1603 results about "Mobile Telephone Number" patented technology

Various methods, systems and apparatus for associating fictitious user identities (e.g. screen names, user names, email addresses, handles, etc.) used in electronic communications (e.g. over the internet or mobile network via instant messenger, e-mail, social networks, ecommerce, auction websites, etc.) with real personal information (e.g. the true identity of an individual such as their name, address, credit score, driving record, mobile number, etc.) are disclosed. One such method may include discovering, verifying and storing real personal information, associated with fictitious user identities and email addresses. The method may further include allowing a remote user or service to submit a fictitious user identity and a query requesting real-user information associated with the submitted fictitious user identity. In one possible embodiment, a targeted-advertising service may utilize real user information, associated with a fictitious user name, to target advertisements at the user of the fictitious user name.

In an exemplary embodiment, a method for leveraging a payment token comprising a non-confidential number (i.e., “cellcard number”), such as a phone number associated with a user's portable computing device (“PCD”), to effect purchase transactions against one of possibly a plurality of value accounts associated with the non-confidential number comprises presenting a cellcard number for purchase of goods, requesting that a value account associated with the cellcard number be debited and, before debiting the value account and completing the purchase transaction, transmitting a request for authorization of the transaction to the user's PCD.

A system, method and computer program product for processing payments for goods or services, including a payment processor that receives a payment request from a merchant for goods or services and that includes a mobile phone number or mobile phone account of a user, sends a payment authorization request text message to the mobile phone requesting payment authorization, and receives a payment authorization text message from the mobile phone authorizing or not authorizing the payment. If the payment is authorized, the payment processor pays the merchant and charges the mobile phone account for the payment. If the payment is not authorized or if the payment is not received within a predetermined period of time, the payment processor declines to pay the merchant for the goods or services.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for electronic gifting. In an exemplary gift purchasing method, a control system receives from a purchasing system a gift purchase request that includes a mobile telephone number (or other unique telephonic identifier) associated with a wireless gift recipient system, sends to a payment authorization system a payment authorization request, receives a payment authorization, and notifies the wireless gift recipient system of an electronic gift certificate. In an exemplary gift redemption method, the control system receives a gift redemption request for goods/services from a point-of-sale (POS) system, sends an authentication request addressed to the wireless gift recipient system by way of text message or other format, receives an authentication confirmation originating from the wireless gift recipient, and sends a redemption authorization to the vendor POS system. The control system has modules for conducting a targeted marketing campaign utilizing purchase and/or redemption information.

A method and apparatus are disclosed by which customers of an institution, such as a bank, may register one or more of their landline telephone or mobile telephone numbers and associate the telephone numbers with their account and thereafter in conjunction with a remote transaction, use the registered telephone to call into a bank system, or be called by a bank system, for verification, whereby the registered telephone becomes a security token that elevates the security of the transaction.

A method and system for operating a banking service are included. The system includes a database (12) for storing client registration data and a unique number, which is preferably the MSISDN or mobile telephone number of the client. This number is used as the client's account number. A call center (14) receives calls from clients and verifies their identity from data transmitted by their mobile telephones. The system allows clients to conduct various banking transactions including balance, statement and payment transactions. A database stores details of balances and/or transactions in each user's account. The system serves for clients to be notified by an SMS transmitted to their mobile telephone of transactions, such as changes to their bank balances or the crediting or debiting of their account. The system can also interface with conventional banking services.

A method of call forwarding a call originally placed to a mobile telephone number of a mobile telephone to a landline telephone number of a landline telephone is provided, wherein the call is routed through a telephone network by a service provider. A forwarding location of the mobile telephone is determined using a mobile location technology. The landline telephone number of the landline telephone is provided to the service provider. A current mobile telephone location is determined by a mobile location technology. The mobile location technology is capable of locating the mobile telephone using service provider equipment. The service provider determines that the call is being made to the mobile telephone when the current mobile telephone location is at the forwarding location. The call to the mobile telephone number is forwarded to the landline telephone number when the current mobile telephone location is at the forwarding location.

A system and method for using an IP client attached to the Public Internet, acting as a virtual mobile terminal such as a cell phone, to have full access to mobile telephony services offered by a mobile operator using a SIP2 Mobile gateway. The services include a mobile telephone number, capabilities of sending and receiving short messages and mobile intelligent services such as prepaid billing, number translation, and ring back tones.

The system is composed of handset, SIM card, network and international mobile equipment identification (IMEI) server. Using the system, handset user logs on network and sends IMEI number automatically. IMEI server receives IMEI code sent by SIM card, and binds IMEI code with user's IMSI code and number of the handset, building corresponding user's index database. Using IMEI protection cipher carries out authentication of handset user's id. Temporary index for illegal user is built. If illegal user logs on network by using stealing handset, id of illegal user can be known from IMEI.

A system, method and program product for controlling access to a restricted item. A method is provided that includes: receiving a request for access to a restricted item at a computer system associated with a provider, said request originating from a client system; determining an IP address of the client system; determining a mobile phone number of a mobile phone associated with the requester; transmitting to a third party service provider the IP address and mobile phone number; and receiving back from the third party service provider a confirmation message indicating whether or not the IP address and mobile phone are located within an acceptable range of each other.

A transaction authentication system uses a computer network and mobile telephone network to authenticate a user. The user initiates a transaction and provides an identity token, such as the mobile telephone number. The identity token is used by an authentication server to initiate the issuance of a new temporary identity for the corresponding mobile device. The new temporary identity is forwarded from the mobile device to the authentication server which issues a security code if there is a match between the new temporary identities. The security code is forwarded to a transaction server which relays it to the authentication server. If the forwarded security code matches the generated security code, the transaction is permitted to continue.

The invention discloses an implementation method of mobile terminal access; the method comprises the following steps that a triplet is collocated on a foreground interface; the collocated data is synchronized to a control module of visit of a background operation processor; a gateway main module gets the mobile terminal type and URL of the required visit with the requirement sent by the mobile terminal and the main module inquires about the corresponding mobile number with the user information; the control module of visit inquires about the triplet collocation data and obtains the control pattern of visit with the obtained mobile number, mobile terminal type and the URL of the required visit. The invention of the WAP gateway integrates the fuzzy matching of regular expression to control the visit to the mobile terminal flexibly through the strategy of triplet control of visit; in this way, various combinations of terminal type, number or number segment and object URL can be controlled and the visit to the mobile terminal is effectively controlled.

The invention discloses a real-name authentication safe login method and system based on a cell phone number, and relates to the field of internet real-name authentication. The method includes the steps that a real-name identity management server carries out verification and registration according to identity information provided by a user; the user activates an account number through cell phone dynamic verification codes and a digital certificate after passing the verification; a third-party application applies for a login service, a request is sent to a unified login server and transmitted to a real-time authentication server, the real-time authentication server sends the request to the user for validation, the unified login server adjusts whether the third-party application is allowed to log in according to a result returned to the unified login server, and the unified login server saves session information in a session management server and returns the information to the third-party application if the third-party application is allowed to log in. The real-name authentication safe login method and system based on the cell phone number solve the problem that the user relies on user information in different applications, can guarantee safety of the information through cell phone authentication and brings convenience to management for network management departments, the user does not need to maintain personal information again in all the applications, convenience is brought to the user, and worry about privacy disclosure of the user is reduced.

The invention discloses a real name authentication method and an authentication platform of wireless networks in a wide range of public places. The authentication method includes that a mobile terminal is connected with a wireless network; the mobile terminal is relocated to an entry page, provides the mobile terminal with identity authentication modes of mobile phone number authentication, artificial customer service foreground authentication and certificate self-help scanning authentication; obtains an internet account and a password after the identity is authenticated; and logs on the internet in the entry page through the internet account and the password. The real name authentication method and the authentication platform of wireless networks in a wide range of public places can provide quick and convenient identity authentication for wireless network users in a wide range of public places, and solve the problem that wireless networks in large wide range of public places cannot provide large number of users with quick and convenient real name internet service.

An unique personal identification number (PIN) is issued when a promotional product is purchased. The consumer receives a receipt with information on how to redeem the PIN with a mobile communication device and qualify for a reward. An MSP (mobile service provider) is able to track the consumer's redemption actions to the consumer's mobile telephone number when the consumer redeems the PIN. In another example, the consumer is able to redeem a generic coupon at a point of sale (POS), redeem a PIN by electronically scanning a mobile phone at the POS, and then use the PIN to obtain rewards. A method, system and software product for issuing and redeeming PINs are described.

The invention relates to a method for realizing mobile telephone payment based on two-dimension codes, comprising steps of integrally managing complex application types by way of corresponding different business numbers with different services, and organically combining main bodies related with the mobile telephone payment, such as users, businessmen, banks, communication management parts and the like. When the method is applied, users only need to record and upload business numbers with mobile telephones, then a system generates corresponding information by judging the mobile telephone numbers and the business numbers; the information is processed, encoded into two-dimension codes and then sent to the mobile telephones; users apply the mobile telephones to reading and decoding devices corresponding to the business numbers to finish corresponding applications so as to realize mobile telephone payment.

Techniques are disclosed relating to facilitating transactions via mobile devices. In one embodiment, an account that is linked to a mobile telephone number of a mobile device is established at a computer system. In such an embodiment, the account permits a user to make and receive payments, and is not accessible without using the mobile device. In some embodiments, the account is established without setting up a username and password. In one embodiment, a request is sent from a payment application of the mobile device to the computer system. In some embodiments, the payment application is made active on the mobile device in response to a user input within a different application running on the mobile device. After the payment application is active, a purchase is confirmed within the payment application such that the request is sent responsive to the confirming and without authenticating the user within the payment application.

A method for rerouting messages in a mobile communications system allowing rerouting between different networks is described. The method—includes a step of setting in a first register node associated with a primary mobile number a request for forwarding messages addressed to the primary mobile number to a second mobile number. The method sends a message addressed to the primary mobile number from a messaging center to a gateway node and sends a request for routing information for the message from the gateway node to a first register node associated with the primary mobile number. Based on the request for forwarding messages, the method sends a request for routing information for the message from the first register node to a second register node associated with the second mobile number. The method sends a response including the routing information for the message to the gateway node.

The invention relates to the information security field of computer and network, relates to ID attestation system and method, and it can prevent the user account from stolen. The method uses the mobile phone to do network ID attestation, distinguish the computer by the affirmed strings, and the user account and mobile phone can correspond with client computer one by one to identify the validity of user ID. The method can be used in various account affirmations of network services (web management, e-mail, e-business, network game, chatting tool, network bank and the field of remote control), and it also can be used other service relative with network (the operation of ATM). It is a efficient method to prevent the network form being stolen.

An authorization card is inserted in client end and the user information is input. Then, encrypted ID of the authorization card, secret key and user information are up loaded to server end to be validated. If the validation is passed, a blank SIM card is inserted and number of the handset is input. The information in the card is encrypted and up loaded to server end. Parsing information in the card, the server obtains information of marque, card family and data class and determines the module for writing the card as well as obtains personal data, which are encrypted and down loaded to client end. If authentication testing is passed, the state for writing card is activated, and necessary information is written into the blank SIM card. The invention extends the said service to each business hall so as to meet the need of users better.