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A method of authentication via a secure wireless communication system

CA 2486226 C · Owner: Mccann, Stephen · Inventors: Hancock, Robert; Mccann, Stephen; Hepworth, Eleanor

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A method of authentication via a secure wireless communication system; the method comprising sensing that a mobile device has come within range of a secure network; initiating a program (5) within the mobile device offering the user a plurality of authentication options; processing the chosen authentication option and providing requested user data to a service provider for the secure network (9) only if the chosen authentication option within the mobile device permits provision of the requested user data.

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  • Filed October 28, 2004 and granted August 14, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 28, 2024.
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FiledOctober 28, 2004
GrantedAugust 14, 2012
Term endedOctober 28, 2024
Patent numberCA 2486226 C
Classification (IPC)H04W12/06 +2 more

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedOct 28, 2004Patent grantedAug 14, 2012Term endedOct 28, 2024

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