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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 61/305 (2013.01); H04L 63/126 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/2814 (2013.01); H04L 61/1511 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for securely accessing a web service by a web application running in a browser on a user device is disclosed. A user device sends a request for accessing a web service by addressing a generic name. In response, the user device receives a global name that uniquely identifies a local device hosting a web service. The global name is further associated with a certificate. The user device receives the global name and verifies the certificate associated with the global name to securely access the web service.