Patent ID: 7020456
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of granting, to a user communications device, access to a service provided by a plurality of service communications devices, the method comprising the steps of initiating a first communications link between the user communications device and a first one of the plurality of service communications devices; generating an access key code; storing a first data item in a first storage means of the user communications device, the first data item indicating the access key code; characterised in that the access key code is indicative of the user communications device and the service; and the method further comprises the steps of making the access key code available to at least a second one of the plurality of service communications devices via a communications network; initiating a second communications link between the user communications device and the second service communications device; and using the access key code to mutually authenticate the user communications device and the second service communications device.