Patent ID: 7970380
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a network originated identity from a user in a communication network; associating the network originated identity with at least one non-network originated identity stored in a data storage, wherein the at least one non-network originated identity comprises a first identity of an application outside a domain of an operator of the communication network, and wherein the network originated identity comprises at least a second identity originated by the operator, an internet protocol multimedia private identity, and an international mobile subscriber identity; receiving a non-network originated identity from the user; storing data for associating an intermediate identity with the non-network originated identity and the associated network originated identity; accessing the intermediate identity for verification of the non-network originated identity; comparing the non-network originated identity from the user with the at least one non-network originated identity from the data storage; and authenticating the user if the comparison is valid.