System and Method for Simplifying Mobile Device Account Creation and Verification

• US 20150038131A1
• Filed: 07/31/2014
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gta Wireless Direct Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Gta Wireless Direct Ltd.
• Inventors: Wen, Lijin "Michael"
• Granted Patent: US 9,615,222 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

A method is provided for establishing a verified user account record for a user using a device. A text message is received on the user'"'"'s device addressed by phone number. The text message includes a custom URL. When the user actuates the custom URL from the device, a session is established of a dedicated web page on the user'"'"'s browser, and the Device ID of the device is passed together with the phone number for storage in a non-transitory record associated with the user.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a verified user account record for a user using a device comprising:

receiving on the user'"'"'s device a text message addressed by phone number, the text message including a custom URL; and

actuating the custom URL from the device to establish a session of a dedicated web page on the user'"'"'s browser and passing the Device ID of the device together with the phone number for storage in a non-transitory record associated with the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the phone number was obtained automatically from a message previously sent by or from the user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating or detecting a push token associated with the device for storage together with the Device ID and phone number in the record.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the record is available for lookup by an application requiring verification of the user or the user'"'"'s device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the record is available for lookup by an application requiring verification of the user or the user'"'"'s device as recipient of a secure message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the text message is SMS.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a UniKey or Token is incorporated in the custom URL.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein actuating the custom URL associates the custom URL with a permanent token embodied in an HTTP cookie stored on the user'"'"'s device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising installing an application programmed for messages to be communicated from the user to other users, and wherein a message sent to a new user creates a record for the new user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the application is further programmed for obtaining a custom URL in the course of sending the message to the new user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the custom URL includes a UniKey or Token unique to the user.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising allowing the user to send an instant message to another user via the application irrespective of the other user'"'"'s installed applications or online status.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the instant message includes at least one of:

a text component, a picture component, an audio component, a video component, a hypertext component, a multimedia component, and a GPS location component.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the instant message is encrypted.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the contents of the instant message are not part of the text message.