System Security Using Multi-user Control
First Claim
1. An authorization method comprising:
- receiving command signals from a plurality of controlling accounts;
determining whether the number of received command signals meets a threshold, wherein the threshold is at least two; and
executing a controlled function in response to the determination.
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Abstract
An authorization method comprising receiving command signals from a plurality of controlling accounts, determining whether the number of received command signals meets a threshold, wherein the threshold is at least two, and executing a controlled function in response to the determination. An authorization method comprising accessing a control interface as a first controlling account for a controlled function, communicating command instructions for sending a command with a second controlling account for the controlled function, and sending the command in accordance with the command instructions, wherein sending the command satisfies an authorization condition for executing the controlled function.
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20 Claims
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1. An authorization method comprising:
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receiving command signals from a plurality of controlling accounts; determining whether the number of received command signals meets a threshold, wherein the threshold is at least two; and executing a controlled function in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An authorization method comprising:
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accessing a control interface as a first controlling account for a controlled function; communicating command instructions for sending a command with a second controlling account for the controlled function; and sending the command in accordance with the command instructions, wherein sending the command satisfies an authorization condition for executing the controlled function. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the receiver, and configured to; access a control interface as a first controlling account from a set of controlling accounts; communicate command instructions for sending a command with a second controlling account from the set of controlling accounts; signal the command in accordance with the command instructions; receive a second command from the second controlling account in accordance with the command instructions; and execute a controlled function in response to receiving the second command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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