Patent · US Active

Memory card system with improved password reset method

US11449599B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
0References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 20, 2019
Grant dateSep 20, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/45
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for resetting a current password of a memory device or a memory card system. The method includes receiving a data block including a content field, a combined password length of a user-defined current password and a new password, and a user-defined password length of the new password. The content field includes the user-defined current password and the new password. The method also includes determining a system calculated password length of the new password based at least on the combined password length and a length of the current password. The method further includes matching the system calculated password length and the user-defined password length and comparing the user-defined current password with the current password. The method also includes replacing or resetting the current password with the new password based on a result of the matching and a result of the comparing.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.