Method for accessing a telecommunications service by means of an electronic address

• US 20070123167A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom Mobile AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Lauper, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,423,001 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/387 using subscriber identification cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A method is disclosed with which a telecommunication user can access a telecommunications service by means of a telecommunications terminal and an electronic address. The telecommunications user reads an electronic code (100) stored in an RFID element (1) by means of an RFID reader device (2), said electronic code (100) is transmitted to a name service server (6) over a telecommunications network (4), said name service server (6) replies with the electronic page address of a page corresponding to the code and that can be used to determine the electronic address, the electronic address is made available to the telecommunications terminal and said telecommunications service is accessed.

Claims

1. Method with which a telecommunication user can access a telecommunications service by means of a telecommunication terminal and an electronic address, with the following method steps:

the telecommunication user reads an electronic code stored in a RFID element with a RFID reader device,

said electronic code is transmitted over a telecommunication network to a name service-server,

said name service-server replies with the electronic page address of a page corresponding to said code and with which said electronic address can be determined,

the desired electronic address is supplied to said telecommunication terminal;

said telecommunication service is accessed, said telecommunications service comprising a payment or data transaction with the entity to which said electronic address has been allocated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic code is sent to a server, wherein the server is located in the infrastructure of the telecommunication network and forwards the code to the name service-server,

and wherein said name service-server is located outside the infrastructure of the telecommunication network and is accessible to several network operators.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said page includes a hypertext content in a markup language.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic address corresponds to the electronic address of a target terminal in a switched network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said electronic address is a telephone or facsimile number.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic address corresponds to the electronic address of a target terminal in a packet-oriented network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said electronic address is an e-mail address.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said electronic address is a URL.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said page includes only said electronic address.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein said electronic address is marked as XML or PML field on said page and is sorted out by said telecommunications terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic address is made available through a WEB service.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications service includes establishing a connection between said telecommunications terminal and a target terminal with said electronic address.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications service includes storing said electronic address in a directory.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications service includes access to a hypertext page at said electronic address.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications service is accessed without intervention of said user after said code has been read.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications service is accessed only after confirmation of said user after said code has been read.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein a software application in said telecommunications terminal invites said user to enter said confirmation.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said software application invites the user to select one from several possible telecommunications services with said electronic address.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein said software application invites the user to select one of several available electronic addresses.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein said software application is downloaded from said page.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein said electronic address is packed in an object that also includes a program for accessing said telecommunications service.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein each said code is initiated on the manual initiative of said telecommunication user.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein said telecommunications terminal continuously searches for RFID elements at close range.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein said RFID reader device is part of a mobile radio telephone.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said code is packed by a software application in said mobile radio telephone and transmitted to said server.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein said telecommunications service I accessed by said mobile device.

27. System with the following components:

a product with an RFID element in which at least one code is stored,

a name service-server wherein for several said codes, a corresponding page address of a downloadable page in a packet-oriented network is indicated,

at least one page accessible over said page address through the packet-oriented network and wherein at least one electronic address is indicated as markup field, and

with at least one RFID reader device connected with a mobile device and capable of reading said code, said mobile device including an application for determining said page address corresponding to a code and for extracting an electronic address from said page and performing a payment transaction with the entity to which said electronic address has been allocated.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said electronic address is printed on said product.