Patent ID: 6230002
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
In a communication system having a wireless network and a packet data network coupled thereto, the packet data network including a host site and permitting selective access thereto, the wireless network permitting radio communications with a mobile terminal, an improvement of an assembly for selectively permitting access by the mobile terminal to the packet data network, thereby to permit communications between the mobile terminal and the host site, said assembly comprising:a processing device releasably coupled to, and carried by, the mobile terminal, said processing device having a password-generation algorithm executable thereon, said processing device for generating a password when the password-generation algorithm is executed; andan authentication server coupled to the packet data network and forming a portion thereof, said authentication server for receiving the password generated responsive to execution of the password-generation algorithm, said authentication server for authenticating the mobile terminal responsive to values of the password generated by said processing device and received at said authentication server, the mobile terminal permitted to communicate with the host site when the password is authenticated by said authentication server.