H04W 12/068
Using credential vaults
Official title: {using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications}
H04W12/068 (Using credential vaults) appears on 2,888 US grants and 3,543 published applications in this corpus.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for subscriber-based audio service over a communication network750US 6,662,231 B1SEI Information Technology · 2003
- Method and apparatus for authorizing remote internet access508US 5,898,780 AGRIC Communications, Inc. · 1999
- Preauthorized wearable biometric device, system and method for use thereof481US 8,994,498 B2Bionym Inc. · 2015
- Method and system for managing data traffic in wireless networks455US 7,042,988 B2Bluesocket, Inc. · 2006
- Method and apparatus for managing credentials through a wireless network444US 8,700,729 B22014