Method and system for using personal devices for authentication and service access at service outlets

A method for providing access to a plurality of services offered by a service provider, the method comprising:

• providing a first set of information to a service outlet by a personal communication device, wherein the first set of information is selected from a set of registration information;
• receiving a second set of information at the personal communication device from the service outlet, wherein the second set of information is related to the service provider and is not user specific;
• establishing a communication channel between a personal communication device and the service outlet, the personal communication device being associated with a user and the service outlet being associated with the service provider;
• receiving a third set of information at the service outlet from the personal communication device;
• authenticating the personal communication device at the service outlet over the communication channel based on the second set of information and the third set of information;
• authenticating the service outlet at the personal communication device over the communication channel based on the second set of information;
• and
• providing the personal communication device access to the plurality of services at the service outlet.

A method for providing access to a plurality of services offered by a service provider, the method comprising:

• registering a user with the service provider for accessing the plurality of services;
• receiving a set of registration information from the service provider at a personal communication device, the personal communication device being associated with the user;
• providing a first set of information to a service outlet, the first set of information being provided by the personal communication device, wherein the first set of information is selected from the set of registration information;
• providing a second set of information to the personal communication device by the service outlet, the service outlet being associated with the service provider, wherein the second set of information is related to the service provider and is not user-specific;
• determining that the personal communication device is authenticated by the service outlet, wherein the personal communication device is authenticated based on the first set of information and the second set of information stored in the service outlet;
• receiving a third set of information at the personal communication device, the third set of information being received from the service outlet;
• authenticating the personal communication device at the service outlet based on the second set of information and the third set of information;
• authenticating the service outlet at the personal communication device based on the second set of information;
• and
• receiving access to the plurality of services from the service outlet, the access being received by the user through the personal communication device.

An interaction system, comprising:

• a service outlet, the service outlet capable of providing access to a plurality of services to a user, the service outlet storing a first set of information, the service outlet being associated with a service provider wherein the first set of information is selected from the set of registration information;
• and
• a personal communication device associated with the user, the personal communication device:
• storing a second set of information wherein the second set of information is provided by the service outlet, the second set of information being related to the service provider and is not user-specific;
• and
• providing a third set of information to the service outlet,
• wherein the personal communication device is authenticated based on the second set of information and the third set of information and the service outlet is authenticated based on the second set of information stored by the service outlet, wherein the service outlet provides access to the plurality of services to the user when authentication of the personal communication device at the service outlet and authentication of the service outlet by the personal communication device are successful.

An interaction system, comprising:

• a service outlet, the service outlet providing a user access to a plurality of services, the service outlet being associated with a service provider, the service outlet storing a first set of information, wherein the first set of information is selected from the set of registration information;
• a secure element, the secure element being associated with the user, the secure element storing a set of secret information;
• and
• a personal communication device, the personal communication device being associated with the user, the personal communication device storing a set of protected information and a second set of information, the second set of information being provided by the service outlet wherein the second set of information is related to the service provider and is not user-specific, wherein the personal communication device provides a third set of information to the service provider, wherein the personal communication device is authenticated at the service outlet based on the second set of information and the third set of information, wherein the service outlet is authenticated at the personal communication device based on the second set of information, and wherein the service outlet provides the user access to the plurality of services when authentication of the user at the service outlet and authentication of the service outlet by the personal communication device are successful.

An interaction system comprising:

• a service provider, the service provider providing a plurality of services to a user, the service provider further providing a set of registration information to the user;
• a service outlet, the service outlet providing the user access to the plurality of services, the service outlet being associated with the service provider_the service outlet storing a first set of information, wherein the first set of information is selected from the set of registration information;
• and
• a personal communication device, the personal communication device being associated with the user, the personal communication device:
• storing the set of registration information received from the service provider;
• storing a second set of information, wherein the second set of information is provided by the service outlet, the second set of information being related to the service provider and is not user-specific, the service outlet storing the second set of information;
• providing a third set of information to the service outlet;
• and
• authenticating the user and the personal communication device by the service outlet based on the second set of information and the third set of information, and the personal communication device authenticating the service outlet based on the second set of information, wherein the service outlet provides the user access to the plurality of services when authentication of the personal communication device at the service outlet and authentication of the service outlet by the personal communication device are successful.