Automated password reset
First Claim
1. An automated method for resetting a computing system user'"'"'s log-in password, comprising the steps of:
- storing at least one question and corresponding answer received from a user, wherein said at least one question can be personal to the user and said corresponding answer can be factually incorrect;
graphically displaying the stored at least one question to the user in response to a request for a password reset, thereby prompting the user to input an answer to each such displayed question;
automatically determining whether each such input answer matches the stored corresponding answer; and
automatically resetting the user'"'"'s log-in password if each such input answer matches the stored corresponding answer.
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Abstract
An automated system (10) is provided for resetting a computing system user'"'"'s log-in password. The automated system (10) includes a database (16) which stores at least one question and corresponding answer received from the user. In response to a request for password reset received from the user, an interface (12) displays the stored question(s), thereby prompting the user to input an answer to each displayed question. A processor (14) is coupled to the database (16) and the interface (12). The processor (14) determines whether each input answer is the same as the stored corresponding answer. If the answers are the same, the processor (14) automatically resets the user'"'"'s log-in password.
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16 Claims
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1. An automated method for resetting a computing system user'"'"'s log-in password, comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one question and corresponding answer received from a user, wherein said at least one question can be personal to the user and said corresponding answer can be factually incorrect; graphically displaying the stored at least one question to the user in response to a request for a password reset, thereby prompting the user to input an answer to each such displayed question; automatically determining whether each such input answer matches the stored corresponding answer; and automatically resetting the user'"'"'s log-in password if each such input answer matches the stored corresponding answer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automated method for resetting a computing system user'"'"'s log-in password, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of questions and corresponding answers from a user; storing the questions and corresponding answers; storing a log-on identification for the user; receiving a password reset request from the user; identifying the user based solely upon the stored log-on identification for the user; graphically displaying at least one of the stored questions in response to the identity of the user, thereby prompting the user to input an answer to each such displayed question; determining whether each such input answer matches the stored answer corresponding to the displayed at least one question; determining whether the user has input at least a predetermined number of correct answers, and automatically resetting the user'"'"'s log-in password if the user has input at least the predetermined number of correct answers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An automated system for resetting a computing system user'"'"'s log-in password, comprising:
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a database operable to store at least one question and corresponding answer received from a user, wherein said at least one question can be personal to the user and said corresponding answer can be factually incorrect; an interface operable to graphically display the stored at least one question in response to a request for password reset received from the user, thereby prompting the user to input an answer to each such displayed question; and a processor coupled to the database and the interface, the processor operable to determine whether each such input answer matches the stored corresponding answer, the processor further operable to automatically reset the user'"'"'s log-in password if each such input answer matches the stored corresponding answer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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