Patent ID: 8244217

Claim:
A method in a wireless mobile device for use in enabling service sessions with a host service via a wireless network, the wireless mobile device including a user input/output (I/O) subsystem having at least a display, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one host login credential from the host service, and saving the at least one host login credential in memory of the wireless mobile device; detecting, at the wireless mobile device, a logoff trigger for logging off from an enabled service session with the host service; in response to detecting the logoff trigger, the wireless mobile device performing the following acts: prompting with, in the display, an entry screen having at least one field for entry of at least one device login credential for use in logging on to a subsequent service session with the host service; receiving, via the user I/O subsystem, the at least one device login credential in response to the prompting, and saving the at least one device login credential in the memory; after receiving and saving the at least one device login credential, logging off from the enabled service session with the host service; after the logging off from the enabled service session, detecting, at the wireless mobile device, a login trigger for logging on to the subsequent service session with the host service; in response to detecting the login trigger, authenticating, at the wireless mobile device, the at least one device login credential saved in the memory with the at least one saved host login credential saved in the memory.