Patent ID: 8620315
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a computing device over a network, a request for registration from a mobile device; determining, via the computing device, that a carrier gateway associated with the mobile device is trustable, said trustable determination comprising receiving information corresponding to a mobile device identifier from the carrier gateway, said information comprising at least one item of information chosen from a group of information items consisting of a Mobile Identification Number, an Electronic Serial Number, and an application serial number; automatically registering, via the computing device, the mobile device based on the mobile device identifier when the carrier gateway associated with the mobile device is determined trustable; facilitating registration, via the computing device, of the mobile device based on the determination that the carrier gateway is untrustable and a determination that the mobile device supports a display of a challenge-response image, wherein said untrustable determination is based on a failure to receive said information; and facilitating registration, via the computing device, of the mobile device by employing a text-message mechanism when the challenge-response image is unsupportable on the mobile device.