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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2016
Sap SE, Walldorf, DE;
William Dudley, Lovettsville, VA (US);
SAP SE, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
A connection hub connects a plurality of service providers and a plurality of mobile operators, and facilitates authentication of service consumers on behalf of the plurality of service providers. The connection hub may use authentication information of the plurality of mobile operators, to thereby enable provision of network resources from the plurality of service providers to the service consumers. The connection hub may include an operator discovery engine configured to access a number resolution service and match a telephone number of a mobile device of the service consumer with a corresponding mobile operator of the plurality of mobile operators, and an operator interface configured to forward the authentication request to the corresponding mobile operator, for use of the telephone number and the mobile device in completing an authentication of the service consumer at the service provider, and associated provision of a corresponding network resource to the service consumer.