Method and apparatus for remotely accessing a password-protected service in a data communication system
US6993666B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0853
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A procedure and a data communication system in which a service provider provides to a remote user of a service a set of expendable passwords for use by the user in accessing the service via a telecommunication and/or data network. The user's terminal device is provided with means for automatically transmitting a password at log-on to the service, and a server to which the terminal device sets up a connection includes means for identifying the password and for allowing or denying access to the service on the basis of the supplied password. The terminal device further includes means for storing a set of passwords and for selecting, at log-on to a predetermined service, the correct password from the stored set of passwords for automatic addition of the password to a connection setup signal transmitted from the terminal device to the server.
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