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US 2003/0172090 A1Published application
Virtual identity apparatus and method for using same
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsPetri Asunmaa, Robert Aarts, Timo Skytta, Thomas Reichler
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Abstract
A system according to an embodiment of the invention provides a means whereby a user or user device may be authenticated by an identity provider. The authentication may provide a trust relationship between the user and a service provider. An IdentityCard, a virtual version of traditional ID cards seamlessly expands the end user's ID card experience and related services to a personal device, like a mobile station or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), as well as to the Web browser.
Claims7
An identity client comprising:
- a plurality of identities with associated functionality, wherein at least two of the identities have different nymity levels;
- and
- a means for selecting an identity based on the required nymity level;
- and
- a processor to access and operate on functionality associated with the identity.
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A method for using identities by a user comprising:
- connecting to a service;
- receiving from the service a list of accepted identities;
- selecting an identity among the list of accepted identities;
- logging on to the service with the selected identity;
- and
- accessing functionality associated with the selected identity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.