Patent ID: 8613053
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of authorizing a portable communication device to access a network resource, the method being performed at a network management system in communication with the portable communication device via a network, the method comprising: receiving, from a portable communication device via a network, a request to access a network resource; determining, on a processor, whether the portable communication device is authorized to access the requested network resource, the determination being based on a unique identifying attribute associated with the portable communication device without the unique identifying attribute being predefined in a user profile database and without querying the portable communication device or its user for information; if the portable communication device is authorized, allowing the portable communication device to access the network resource; and if the portable communication device is not authorized, redirecting the portable communication device to an authentication system where the portable communication device is configured to submit authentication-related information wherein the portable communication device can be authorized to access the requested network resource, wherein redirecting the portable communication device comprises sending transmission control protocol handshake completion data to the portable communication device in response to the request to access the network resource, the transmission control protocol handshake completion data configured to appear to be from the network resource, wherein the network management system need not communicate with the network resource if the portable communication device is not authorized.