Method for locking an application program
US8375454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/125
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for locking the application program includes: when running a application program stored in a terminal, it judges whether a first unlocking key of the application program exists in the terminal; in the case that the first unlocking key does not exist, the terminal generates and stores the first unlocking key, and sends it to a device; judging whether the device has locked the application program, in the case that the result of judgment is no, proceeding to the first step, otherwise proceeding to the second step: the first step, the device locks the application program, generates a second unlocking key, and notifies the second unlocking key to a user, proceeding to the second step; the second step, performing the authentication process for the user; in the case that the first unlocking key exists in the terminal, the first unlocking key is sent to the device, judging whether the device has locked the application program or not, if not, proceeding to the third step, otherwise proceeding to the forth step; the third step, the device locks the application program, generates the second unlocking key and notifies the second unlocking key to the user, proceeding to the forth step;…
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