Granted Patent B2

US 8,959,604 · App. 13/304,562 · Granted Feb 17, 2015

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. A client device comprising:

a. a processor and a memory; and

b. an application stored in memory and executed by the processor, the application for:

1. generating on the client device data including a code which is hidden from a user of the client device;

2. storing a copy of the code on the client device before the code is transmitted to a server;

3. transmitting from the client device the code and a first input entered by the user to the server configured to thereafter send the code received from the client device to a target device associated with the first input and send a descriptive message, including the code, to the client device using the first user input, wherein the first user input is a unique identifier of the client device;

4. prompting, on the client device, for the user to enter the code as displayed on the target device;

5. obtaining on the client device a second input entered by the user; and

6. determining on the client device, validity of the first input, wherein determining the validity of the first input comprises comparing the second input with the copy of the code stored on the client device.

2. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the first input includes a number associated with a mobile terminal.

3. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the client device is the target device associated with the first input.

4. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the client device is one of a network-enabled device and a wireless communication device.

5. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the code comprises a random alphanumeric string.

6. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the code is unknown to the user when the code is generated.

7. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the application is also for saving the data generated and a first date and time stamp, wherein the first date and time stamp is associated with the time of transmission of the code and the first input entered by the user to the server.

8. The client device of claim 7 , wherein determining validity of the first input includes comparing the second input with the code.

9. The client device of claim 8 , wherein determining validity of the first input further includes comparing a second date and time stamp with the first date and time stamp, wherein the second date and time stamp is associated with when the second input is obtained.

10. The client device of claim 1 , further comprising, before generating data including a code, prompting the user to enter a number associated with a mobile terminal and obtaining the first input entered by the user.

11. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the application is also for saving the first input and communicating with another server that the first input has been verified.

12. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the code and the first input are simultaneously transmitted to the server.

13. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the code is sent directly from the server to the device associated with the first input.

14. A client device comprising a circuit configured to:

a. generate, on the client device, data including a code hidden from a user of the client device;

b. store a copy of the code on the client device before the code is transmitted to a server;

c. generate, on the client device, a transmission data stream, including the code and a first user input, to be transmitted to the server configured to thereafter send the code received from the client device to a device associated with the first user input and send a descriptive message, including the code, to the client device using the first user input, wherein the first user input is a unique identifier of the client device;

d. prompt, on the client device, for the user to enter a code displayed on the client device;

e. obtain, on the client device, a second user input entered by the user; and

f. determine on the client device, validity of the first input wherein determining the validity of the first input comprises comparing the second user input with the copy of the code stored on the client device.

15. The client device of claim 14 , wherein the client device is the device associated with the first user input.

16. The client device of claim 14 , wherein the second user input is obtained after the device associated with the first user input receives the code from the server.

17. The client device of claim 14 , wherein the at least one factor also includes whether the second user input was obtained within a predetermined time limit.

18. The client device of claim 14 , wherein the circuit is also configured to receive the data stream from the server, wherein the data stream from the server includes the code.

19. A system for verifying a mobile number, the system comprising:

a. a network;

b. at least one server communicatively coupled to the network; and

c. at least one client device communicatively coupled to the network, wherein each client device includes a memory and instructions stored therein, wherein the instruction when executed cause that client device to:

1. generate, on the client device, data including a code hidden from a user of the client device;

2. store a copy of the code on the client device before the code is transmitted to a server;

3. transmit, from the client device, a first data stream, including the code and a first user input, to one of the at least one server, wherein the at least one server is configured to, after receiving the first data stream from the client device, send a descriptive message, including the code, to the client device using the first user input, wherein the first user input is a unique identifier of the client device;

4. receive, at the client device, a second data stream including the code, from the one of the at least one server;

5. display, on the client device, the code received from the one of the at least one server;

6. prompt, on the client device, the user to enter the code displayed on the client device;

7. obtain, on the client device, a second user input; and

8. determine, on the client device, validity of the first user input, wherein determining the validity of the first input comprises comparing the second user input with the copy of the code stored on the client device.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the one of the at least one server is an echo server.

Assignments (8)