Verifying an association between an application and a mobile device through a telecommunication network

• US 9,161,222 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2015
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vokee Applications Limited
• Original Assignee: Vokee Applications Limited
• Inventors: Barkan, Elad Pinhas
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US14/693,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 174 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/654 International mobile subscriber identity [IMSI] numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6045 Identity confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/127 where the session control protocols comprise SIP and SS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

A system for verifying an association between an application and a mobile computing device. The system receives a request to verify the application, which has an application instance identifier, on the mobile computing device. The system also obtains a mobile device identifier used to communicate with the mobile computing device. The system initiates one or more telephone call setup messages, which signal a voice call request, to the mobile computing device using the mobile device identifier. Based on receiving an indication that the one or more telephone call setup messages were detected at the mobile computing device, the system associates the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for verifying an association between a mobile computing device and an application, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, a request to verify an application on a mobile computing device, wherein the application has an associated application instance identifier;

obtaining a mobile device identifier used to communicate with the mobile computing device;

initiating, by the computing system, one or more telephone call setup requests directed to the mobile computing device using the mobile device identifier and signaling to the mobile computing device a voice call, the one or more telephone call setup requests associated with a voice channel, wherein the one or more telephone call setup requests are used in verifying an association of the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier; and

associating the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier based on receiving an indication that the one or more telephone call setup requests were detected at the mobile computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device identifier is identified from a telephone call setup request or an outgoing call from the mobile computing device, and wherein the mobile device identifier comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number or a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the computing system, prior to initiating the one or more telephone call setup requests, a notification that a user notification feature of the mobile computing device has been disabled and the mobile computing device is ready to receive the one or more telephone call setup requests.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising transmitting to the mobile computing device an indication that a user notification feature of the mobile computing device can be re-enabled.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising terminating the one or more telephone call setup requests before a voice call connection is established.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a selected identifier determined by the computing system in at least one of the telephone call setup requests to the mobile computing device;

receiving, by the computing system, a received identifier from the mobile computing device; and

verifying the association of the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier, wherein the verification is based on matching the received identifier with the selected identifier.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the selected identifier is included in at least one telephone call setup request as a caller ID header.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising providing a service to the application on the mobile computing device in response to verifying the association of the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by data processing apparatus, cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to verify an application on a mobile computing device, wherein the application has an associated application instance identifier;

obtaining a mobile device identifier used to communication with the mobile computing device;

initiating one or more telephone call setup requests directed to the mobile computing device using the mobile device identifier and signaling to the mobile computing device a voice call, the one or more telephone call setup requests associated with a voice channel, wherein the one or more telephone call setup requests are used in verifying an association of the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier; and

associating the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier based on receiving an indication that the one or more telephone call setup requests were detected at the mobile computing device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the mobile device identifier is identified from a telephone call setup request or an outgoing call from the mobile computing device, and wherein the mobile device identifier comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number or a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, the operations further comprising, prior to initiating the one or more telephone call setup requests, receiving a notification that a user notification feature of the mobile computing device has been disabled and the mobile computing device is ready to receive the one or more telephone call setup requests.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, the operations further comprising transmitting to the mobile computing device an indication that a user notification feature of the mobile computing device can be re-enabled.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, the operations further comprising terminating the one or more telephone call setup requests before a voice call connection is established.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, the operations further comprising:

transmitting a selected identifier in at least one of the telephone call setup requests to the mobile computing device;

receiving a received identifier from the mobile computing device; and

verifying the association of the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier, wherein the verification is based on matching the received identifier with the selected identifier.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the selected identifier is included in at least one telephone call setup request as a caller ID header.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, the operations further comprising providing a service to the application on the mobile computing device in response to verifying the association of the application instance identifier with the mobile device identifier.