METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A USER OF A SERVICE ON A MOBILE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. Method of authenticating a user of service on a mobile terminal, the said service involving the use on the terminal of an application dedicated to access to the service, the said service being managed by a distant server, characterised in that it comprises the following steps:
- a step of reception by the terminal of a message sent by the distant server by a messaging service available on the mobile terminal and comprising an identifier of the user account;
and by an application dedicated to access to the server;
a step of seeking the identifier of a user account in the messages received on the terminal;
a step of extracting an identifier of the terminal;
a step of sending to the server a request containing both the identifier of the terminal and the identifier of the user account.
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Abstract
In the held of the broadcasting of services, in particular video, on mobile terminals and more particularly that of the method of authenticating the user of a service from a mobile terminal, the invention proposes a procedure for authenticating the user of a service on a mobile terminal making it possible to refrain from manual copying of an identifier by the user. For this purpose, the user enters his mobile telephone number when he registers. A short text message or an e-mail is then sent to him on his mobile terminal. This short message or e-mail contains an identifier of this user'"'"'s account. When initially launching the application dedicated to access to the service, said application then runs through the short messages or e-mails stored on the terminal, it identifies the message containing the identifier and extracts it.
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7 Claims
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1. Method of authenticating a user of service on a mobile terminal, the said service involving the use on the terminal of an application dedicated to access to the service, the said service being managed by a distant server, characterised in that it comprises the following steps:
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a step of reception by the terminal of a message sent by the distant server by a messaging service available on the mobile terminal and comprising an identifier of the user account; and by an application dedicated to access to the server; a step of seeking the identifier of a user account in the messages received on the terminal; a step of extracting an identifier of the terminal; a step of sending to the server a request containing both the identifier of the terminal and the identifier of the user account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Mobile terminal comprising means of authenticating a user of a service on the said mobile terminal, the said service involving the use on the terminal of an application dedicated to access to the service, the said service being managed by a distant server, characterised in that it comprises:
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means of reception by the terminal of a message sent by the distant server comprising an identifier of the user account; and an application dedicated to access to the service, which itself comprises; means of seeking the identifier of the user account in the messages received on the terminal; means of extracting an identifier of the terminal; means of sending to the server a request containing both the identifier of the terminal and the identifier of the user account.
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