Call-number based customer identification method for personalizable internet portals

genus

0001The invention relates to a customer identification method for personalizable Internet portals.

State of the art

0002To provide customers with easy access to personalized portal services Will be available during the duration of the customer's visit to the portal A session. By transmitting the so - called session, the Customer identified by a so-called cookie. If this is not present, Authentication is performed with user name and password query.

0003This process is only partially secure because cookies can be modified And thus access to foreign data can be obtained. The for a safe Customer identification required authentication by username and password Password retrieval is perceived by the customer as annoying and complicated. These Applies in particular to the mobile phone environment, where due to the limitations Only simple entry possibilities exist for mobile devices. Further Is used by a variety of mobile terminals to use session ID and cookies are not supported. Furthermore, the transmission of long Sessions IDs, a performance restriction for the mobile devices Narrow-band carrier services.

0004Another system for access control of a communication system Uses a "caller ID inferface" as described in WO 9 615 612.

task

0005The invention is based on the object of providing a secure and convenient identification Of the customer.

solution

0006The solution is in <b>Patent claim 1</b> Described.

Some advantages

0007The customer identification method proposed according to the invention allows A safe and convenient identification of the customer without additional Enter user name and password. It can be used both for fixed network access As well as mobile access. Here are the following Applications:<ul><li>WEB / WAB mail, calendar, address book, reconciliation of personal data</li><li>Personalized portal services (network operators internal / external with selected Content providers)</li><li>E- and M-commerce</li><li>Mobile Banking</li></ul>

0008In the customer identification method according to the invention, The call number via the access network to a so-called proxy server Which is responsible for the protocol implementation between the access network and Internet (intranet) protocols. Depending on the service request (HTTP request), the proxy server inserts a customer ID into the service request. The customer ID is generated by the proxy server due to the MSISDN from a Customer directory (for example, LDAP). As an alternative can also directly the MSISDN can be used.

0009On the portal the ID of the service request is taken and sent with a query in the The customer's authorization. If this is given, The service request of the customer is answered. This mechanism is used Each further service request from the customer. At the first service request An additional session is created to provide temporary data to the customer Store it. The session ID is the customer ID (or alternatively the MSISDN) is used. No further interaction is done by the customer The session ends after a timer has expired.

Further Inventive Embodiments

0010Further inventive embodiments are described in the <b>Patent Claims 2</b> to <b>4</b>Described.

0011BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawing, the invention is described in part by way of example in an exemplary embodiment Illustrated.

0012Those in the abstract, in the patent claims, and in the description As well as from the drawing both individually auc h in any combination for the realization of Invention.