Granting privileges to a telecommunications terminal based on the relationship of a first signal to a second signal
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting by a server a first signal to a first telecommunications terminal;
receiving at the server a second signal from a second telecommunications terminal, wherein the second signal is received as part of a session with the second telecommunications terminal that is initiated by the server; and
determining by the server whether to grant a privilege to the second telecommunications terminal based on the relationship of the first signal to the second signal;
wherein the first telecommunications terminal and the second telecommunications terminal are physically distinct.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a data-processing system, such as a server, to determine whether or not to grant a telecommunications terminal one or more privileges, without some of the disadvantages of the prior art. Specifically, in accordance with the illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a call-processing server transmits, to a first terminal, a first signal for verifying a second terminal, such as one that has been designated by a user. The user is then required to transmit a second signal to the call-processing server via the second terminal. The call-processing server then examines the received second signal with respect to the first signal and determines whether or not to grant the second terminal a privilege (e.g., handling calls on behalf of the user, etc.), based on the relationship between the first and second signals.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting by a server a first signal to a first telecommunications terminal; receiving at the server a second signal from a second telecommunications terminal, wherein the second signal is received as part of a session with the second telecommunications terminal that is initiated by the server; and determining by the server whether to grant a privilege to the second telecommunications terminal based on the relationship of the first signal to the second signal; wherein the first telecommunications terminal and the second telecommunications terminal are physically distinct. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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transmitting by a server a first signal to a first telecommunications terminal via a first communications channel; receiving at the server a second signal from a second telecommunications terminal via a second communications channel; and determining by the server whether to grant a privilege to the second telecommunications terminal based on the relationship of the first signal to the second signal; wherein the first signal is machine-readable, wherein the second signal is machine-readable, and wherein the first signal is less easily read by a machine than the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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transmitting by a server a first signal to a first address; receiving at the server a second signal from a second address; and determining by the server whether to grant a privilege to a telecommunications terminal that is associated with the second address, based on the relationship of the first signal to the second signal; wherein the second signal is received from the second address as part of a session with the telecommunications terminal that is initiated by the server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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transmitting by a server a first signal to a first telecommunications terminal; receiving at the server a second signal from a second telecommunications terminal; and determining by the server whether to grant a privilege to the first telecommunications terminal based on the relationship of the first signal to the second signal; wherein the first telecommunications terminal and the second telecommunications terminal are physically distinct. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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