Integration of secure identification logic into cell phone

Abstract

Presented herein are systems and methods for integrating secure identification logic into cell phones. A registration is received, wherein said registration includes an identifier identifying a mobile terminal. Information is transmitted to the mobile terminal, wherein a password is a function of the information.

1 . A method for providing a password, said method comprising:
 receiving a registration, wherein said registration includes an identifier identifying a mobile terminal; and   transmitting information to the mobile terminal, the password being a function of the information.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifier comprises a phone number. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifier comprises a MAC address. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a seed. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the seed is a function of time. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the information to the mobile terminal comprises:
 placing an outgoing phone call to the mobile terminal.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating time varying passwords based on the information;   receiving a request for access and a provided password; and   selectively granting access based on whether the provided password matches a particular one of the time varying passwords.   
   
   
       8 . A mobile terminal comprising:
 a transceiver for receiving a seed;   a pseudo-random number generator for generating pseudo-random numbers at regular time intervals based on the seed;   a controller for providing the seed to the pseudo-random number generator; and   an output for providing passwords based on the pseudo-random numbers at regular time intervals.   
   
   
       9 . The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , wherein the output comprises a screen. 
   
   
       10 . The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , wherein the output comprises an interface port. 
   
   
       11 . The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , wherein the passwords are the pseudo-random numbers. 
   
   
       12 . The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 memory for storing a plurality of instructions executable by the controller, said plurality of instructions for:
 receiving a command and a seed; and 
 loading the seed into the pseudo-random number generator after receiving the command. 
   
   
   
       13 . The mobile terminal of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of instructions are also for receiving a synchronization time and wherein loading the seed into the pseudo-random number generator after receiving the command further comprises loading the seed into the pseudo-random number generator at the synchronization time. 
   
   
       14 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the command and seed are received over a paging channel. 
   
   
       15 . The mobile terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the paging channel is a secure paging channel. 
   
   
       16 . The mobile terminal of  claim 13 , wherein the command and seed are received during a phone call. 
   
   
       17 . A communication system comprising:
 a first node for receiving a seed; and   a second node for transmitting the seed and a command to load the seed into a pseudo-random number generator, to a predetermined mobile terminal over a paging channel.   
   
   
       18 . The communication system of  claim 17 , wherein the first node receives a synchronization time and wherein the second node transmits the synchronization time to the mobile terminal over the paging terminal. 
   
   
       19 . The communication system of  claim 17 , wherein the first node comprises a mobile switching center. 
   
   
       20 . The communication system of  claim 17 , wherein the second node comprises a base transceiver station. 
   
   
       21 . The communication system of  claim 17 , wherein the second node receives an acknowledgement from the mobile terminal. 
   
   
       22 . The communication system of  claim 21 , wherein the first node receives the seed from a source and transmits the acknowledgement to the source. 
   
   
       23 . The communication system of  claim 17 , wherein the communication channel between the first node and the second node is made secured using Public Key Cryptography technique.