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US08774168B2 Communication system and method 有权
通信系统及方法

  • Patent Title: Communication system and method
  • Patent Title (中): 通信系统及方法
  • Application No.: US13086821
    Application Date: 2011-04-14
  • Publication No.: US08774168B2
    Publication 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
Communication system and method
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.
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