Logging in a user mobile device at a server computer system

Abstract

The invention provides a computer-based method for logging a user mobile device onto a server computer system including registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device, receiving a first message from the user mobile device, detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device, receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and transmitting to the user mobile device a second message.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-based method comprising:
 performing a first determination at the server computer system, the first determination comparing login information with registered user data stored in a database supported by the server computer system to determine whether the login information is received from a user computer system associated with a user;   in response to determining that login information is received from the particular user computer system, performing a second determination, the second determination comparing the login information with the registered user data stored in the database supported by the server computer system to determine whether the user is a registered user; and   in response to a favorable comparison of the login information and the registered user data, providing the user access, via the user computer system, to a registered user area of a web site supported by the server computer system.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-based method of  claim 1 , wherein the registered user data includes user information associated with a particular user, the user information including a unique identifier of a user mobile device associated with the user. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-based method of  claim 2 , wherein the unique identifier is a unique phone number of the user mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-based method of  claim 2 , wherein providing the user access to the registered user area of the web site comprises transmitting a user-specific homepage associated with the particular user to the user computer system, the user-specific homepage providing functionality that allows the user to select media files to be transmitted to the user mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-based method of  claim 4 , wherein the user-specific homepage includes links to a file database corresponding to media files the particular user is authorized to access. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-based method of  claim 4 , the user-specific homepage includes links to a file database corresponding to media files the particular user has previously accessed. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-based method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response to determining that the login information is received from a computer system unassociated with the user, providing the user restricted access to an unregistered user area of the web site, the unregistered area configured to display a general homepage providing functionality that allows the user to select media files to be transmitted to the user mobile device upon receipt of a unique identifier of the user mobile device at the server computer system.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-based method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 in response to receiving registration information from the user computer system via the unregistered user area of the web site, storing the registration information as registered user data and providing the user access to the registered user area of the web site.   
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions configured to be executed by at least one processor, the program of instructions comprising:
 at least one instruction to perform a first determination at the server computer system, the first determination comparing login information with registered user data stored in a database supported by the server computer system to determine whether the login information is received from a user computer system associated with a user;   at least one instruction to perform a second determination in response to determining that login information is received from the particular user computer system, the second determination comparing the login information with the registered user data stored in the database to determine whether the user is a registered user; and   at least one instruction to provide the user access to a registered user area of a web site supported by the server computer system in response to a favorable comparison of the login information and the registered user data, wherein the access is provided via the user computer system.   
     
     
         10 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the registered user data includes user information associated with a particular user, the user information including a unique identifier of a user mobile device associated with the user. 
     
     
         11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the unique identifier is a unique phone number of the user mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein providing the user access to the registered user area of the web site comprises transmitting a user-specific homepage associated with the particular user at the user computer system, the user-specific homepage providing functionality that allows the user to select media files to be transmitted to the user mobile device. 
     
     
         13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the user-specific homepage includes links to a file database corresponding to media files the particular user is authorized to access. 
     
     
         14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the user-specific homepage includes links to a file database corresponding to media files the particular user has previously accessed. 
     
     
         15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 at least one instruction to provide the user restricted access to an unregistered user area of the web site in response to the first determination indicating that the login information is received from a computer system unassociated with the user, wherein the unregistered area is configured to display a general homepage providing functionality that allows the user to select media files to be transmitted to the user mobile device upon receipt of a unique identifier of the user mobile device at the server computer system.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 at least one instruction to, store registration information as registered user data and provide the user access to the registered user area of the web site, in response to receiving the registration information from the user computer system via the unregistered user area of the web site.   
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor;   memory coupled to at least one processor; and   a program of instructions stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the program of instructions including:
 at least one instruction to perform a first determination at the server computer system, the first determination comparing login information with registered user data stored in a database supported by the server computer system to determine whether the login information is received from a user computer system associated with a user; 
 at least one instruction to perform a second determination in response to determining that login information is received from the particular user computer system, the second determination comparing the login information with the registered user data stored in the database to determine whether the user is a registered user; and 
 at least one instruction to provide the user access to a registered user area of a web site supported by the server computer system in response to a favorable comparison of the login information and the registered user data, wherein the access is provided via the user computer system. 
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the registered user data includes user information associated with a particular user, the user information including a unique identifier of a user mobile device associated with the user. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein providing access to the registered user area of the web site comprises transmitting, to the user computer system, a user-specific homepage associated with the particular user, the user-specific homepage providing functionality that allows the user to select links corresponding to media files the particular user is authorized to access, and wherein selection of the links causes media files to be transmitted to the user mobile device. 
     
     
         20 . The system medium of  claim 18 , wherein the user-specific homepage includes links to a file database corresponding to media files the particular user has previously accessed.