发明名称 |
MOBILE DEVICE PASSWORD RESET |
摘要 |
The disclosure is directed to a mobile device password reset. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: receiving a phone call at a locked mobile device from a phone having a privileged phone number; initiating a password reset in response to the receipt of the phone call from the privileged phone number and the phone call exceeding a predetermined time duration threshold by: terminating, by the locked mobile device, the phone call from the phone having the privileged phone number; generating, by the locked mobile device, a temporary password; establishing, by the locked mobile device, a connection to the phone having the privileged phone number; displaying, by the locked mobile device, a password entry field; communicating, by the locked mobile device, the temporary password via the connection to the phone having the privileged phone number; and unlocking the locked mobile device upon successful entry of the temporary password in the password entry field displayed by the locked mobile device. |
申请公布号 |
US2015072646(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.03.12 |
申请号 |
US201314020937 |
申请日期 |
2013.09.09 |
申请人 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
发明人 |
Bravo Jose F.;Crume Jeffery L.;Hinds Nigel C. P. |
分类号 |
H04W12/08;H04L29/06 |
主分类号 |
H04W12/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A mobile device password reset method, comprising:
receiving a phone call at a locked mobile device from a phone having a privileged phone number; initiating a password reset in response to the receipt of the phone call from the phone having the privileged phone number and the phone call exceeding a predetermined time duration threshold, the password reset comprising:
terminating, by the locked mobile device, the phone call from the privileged phone number;generating, by the locked mobile device, a temporary password;establishing, by the locked mobile device, a connection to the phone having the privileged phone number;displaying, by the locked mobile device, a password entry field;communicating, by the locked mobile device, the temporary password via the connection to the phone having the privileged phone number; andunlocking the locked mobile device upon successful entry of the temporary password in the password entry field displayed by the locked mobile device. |
地址 |
Armonk NY US |