Remote Access System and Method for Enabling a User to Remotely Access Terminal Equipment from a Subscriber Terminal
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Abstract
A method for enabling a subscriber terminal to remotely access terminal equipment, the terminal equipment storing identification data of the subscriber terminal, and the subscriber terminal being subscribed to a communication network and to a remote access service, wherein the method includes: receiving a request for authentication from the terminal equipment, the request for authentication including identification data of the subscriber terminal; receiving a request for access to the terminal equipment from the subscriber terminal; authenticating the subscriber terminal based on information from the communications network; forwarding the request for authentication from the terminal equipment to the subscriber terminal upon authenticating the subscriber terminal, the subscriber terminal processing the request for authentication to authenticate the terminal equipment; receiving an authentication notification from the subscriber terminal; forwarding the authentication notification from the subscriber terminal to the terminal equipment, the terminal equipment processing the authentication notification to authenticate said subscriber terminal; receiving an authentication notification from the terminal equipment; and enabling the subscriber terminal to remotely access the terminal equipment upon receiving the authentication notification from the terminal equipment.
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Citations
50 Claims
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26. A remote access method for enabling a user to remotely access terminal equipment from a subscriber terminal via a remote access system, said terminal equipment storing identification data of said subscriber terminal, comprising:
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receiving a request for authentication from said terminal equipment, said request for authentication comprising said identification data of said subscriber terminal; receiving a request for access to said terminal equipment from said subscriber terminal; verifying that said subscriber terminal is subscribed to said remote access system; authenticating said subscriber terminal based on information from a communications network; forwarding said request for authentication from said terminal equipment to said subscriber terminal, said subscriber terminal processing said request for authentication to authenticate said terminal equipment; receiving an authentication notification from said subscriber terminal; forwarding said authentication notification from said subscriber terminal to said terminal equipment, said terminal equipment processing said authentication notification to authenticate said subscriber terminal; and receiving an authentication notification from said terminal equipment; and enabling said subscriber terminal to remotely access said terminal equipment. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A mobile office service method for enabling a user to remotely control terminal equipment from a subscriber terminal via a remote access system, said terminal equipment storing identification data of said subscriber terminal, said mobile office service comprising:
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generating a request for authentication at said terminal equipment, said request for authentication comprising said identification data of said subscriber terminal; sending said request for authentication from said terminal equipment to said remote access system; generating at said subscriber terminal a request for access to said terminal equipment; sending said request for access from said subscriber terminal to said remote access system; verifying at said remote access system that said subscriber terminal is subscribed to said remote access system; authenticating at said remote access system said subscriber terminal based on information from a communications network; sending said request for authentication to said subscriber terminal; processing at said subscriber terminal said request for authentication to authenticate said terminal equipment; generating an authentication notification at said subscriber terminal; sending said authentication notification from said subscriber terminal to said terminal equipment via said remote access system; processing at said terminal equipment said authentication notification to authenticate said subscriber terminal; and establishing a secure communication between said subscriber terminal and said terminal equipment. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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