Patent ID: 9661666
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of communication, comprising: receiving, from an identifier (ID) client on a wireless device, a request for an application specific identifier corresponding to an application service provider; generating, at an identity provider, the application specific identifier; mapping, at the identity provider, the application specific identifier to a device identifier of the wireless device, wherein the device identifier of the wireless device provides a basis for application service authorization and access for a plurality of application service providers; sending, from the identity provider, the application specific identifier to the wireless device; receiving, at the identity provider, a request to activate connectivity for the application specific identifier from the application service provider that sent the request to activate in response to receiving a request for service from the wireless device; performing, at the identity provider, a lookup for the device identifier based on the received application specific identifier in the request to activate; and sending, from the identity provider a connectivity request with the device identifier from the lookup to a network service provider to provide the connectivity to the wireless device, wherein the identity provider enables communication of the wireless device with the network service provider based at least in part on verification of the device identifier by the identity provider.