UNLOCKING A LOCKED USER DEVICE USING A COMPUTER GENERATED UNLOCK CODE PROVIDED BY A USER
First Claim
1. A method for unlocking a locked user device using a computer generated unlock code provided by a user, the method comprising:
- receiving 420 at the user device 210 a first unlock code from a computer based unlock code generator, which is not under the control of the user, as a part of receiving a lock command for locking the user device 210;
storing 430 the first unlock code 212 at the user device 210;
receiving 440 at the user device 210 a second unlock code, which is provided by the user via a computer based device, as a part of unlocking the user device 210;
comparing 450, at the user device 210, the first unlock code 212 to the second unlock code; and
unlocking 460 the user device 210 if the first unlock code 212 is the same as the second unlock code.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a first unlock code is received 420 at a user device 210 from a computer based unlock code generator. The first unlock code is received at a part of receiving a lock command for locking the user device 210. The unlock code generator is not under the control of the user. The first unlock code 212 is stored 430 at the user device 210. A second unlock code, which is provided by the user via a computer based device, is received 440 at the user device 210. The first unlock code 212 and the second unlock code are compared 450 at the user device. The user device is unlocked 460 if the first unlock code 212 is the same as the second unlock code.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for unlocking a locked user device using a computer generated unlock code provided by a user, the method comprising:
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receiving 420 at the user device 210 a first unlock code from a computer based unlock code generator, which is not under the control of the user, as a part of receiving a lock command for locking the user device 210; storing 430 the first unlock code 212 at the user device 210; receiving 440 at the user device 210 a second unlock code, which is provided by the user via a computer based device, as a part of unlocking the user device 210; comparing 450, at the user device 210, the first unlock code 212 to the second unlock code; and unlocking 460 the user device 210 if the first unlock code 212 is the same as the second unlock code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for unlocking a locked user device using a computer generated unlock code provided by a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer-generated-unlock-code-receiver 120 configured for receiving 420 from a unlock code generator, which is not under the control of the user, a computer generated first unlock code for unlocking the user device (210, 310); a computer-generated-unlock-code-storer 130 configured for storing 430 the first unlock code (212, 322) at a device (210, 320) that the apparatus 100 resides on; a user-provided-unlock-code-receiver 140 configured for receiving 440 a second unlock code, which was provided by the user via a computer based device; a stored-computer-generated-unlock-code-to-user-provided-unlock-code-comparer 150 configured for comparing 450 the first unlock code (212, 322) to the second unlock code; and an unlock-user-device-based-on-comparing-computer-generated-unlock-code-to-user-provided-unlock-code-enabler 160 configured for causing 460 the user device (210, 310) to be unlocked if the first unlock code (212, 322) is the same as the second unlock code. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method for unlocking a locked user device using a computer generated unlock code provided by a user, the method comprising:
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receiving 420 at a management server 320, which resides separately from and manages the user device 310, a first unlock code from a computer based unlock code generator, which is not under the control of the user of the user device 310, as a part of locking the user device; storing 430 the first unlock code 322 at the management server 320; receiving 440 at the management server 320 a second unlock code, that was provided by the user via a computer based device, as a part of unlocking the user device 310; comparing 450, at the management server 320, the first unlock code to the second unlock code; and causing 460 the user device 310 to unlock if the first unlock code is the same as the second unlock code. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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