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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Jaigak Song, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jaigak Song, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for authenticating a user with a wireless data processing device. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: generating a new authentication code for a user at a data service, the data service communicatively coupled to a wireless device over a wireless network and to a client data processing device over a data network; transmitting the new authentication code to the wireless device; receiving a request from the user to connect to the service through the client data processing device over the data network; requesting the new authentication code from the user over the data network; receiving an authentication code entered by the user on the client data processing device over the data network; comparing the new authentication code with the authentication code entered by the user on the client data processing device; allowing access to resources on the service if the authentication code entered by the user matches new the authentication code; and denying access to resources on the service if the authentication code entered by the user does not match the new authentication code.