| CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims | 

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               1. A method of enabling sign-ins by a terminal in communication with a server located at a different location when compared to the terminal, the method comprising: 
            in response to capturing a mobile device identifier displayed by a mobile device, wherein the mobile device identifier is unique to a user of the mobile device, determining whether or not the displayed mobile device identifier matches a visual identifier based on the captured identifier; 
                upon determining that the displayed mobile device identifier matches the visual identifier, transmitting first sign-in information from the terminal to the server; 
                in response to receiving a server identifier transmitted from the server, wherein the server identifier is generated by the server in response to receipt of the first sign-in information, displaying the received server identifier; and 
                in response to receiving second sign-in information transmitted from the server, displaying a notification indicating a sign-in. 
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