Service verifying system, authentication requesting terminal, service utilizing terminal, and service providing method

• US 8,214,643 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2009
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Eguchi, Hisatoshi, Miura, Fumiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiferaw, Eleni
• Assistant Examiner(s): CALLAHAN, PAUL E
• Application Number:
  US12/407,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20090187977A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 380/270, 713/155, 713/168, 713/165, 726/4, 726/16, 726/28
• US Class Current: 713/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

An object is to provide a service providing method capable of curbing rise of cost A service providing method according to the present invention is one for providing services A and B, which authenticates a user of an authentication requesting terminal in order to make service A available to the user and which determines whether service B is available to the user, in a state in which the user is authenticated about service A. When service B is determined to be available, a permission message is stored and a permission response based on the permission message for utilization of service B is transmitted to the authentication requesting terminal. Then the permission message on which a utilization request message from a service utilizing terminal is based, is verified, and, if it is in an available status, the service utilizing terminal is permitted to utilize service B. The use of the authentication result on service A obviates a need for provision of a new authentication for service B, so as to lead to reduction of cost.

Claims

1. An authentication requesting terminal permitted to utilize a first service provided by a service verifying system and configured to execute authentication for utilization of the first service, the authentication requesting terminal comprising:

an authentication information storing module configured to store authentication information for utilization of the first service;

first message transmitting module configured to transmit a message based on the authentication information in the authentication information storing module and according to an authentication method;

other service utilization request transmitting module configured to transmit a utilization request for utilization of a second service when the first service is available;

permission response receiving module configured to receive a permission response based on a permission message, and to transmit the permission response to a service utilizing terminal connected via a direct local connection to the authentication requesting terminal; and

a communication device configured to access both the first and second services based on at least one of the authentication information and the permission message.

2. The authentication requesting terminal according to claim 1, wherein the permission response receiving module receives the permission response further based on available area information of the second service.

3. The authentication requesting terminal according to claim 1, wherein the permission response receiving module receives the permission response further based on available time information of the second service.

4. The authorization requesting terminal according to claim 1, wherein the service utilizing terminal is configured to access the second service based on the permission response received from the authentication requesting terminal.

5. The authorization requesting terminal according to claim 4, wherein the service utilizing terminal is configured to access the second service by transmitting a message to the service verifying system based on the permission response received from the authentication requesting terminal.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by an authentication requesting terminal permitted to utilize a first service provided by a service verifying system and configured to execute authentication for utilization of the first service, causes the authentication requesting terminal to perform a method comprising:

storing authentication information for utilization of the first service;

transmitting a message based on the stored authentication information and according to an authentication method;

transmitting a utilization request for utilization of a second service when the first service is available;

receive a permission response based on a permission message;

transmit the permission response to a service utilizing terminal connected via a direct local connection to the authentication requesting terminal; and

access both the first and second services based on at least one of the authentication information and the permission message.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving the permission response further based on available area information of the second service.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving the permission response further based on available time information of the second service.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 6, wherein the service utilizing terminal accesses the second service based on the permission response received from the authentication requesting terminal.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the service utilizing terminal accesses the second service by transmitting a message to the service verifying system based on the permission response received from the authentication requesting terminal.