, comprising:

receiving a message from a mobile telephone user indicative of a request for access to wireless services at the wireless location;

routing the message to a service access subsystem that is operable to generate appropriate access credentials for the wireless services;

returning the access credentials to the mobile telephone user such that the mobile telephone user can employ the access credentials to access the wireless services; and

accounting, monetarily, for use of the wireless services,

wherein the steps of routing the message and returning the access credentials are performed, at least in part, by an inter-carrier vendor.

19. A system for providing message-based access to services, comprising:

a mobile wireless device;

a provider network;

an inter-carrier vendor network; and

a service,

the system being operable to route a request message relating to a service that is desired by the user of the mobile wireless device from said mobile wireless device through the provider network and to an inter-carrier vendor resulting in an appropriate set of processing activities in accordance with said requested service and the dispatch of a response message to said mobile wireless device said response message facilitating access to said desired service.