SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRANTING ACCESS TO A SYSTEM

• US 20110130126A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eazybreak OY
• Original Assignee: Eazybreak OY
• Inventors: Friman, Kai-Erik
• Granted Patent: US 8,452,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/38 Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections queuing arrangements H04Q3/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks

Abstract

A method and system for granting access to a service is based on a received request and a communication between a subscriber, client and a service provider.

Claims

1. A method of granting access to a service, comprising:

a dedicated code of a client from a subscriber is received over Internet or communication network by a service provider and stored to a service system;

a mobile phone number to be associated with the service is received from the subscriber over Internet or communication network and stored to the service system;

a confirmation request is sent from the service system of the service provider to the client over Internet or communication network, the request identifying the subscriber;

a confirmation response is received from the client and stored to the service system;

a confirmation message is sent from the service system to the mobile phone number of the subscriber;

a confirmation reply message is received by the service system from the mobile phone number of the subscriber; and

access to the service is granted for the subscriber.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein identification information of the subscriber is received from the subscriber.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein identification information of the subscriber is received from the client.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein an activation link is sent from the service system to a subscriber after the client has provided the identification information of the subscriber to the service system.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein identification information of the subscriber comprises at least one of name, address, employee identification number, social security number, and birth date.

6. A method according to claim 2, wherein the identification information comprises at least one of name, address, employee identification number, social security number, and birth date.

7. A method according to claim 3, wherein the identification information comprises at least one of name, address, employee identification number, social security number, and birth date.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the service provider registers grant information to a service database.

9. A system for granting access to a service, wherein the system comprises:

a subscriber web interface for receiving at a service system a dedicated code of a client from a subscriber;

a database for storing identification information of the subscriber and a mobile phone number to be associated with the service;

messaging means for sending a confirmation request identifying the subscriber to the client via Internet or communication network;

messaging means for receiving a confirmation response from the client via Internet or communication network;

messaging means for sending a confirmation message to the mobile phone number of the subscriber via communication network;

messaging means for receiving a confirmation reply message from the mobile phone number of the subscriber via communication network; and

data storage means of the database for registering grant of access to the service for the subscriber.

10. A system according to claim 9, further comprising means to receive identification information of the subscriber from the subscriber.

11. A system according to claim 9, further comprising means to receive identification information of the subscriber from the client.

12. A system according to claim 11, wherein the service system comprises means to send an activation link over Internet to the subscriber after the client has provided the identification information of the subscriber to the service system.

13. A system according to claim 9, wherein the system comprises means to recognise at least one of name, address, employee identification number, social security number, and birth date as the identification information.

14. A system according to claim 11, wherein the system comprises means to recognise at least one of name, address, employee identification number, social security number, and birth date as the identification information.

15. A system according to claim 9, wherein the system comprises a service database for service provider to store the grant information.

16. A system according to claim 9, wherein the messaging means for sending a confirmation message to the mobile phone number of the subscriber, and the messaging means for receiving a confirmation reply message from the mobile phone number of the subscriber are configured to send messages as one of SMS and MMS.

17. A system according to claim 11, wherein the messaging means for sending a confirmation message to the mobile phone number of the subscriber, and the messaging means for receiving a confirmation reply message from the mobile phone number of the subscriber are arranged to send messages as one of SMS and MMS.

18. A system according to claim 13, wherein messaging means for sending a confirmation message to the mobile phone number of the subscriber, and messaging means for receiving a confirmation reply message from the mobile phone number of the subscriber are arranged to send messages as one of SMS and MMS.

19. A system according to claim 14, wherein messaging means for sending a confirmation message to the mobile phone number of the subscriber, and messaging means for receiving a confirmation reply message from the mobile phone number of the subscriber are arranged to send messages as one of SMS and MMS.