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Portable computer accounts

  • US 20080034091A1
  • Filed: 08/04/2006
  • Published: 02/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a login screen for presentation on a display screen of a host device, the login screen including a list of accounts available for log in, where at least one account is associated with an external storage media operatively coupled to the host device;

    receiving a first input from a user of the host device, the input specifying for log in the local account associated with the external storage media;

    responsive to the first input, determining if the local account has a corresponding network account;

    if the local account has a corresponding network account,using the network account and associated authentication methods to authenticate the user of the host device; and

    if the local account does not have a corresponding network account,using information locally accessible by the host device to authenticate the user.

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