IP Library Granted Patent US 7,200,864
Granted Patent B1
US 7,200,864 · App. 10/233,618 · Granted Apr 3, 2007

Systems and methods for universal password control

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Patent No.
US 7,200,864
App. No.
10/233,618
Granted
Apr 3, 2007
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method is described for controlling the password(s) of one or more programs through a universal program. The universal control program allows access to one or more other programs and allows editing of the passwords of the other programs directly through the universal access program.

Claims (20)

1. A system for accessing passwords of multiple programs, the system comprising:

a central program, on a user computer, capable of automatically accessing a plurality of secondary programs and a plurality of tertiary programs;

a control unit in communication with the central program, wherein the control unit allows control of which of the plurality of secondary programs and which of the plurality of tertiary programs to access;

an option in the central program in communication with the control unit to indicate which of the plurality of secondary and tertiary programs share the same password; and

wherein the central program utilizes the control unit to simultaneously edit a plurality of passwords associated with the plurality of secondary programs and the plurality of tertiary programs.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an option in the central program in communication with the control unit to indicate the password for each secondary program.

3. A system for accessing passwords of multiple programs, the system comprising:

means for automatically accessing multiple programs, each program having a password that is accessible by the means for accessing;

means for controlling in communication with the means for accessing, wherein the means for controlling allows control of which programs to access;

first means for indicating the password for each of the multiple programs to a user;

second means for indicating in the means for accessing, which is in communication with the means for controlling, the second indicating means indicating which programs share the same password; and

wherein the means for accessing utilizes the means for controlling review and simultaneously edit the passwords of the multiple programs directly through the means for accessing.

4. A method for accessing passwords of multiple programs, the method comprising:

accessing a plurality of secondary programs and a plurality of tertiary programs using a central program on a user computer;

allowing control of which of the plurality of secondary programs and which of the plurality of tertiary programs to access using a control unit in communication with the central program;

indicating which of the plurality of secondary and tertiary programs share the same password using an option in the central program in communication with the control unit;

using the central program, utilizing the control unit to edit a plurality of passwords associated with the plurality of secondary programs and the plurality of tertiary programs.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:

indicating the password for each secondary program.

Assignments (7)
MERGER Recorded Jun 18, 2013
From: WORCESTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
Reel/Frame 030638/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
To: WORCESTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 027241/0681 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027242/0038 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027242/0076 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027242/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2011
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 026942/0323 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2002
From: HOLLINGSWORTH, JOHN B.
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP.
Reel/Frame 013261/0660 →