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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2010
Applicants:

Van Quy Tu, Kitchener, CA;

Herbert Anthony Little, Waterloo, CA;

Anthony Rosati, Ottawa, CA;

Matthew John Campagna, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Inventors:

Van Quy Tu, Kitchener, CA;

Herbert Anthony Little, Waterloo, CA;

Anthony Rosati, Ottawa, CA;

Matthew John Campagna, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Assignees:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;

Certicom Corp., Mississauga, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and devices for obtaining authorization for a requestor to access a service are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising receiving a requestor request for access to a service; sending an authorization request to one or more mobile devices associated with one or more authorizers on a first approval list; receiving an authorization response from the one or more mobile devices associated with the one or more authorizers on the first approval list; determining whether a predetermined level of authorization is received; and when the predetermined level of authorization is received, authorizing access to the service.


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