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System and method of authentication

US8255981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

24Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Larry B. Pearson · San Antonio, US
Jitender S. Sarpal · Plano, US
Mari Sue Quick · Boerne, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2005
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of resetting authentication token prompts a user of a computing device to transmit a first authentication token associated with an Internet account. The method also prompts the user to transmit a second token associated with the Internet account. The method receives the second authentication token via the computing device and transmitting a temporary authentication token to a set-top box device of the user.

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