Patent ID: 8965342
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a service provider system for verifying authenticity of device information of an end-user device comprising: receiving, from an end-user device, device information stored on the end-user device, wherein the device information comprises a first network identifier and a first device identifier, wherein the first network identifier is one of a telephone number or an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the end-user device, and wherein the first device identifier is one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI), a push notification token, or a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI); sending, to a device information authentication entity, a request to verify the device information obtained, wherein the request includes the first network identifier; receiving, from the device information authentication entity and responsive to the request, verification information regarding the device information sent, wherein the verification information received includes a second device identifier associated with the first network identifier; performing a verification analysis on the verification information received to authenticate an association between the first network identifier and the first device identifier, wherein the verification analysis performed includes, comparing the first device identifier with the second device identifier, and determining that the authenticity of the first network identifier is verified when the first device identifier and the second device identifier match; and sending the verified first network identifier to the end-user device to be stored as a caller identification information (CID) value or an indication to the end user device that the first network identifier has been verified and can be used as the CID.