Patent ID: 9008620
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for authorizing a service for a mobile device, comprising: an authorization unit, coupled to the mobile device, configured to authorize a request of the mobile device for a mobile device service over a first link, wherein the request in a single message includes both a phone number of the mobile device and an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the mobile device, and wherein the authorization unit stores a unique token that is associated with the IP address of the mobile device and communicates, over a second link that is different from the first link, a message including the unique token to the mobile device using the phone number of the mobile device; and an application resident on the mobile device, wherein the application is configured to: receive the message; determine the phone number of the mobile device based on the message received; and return the unique token to the authorization unit without user action in order to authorize the mobile device service.