Patent ID: 8635454

Claim:
A method for authenticating a user request from a web-enabled device comprising: registering a VoIP packet telephony device with a VoIP packet telephony service provider for subsequent VoIP packet telephony communication based at least on an encryption key encoded therein; receiving the request from the web-enabled device; subsequent to registering the VoIP packet telephony device with the VoIP packet telephony service; transmitting an instruction to the web-enabled device, the performance of which requires physical access to said VoIP packet telephony device by the user; receiving an indication of the performance of the instruction; and authenticating the request based upon the indication of the performance of the instruction; wherein the VoIP packet telephony device is configured for VoIP communication via internet protocol voice packets over a packet switched network and the VoIP packet telephony service provider provides voice communication via internet protocol voice packets over the packet switched network; and, wherein the step of receiving the indication of the performance of the instruction comprises receiving a translated code via the web-enabled device, the translated code being a first code translated based at least in part on the encryption key in the VoIP packet telephony device.