SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADD-ON SERVICES, SECONDARY AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND/OR SECURE COMMUNICATION FOR DIALOG BASED PROTOCOLS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. In a computer network environment that utilizes at least one dialog based interactive protocol to facilitate communication between a first communication device and at least an interactive protocol service provider, a method of providing add-on services to the interactive protocol, comprising:
- setting, on a hosts file of the first communication device, the internet protocol address of a server providing the dialog based interactive protocol service to be a loopback address;
returning the loopback address associated with the dialog based interactive protocol server, stored in the hosts file, to a client operative with the first communication device;
using the client to establish a connection with the loopback address;
establishing communication between the client and an add-on services module operative with the first communication device; and
establishing a communication link between the interactive protocol server and the add-on services module.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a system and method that provides add-on services and/or facilitates authentication, authorization and/or secure communications of a user using a dialog based interactive protocol and accessing a first computer system, separately from the authentication and security mechanism(s) provided by a second computer system using a dialog based interactive protocol system.
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18 Claims
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1. In a computer network environment that utilizes at least one dialog based interactive protocol to facilitate communication between a first communication device and at least an interactive protocol service provider, a method of providing add-on services to the interactive protocol, comprising:
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setting, on a hosts file of the first communication device, the internet protocol address of a server providing the dialog based interactive protocol service to be a loopback address;
returning the loopback address associated with the dialog based interactive protocol server, stored in the hosts file, to a client operative with the first communication device;
using the client to establish a connection with the loopback address;
establishing communication between the client and an add-on services module operative with the first communication device; and
establishing a communication link between the interactive protocol server and the add-on services module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, for use in a computer network environment that utilizes at least one dialog based interactive protocol to facilitate communication between a communication device and at least an interactive protocol service provider, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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set, on a hosts file of a communication device, the internet protocol address of a server providing a dialog based interactive protocol service to be a loopback address;
return the loopback address, stored in the hosts file, associated with the dialog based interactive protocol server, to a client operative with the communication device and associated with the dialog based interactive protocol;
enable the client to open a connection with the loopback address;
establish communication between the client and an add-on services module operative with the communication device; and
establish a communication link between the interactive protocol server and the add-on services module. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computing device using at least one software module that facilitates the use of at least one dialog based interactive protocol to facilitate communication between a communication device and an interactive protocol service provider, said computing device comprising:
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at least one memory area; and
at least one processor that uses the at least one software module to (i) set, on a hosts file of the communication device, the internet protocol address of a server providing the dialog based interactive protocol service to be a loopback address, (ii) return the loopback address, stored in the hosts file, associated with the dialog based interactive protocol server, to a client operative with the communication device and associated with the dialog based interactive protocol, (iii) use the client to open a connection with the loopback address, (iv) establish communication between the client and an add-on service module operative with the communication device, and (v) establish a communication link between the interactive protocol sever and the add-on services module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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