Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication system and method
- Patent Title (中): 通信系统及方法
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Application No.: US13086821Application Date: 2011-04-14
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Publication No.: US08774168B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Scott Petrack
- Applicant: Scott Petrack
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin 2
- Assignee: Skype
- Current Assignee: Skype
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin 2
- Agent Sonia Cooper; Jim Ross; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: H04L12/66
- IPC: H04L12/66

Abstract:
A system comprising: one or more first user terminals each for a respective user, each of the first user terminals comprising a first interface to a service run over a communication network; an authorization mechanism arranged to conditionally verify the users of the first user terminals as being licensed to use the communication service based on a first indication received via the first interface; and one or more second user terminals each for a respective user, each of the second user terminals comprising a second, alternative interface to the communication service; wherein the second interface is not operable to provide the first indication to the authorization mechanism; and wherein the authorization mechanism is configured to conditionally verify the users of the second user terminals as being licensed to use the communication service based on a second indication received via the second interface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120263168A1 Communication System and Method Public/Granted day:2012-10-18
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