Patent ID: 8423768
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authentication in a telecommunication network comprising: providing a mobile station having a telephone number associated therewith and an application installed therein and an authentication server giving access to services in the telecommunication network provided by a content provider, the mobile station obtaining location information of the mobile station by using the application, the application having information about which base station is serving the mobile station, a user of the mobile station sending a request in a message from the mobile station, the authentication server receiving the message and determining the telephone number of the mobile station and the location information based on the message, the authentication server controlling time information and location information, the authentication server using the telephone number to determine whether the time information is an approved time and whether the location information is in an approved area to gain access to the services for the mobile station, and granting access to the user when the location information is within the approved area and the time information is an approved time so both the location and time information are accepted by the authentication server, the authentication server generating a one-time password (OTP) including a header showing the approved area and expiry time of the OTP and sending the OTP to the mobile station, and the mobile station receiving the one-time password (OTP) from the authentication server and using the one-time password (OTP) to gain access to the service provided by the content provider by sending an access signal to the content provider.