Patent ID: 8996689
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a machine-to-machine, M2M, application server providing an M2M application, the method comprising: receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M application identification from an M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification identifies an M2M application provided by the M2M application server and wherein the M2M application identification identifies a communication path between the M2M service device and the M2M application server; receiving, at the M2M application server, an M2M service subscription identification from the M2M service device; authorizing the M2M service device at the M2M application server at least partially based on the M2M service subscription identification; and in response to the M2M service device being authorized, providing service according to the M2M application from the M2M application server to the M2M service device using the M2M application identification to identify the communications path between the M2M application server and the M2M service device, wherein the M2M application identification is a globally unique identification, and wherein the M2M application identification and M2M service subscription identification are received indirectly through: