Method and system for identifying the identity of a user
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating a user of a first terminal in a communication system, wherein the method comprises:
- setting up a first logical channel via a communication network between a first terminal and a service provider; and
identifying the identity of the user of the first terminal after the first logical channel set up via a second logical channel other than the established first logical channel between the service provider and the first terminal prior to providing any services to the user of the first terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention describes a method and system for verifying the identity of a user of a first terminal in a communication system having at least a communication network (NET), a first terminal (DTE) associated with the communication network (NET) and a service provider (SP) associated with the communication network (NET). In the method, a first logical channel is set up via the communication network between the first terminal (DTE) and the service provider (SP). The user of the first terminal is identified after the first logical channel set up via a second logical channel other than the established first logical channel between the service provider and the first terminal prior to providing any services to the caller.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating a user of a first terminal in a communication system, wherein the method comprises:
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setting up a first logical channel via a communication network between a first terminal and a service provider; and
identifying the identity of the user of the first terminal after the first logical channel set up via a second logical channel other than the established first logical channel between the service provider and the first terminal prior to providing any services to the user of the first terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for authenticating a user of a first terminal in a communication system, the system comprising:
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a communication network (NET), a first terminal (DTE) associated with the communication network (NET), a service provider (SP) associated with the communication network (NET), a service provider (SP) associated with the communication network (NET), a certificate service provider (CA), sending means (SM) for sending a user identification request to the first terminal (DTE) or a second terminal (DTE2); and
identifying means (ID) for identifying the identity of the user of the first terminal (DTE) after a first logical channel has been set up via a second logical channel other than the established first logical channel between the service provider and the first terminal (DTE) prior to providing any services to the user of the first terminal (DTE) based on the information provided by the certificate service provider (CA). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for authenticating a user of a first terminal in a communication system, the system comprising:
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a communication network (NET), a first terminal (DTE) associated with the communication network (NET), a service provider (SP) associated with the communication network (NET), a service provider (SP) associated with the communication network (NET), a certificate service provider (CA), a sender (SM) for sending a user identification request to the first terminal (DTE) or a second terminal (DTE2); and
an identifier (ID) for identifying the identity of the user of the first terminal (DTE) after a first logical channel has been set up via a second logical channel other than the established first logical channel between the service provider and the first terminal (DTE) prior to providing any services to the user of the first terminal (DTE) based on the information provided by the certificate service provider (CA).
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