Managing permission for accessing third party applications on a telecommunications network
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1. A method for managing access to Third Party Applications (TPAs) on a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- accessing a wordlist page that shows a list of all Third Party Applications (TPAs) that are on a telecommunications Service Delivery Platform (SDP);
broadcasting an invitation to multiple mobile devices to subscribe to one or more of the TPAs;
in response to a mobile device returning a message accepting the invitation to subscribe to one of the TPAs, determining a level of access to the one of the TPAs that the accepting mobile device has accepted the subscription thereto; and
providing access, to the accepting mobile device, to the TPA at an authorized access level.
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Abstract
A method and system are presented that controls which TPAs are authorized to access user data and execute services provided by a service delivery platform in a telecommunications network. The method defines a level of access authorized for each user to protect the privacy of data that populates the TPA.
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1. A method for managing access to Third Party Applications (TPAs) on a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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accessing a wordlist page that shows a list of all Third Party Applications (TPAs) that are on a telecommunications Service Delivery Platform (SDP);
broadcasting an invitation to multiple mobile devices to subscribe to one or more of the TPAs;
in response to a mobile device returning a message accepting the invitation to subscribe to one of the TPAs, determining a level of access to the one of the TPAs that the accepting mobile device has accepted the subscription thereto; and
providing access, to the accepting mobile device, to the TPA at an authorized access level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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6. The method of claim 6, wherein the TSP owner includes a Network Administrator (NA), and wherein said NA controls which mobile devices are authorized to access a TPA.
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11. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions processable, by a machine embodied therein, wherein said plurality of instructions, when processed by said machine causes said machine to perform a method for managing access to Third Party Applications (TPAs) on a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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accessing a wordlist page that shows a list of all Third Party Applications (TPAs) that are on a telecommunications Service Delivery Platform (SDP);
broadcasting an invitation to multiple mobile devices to subscribe to one or more of the TPAs;
in response to a mobile device returning a message accepting the invitation to subscribe to one of the TPAs, determining a level of access to the one of the TPAs that the accepting mobile device has accepted the subscription thereto; and
providing access, to the accepting mobile device, to the TPA at an authorized access level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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