Patent ID: 8782759

Claim:
A method to enable a mobile device user to perform a mobile device-aided operation, comprising: with the mobile device in a connected mode in which it is connected to an identity provider, receiving and storing at the mobile device a token that is useable by the mobile device to obtain an authentication when the mobile device is operating in an identity provider-disconnected mode in which it is disconnected from the identity provider, wherein the token includes a time dependency that defines when the token is valid for use and is one of: a defined time period, and a timeframe that is defined relative to a given future date and time; while the mobile device is operating in the identity provider-disconnected mode, causing the mobile device to present the token to enable the mobile device to obtain the authentication, wherein presenting the token also verifies that the mobile device is operating in the identity-provider disconnected mode; and upon receipt of the authentication, performing the mobile device-aided operation.