COMPUTER BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING IN A USER MOBILE DEVICE AT A SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20100075641A1
• Filed: 09/19/2008
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thumbplay, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schwartz, Evan
• Granted Patent: US 8,359,031 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

The invention provides a computer-based method for logging a user mobile device onto a server computer system including registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device, receiving a first message from the user mobile device, detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device, receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and transmitting to the user mobile device a second message.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for logging a user mobile device onto a server computer system, comprising:

registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device;

receiving a first message from the user mobile device;

detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device;

receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and

transmitting to the user mobile device a second message.

2. The computer-based method in claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is a phone number.

3. The computer-based method in claim 1, wherein the Internet Protocol address is dynamically updated.

4. The computer-based method in claim 1, wherein the first message is a request for a file.

5. The computer-based method in claim 1, wherein the first message is an SMS message.

6. The computer-based method in claim 1, wherein the second message is an SMS message.

7. The computer-based method in claim 6, wherein the second message has a link to a user-specific homepage.

8. The computer-based method in claim 1, wherein registering the unique identifier of a user mobile device comprising providing an interface with a field for entering registration information.

9. The computer-based method in claim 8, wherein entering registration information comprising entering a phone number.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer carries out a method comprising:

registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device;

receiving a message from the user mobile device;

detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device;

receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and

transmitting to the user mobile device a file customized for the unique identifier.

11. A computer system comprising:

a server computer system including a memory and processor connected to the memory;

a database stored in the memory, the database including a plurality of registered users;

a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the program including;

a first interface that is from the server computer system, the first interface having field for entering registration information;

a detecting module for detecting an Internet Protocol address of a user mobile device;

a receiving module for receiving a unique identifier of the user mobile device corresponding to the Internet Protocol address;

a first matching module for matching the unique identifier with registered user data; and

a second interface that is transmitted to a user mobile device, the second interface displaying a user-specific homepage.