Method and system for authenticating a non-native user of a mobile device
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting and determining by a mobile device that a user of the mobile device is not registered with a service provider to utilize the mobile device;
collecting at the mobile device authentication information supplied by the user;
generating by the mobile device a request, including the authentication information, to utilize a communication service of the service provider; and
selectively receiving by the mobile device, in response to the request, an acknowledgement message granting permission for the user to utilize the communication service if the authentication information is valid;
wherein collecting authentication information comprises initiating, by the mobile device, a biometric scan of the user to obtain biometric data, the authentication information including the biometric data; and
wherein the mobile device is registered to another user.
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Abstract
An approach for permitting an unregistered user of a mobile device to utilize a communication service. It is detected that a user of a mobile device is not registered with a service provider to utilize the mobile device. Authentication information supplied by the user of the mobile device is collected. A request, including the authentication information, is generated for using a communication service of the service provider. In response to the request, an acknowledgement message is selectively received granting permission for the user to utilize the communication service if the authentication information is valid.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting and determining by a mobile device that a user of the mobile device is not registered with a service provider to utilize the mobile device; collecting at the mobile device authentication information supplied by the user; generating by the mobile device a request, including the authentication information, to utilize a communication service of the service provider; and selectively receiving by the mobile device, in response to the request, an acknowledgement message granting permission for the user to utilize the communication service if the authentication information is valid; wherein collecting authentication information comprises initiating, by the mobile device, a biometric scan of the user to obtain biometric data, the authentication information including the biometric data; and wherein the mobile device is registered to another user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to detect that a user of the apparatus, which is a mobile device, is not registered with a service provider to utilize the mobile device and to collect authentication information supplied by the user; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store the collected authentication information, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a request, including the authentication information, to utilize a communication service of the service provider, and to selectively receive, in response to the request, an acknowledgement message granting permission for the user to utilize the communication service if the authentication information is valid; wherein the processor is further configured to initiate, via a biometric scanner coupled to the mobile device, a biometric scan of the user to obtain biometric data, the authentication information including the biometric data; and wherein the mobile device is registered to another user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving at a service provider a request directed to a phone directory number of a user of a mobile device to use a communication service of the service provider, wherein the request includes authentication information of the user of the mobile device; determining that the user is not registered with the service provider to use the communication service from the mobile device; extracting the authentication information from the request; determining whether the extracted authentication information is valid; and generating, in response to the request, an acknowledgement message granting permission for the user to utilize the communication service from the mobile device if the authentication information is determined to be valid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive at a service provider a request directed to a phone directory number of a user of a mobile device to use a communication service of the service provider, wherein the request includes authentication information of the user of the mobile device; and a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to determine that the user is not registered with the service provider to use the communication service from the mobile device, wherein the processor is further configured to extract the authentication information from the request, determine whether the extracted authentication information is valid, and to generate, in response to the request, an acknowledgement message granting permission for the user to utilize the communication service from the mobile device if the authentication information is determined to be valid. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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