Authorization method
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1. An authorization method comprising:
- establishing a password for a user, the password including password characters in a defined order;
assigning a code character to each of the password characters at an authorization site;
transmitting the code characters assigned to the password characters to a remote client; and
authorizing a user at the remote client upon entry of the code characters corresponding to the password characters in the defined order.
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Abstract
An authorization method includes establishing a password for a user, wherein the password includes password characters in a defined order. The method further includes assigning a code character to each of the password characters at an authorization site, transmitting the code characters assigned to the password characters to a remote client and authorizing a user at the remote client upon entry of the code characters corresponding to the password characters in the defined order.
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38 Claims
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1. An authorization method comprising:
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establishing a password for a user, the password including password characters in a defined order;
assigning a code character to each of the password characters at an authorization site;
transmitting the code characters assigned to the password characters to a remote client; and
authorizing a user at the remote client upon entry of the code characters corresponding to the password characters in the defined order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium comprising:
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executable instructions configured to;
direct an authorization site to;
assign a code character to each of password characters from which a password may be established; and
transmit the code characters assigned to the password characters to a remote client;
executable instructions configured to direct the remote client to;
display the code characters assigned to each of the password characters to a user at the remote client; and
prompt the user to enter the code characters corresponding to the password characters in a defined order; and
executable instructions configured to direct one of the authorization site and the remote client to evaluate the entered code characters, the order of the entered code characters, characters of a password assigned to or established for the user, an order of the characters of the password established for the user, and the code characters assigned to each of the password characters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An authorization system using a user assigned password having password characters in a defined order, the system comprising:
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an authorization site; and
remote clients in communication with the authorization site;
wherein the authorization site is configured to assign a code character to each password character and is configured to transmit the assigned code characters to the remote clients;
wherein each remote client is configured to communicate the code characters to a user and is configured to prompt the user to input the code characters assigned to the password characters in the defined order; and
wherein at least one of the authorization site and each of the remote clients is configured to grant or deny access to the user based upon the user input code characters, an order of the user input code characters, the password characters, the defined order of the password characters and the assignment of the code characters to the password characters. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An authorization system using a user assigned password having password characters in a defined order, the system comprising:
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an authorization site;
remote clients in communication with the authorization site;
means at the authorization site for creating an assignment of code characters to each of the password characters;
means for transmitting the assignment from the authorization site to at least one of the remote clients;
means at the remote client for communicating the assignment to a user;
means at each remote client for receiving an input of code characters from the user in an input order; and
means for evaluating the password characters, the defined order of the password characters, the input code characters, the input order of the code characters and the assignment of the code characters to the password characters.
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