Sending initial password through an SMS
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorMichael T. Andersen
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a services management method for managing subscriber services, comprising the steps of assigning an access code to a subscriber, encapsulating said access code into a data message, and transmitting said data message via a corresponding data channel of said network to a terminal (1) of said subscriber. By using this method, an access code like a password can be sent from a Service Management Access Point (SMAP) (6) to the terminal (1) of a subscriber via a data message such as a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
Claims21
A services management method for managing subscriber services in an Intelligent Network, in which a subscriber or service provider can manage his own services, comprising the steps of:
- assigning an access code to a subscriber by which the subscriber is allowed to get access to services or to service management via the Internet;
- encapsulating said access code into a data message;
- and
- transmitting said data message via a corresponding data channel of said network to a terminal of said subscriber,
- wherein the assigning step and the encapsulating step are performed in a Service Management Access Point.
A services management device for managing subscriber services in an Intelligent Network in which a subscriber or service provider can manage his own services, comprising:
- an access granting means for assigning an access code to a subscriber by which the subscriber is allowed to get access to services or to service management via the Internet;
- a message generating means for encapsulating said access code into a data message;
- and
- a transmitting means for transmitting said data message via a corresponding data channel of said network to a terminal of said subscriber,
- wherein the services management device is a Service Management Access Point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.