USER AUTHENTICATION IN A TAG-BASED SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method for accessing a personalized tag-based service using a mobile communication device, the service being provided by an application server, the method comprising:
- capturing the tag using a reader unit of the mobile communication device and passing information included in the tag to an application;
generating a service request based on the information with the application, and adding to the service request a security feature, the security feature being generated using information uniquely assigned to a user of the mobile communication device;
transmitting the service request from the mobile communication device to a certification unit; and
verifying with the certification unit the security feature included in the service request and confirming the authenticity of the service request to the application server in response to a successful verification of the security feature.
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Abstract
There is provided an exemplary method for accessing a personalized tag-based service using a mobile communication device. The service may be provided by an application server. The exemplary method comprises capturing the tag using a reader unit of the mobile communication device and passing information included in the tag to an application. The exemplary method also comprises generating a service request based on the information with the application, and adding to the service request a security feature, the security feature being generated using information uniquely assigned to a user of the mobile communication device. The service request may be transmitted from the mobile communication device to a certification unit. The exemplary method additionally comprises verifying with the certification unit the security feature included in the service request and confirming the authenticity of the service request to the application server in response to a successful verification of the security feature.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a personalized tag-based service using a mobile communication device, the service being provided by an application server, the method comprising:
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capturing the tag using a reader unit of the mobile communication device and passing information included in the tag to an application; generating a service request based on the information with the application, and adding to the service request a security feature, the security feature being generated using information uniquely assigned to a user of the mobile communication device; transmitting the service request from the mobile communication device to a certification unit; and verifying with the certification unit the security feature included in the service request and confirming the authenticity of the service request to the application server in response to a successful verification of the security feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for accessing a personalized tag-based service that is provided by an application server, the system comprising:
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a mobile communication device that includes a reader unit for capturing the tag and a component adapted to pass information included in the tag to an application, the application being adapted to generate a service request based on the information and to add to the service request a security feature, the security feature being generated using information uniquely assigned to a user of the mobile communication device, the mobile communication device being adapted to send the service request; and a certification unit adapted to receive the service request, to verify the security feature included in the service request and to confirm the authenticity of the service request to the application server in response to a successful verification of the security feature. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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