Login system and login method

• US 20060253898A1
• Filed: 03/16/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Kawahara, Riichiro, Ogata, Hideaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,900,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A login system is adapted to be connected to a network for logging in a plurality of servers connected to the network. A reception processor is operable to receive a designation of at least two of the servers and a password from a user. A login processor is operable to automatically execute a login processing with respect to at least one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid.

Claims

1. A login system, adapted to be connected to a network for logging in a plurality of servers connected to the network, the login system comprising:

a reception processor, operable to receive a designation of at least two of the servers and a password from a user; and

a login processor, operable to automatically execute a login processing with respect to at least one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid.

2. The login system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a display operable to display a text and an image,

wherein the reception processor is operable to cause the display to display a list of the servers from which the at least two servers are designated, and a text box to which the password is inputted.

3. The login system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the login processor causes the display to display an indicator next to the at least one of the designated servers, thereby indicating that the login processing is successfully executed with respect to the at least one of the designated servers.

4. The login system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the login processor is operable to activate the reception processor to receive another password with respect to at least one of the designated servers that the login processing is not successfully executed.

5. The login system as set forth in claim 4, wherein the login processor is operable to repeat the activation of the reception processor until a termination requirement is satisfied.

6. The login system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the termination requirement is that the login processing is successfully executed with respect to all the designated servers.

7. The login system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the termination requirement is that an instruction for terminating the login processing is issued from the user.

8. A method of logging in a plurality of servers connected to a network, comprising:

receiving a designation of at least two of the servers and a password from a user; and

executing automatically a login processing with respect to at least one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid.

9. A program product comprising a computer program operable to cause a computer to execute the method as set forth in claim 8.