Login system and login method

• US 7,900,244 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2006
• Issued: 03/01/2011
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Pich; Ponnoreay
• Assistant Examiner(s): BEHESHTI SHIRAZI, SAYED ARESH
• Application Number:
  US11/376,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20060253898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,811 Days
• Field of Search: 713/156, 713/182, 713183-186, 726/2, 726 3- 6, 726/8
• US Class Current: 726/8
• 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, to cause a display to display a list of the servers and a text box, and operable to receive a designation of at least two of the servers on the list and a first input of one password input on the text box from a user, the reception processor operable to receive one operation in a state that the designated at least two of the servers are indicated on the list and the input one password is indicated on the text box; and

a login processor, operable to automatically execute a login processing with respect to one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid when the reception processor receives the one operation, and operable to automatically repeat to execute the login processing with respect to other one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid when the login processing has not been executed with respect to the other one of the designated after the login processing of the one of the servers is successfully executed, the login processor operable to activate the reception processor to receive a second input of a password with respect to at least one of the designated servers that the login processing is not successfully executed in a state that the at least two of the servers are designated.

2. The login system as set forth in claim 1, 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.

3. The login system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the login processor is operable to repeat the activation of the reception processor until a termination requirement is satisfied.

4. The login system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the termination requirement is that the login processing is successfully executed with respect to all the designated servers.

5. The login system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the termination requirement is that an instruction for terminating the login processing is issued from the user.

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

displaying a list of the servers and a text box;

receiving a designation of at least two of the servers on the list and a first input of one password on the text box from a user;

receiving one operation in a state that the designated at least two of the servers are indicated on the list and the input one password is indicated on the text box;

executing automatically a login processing with respect to one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid when receiving the one operation;

repeating automatically to execute the login processing with respect to other one of the designated servers for which the received password is valid when the login processing has not executed with respect to the other one of the designated after the login processing of the one of the servers is successfully executed; and

receiving a second input of a password with respect to at least one of the designated servers that the login processing is not successfully executed in a state that the at least two of the servers are designated.

7. A computer-readable recording medium comprising a computer program operable to cause a computer to execute the method as set forth in claim 6.