Secure computer system using SIM card and control method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKyun-hoe Park
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Abstract
A computer system is secured by providing a SIM card storing user identification information and a communication module accessing a network with the user identification information stored in the SIM card. A password storage stores the user identification information from the SIM card and a controller allows a user to access the computer system when the computer system is booted if the user identification information stored in the SIM card is identical to the user identification information stored in the password storage, thereby allowing user identification information stored in the SIM card, which is used to access the network, to also be employed as a password for the computer system.
Claims16
A secure computer system comprising:
- a SIM card storing user identification information;
- a communication module accessing a network with the user identification information stored in the SIM card;
- a password storage storing the user identification information from the SIM card;
- and
- a controller allowing a user to access the computer system upon booting of the computer system when the user identification information stored in the SIM card is identical to the user identification information stored in the password storage.
A method of controlling security of a computer system, comprising:
- storing user identification information from a SIM card used to access a network;
- reading the user identification information from the SIM card when the computer system is booted;
- determining whether the user identification information stored in the SIM card is identical to the stored user identification information;
- and
- allowing a user to access the computer system when the user identification information stored in the SIM card is identical to the stored user identification information.
A computer system, comprising:
- a password storage storing user identification information of a SIM card;
- and
- a controller in communication with the SIM card and allowing access to the computer system upon booting of the computer system when the user identification information of the SIM card matches the user identification information stored in the password storage.
A secure computer system, comprising:
- a SIM card communication module accessing a GSM network using user identification information of a SIM card;
- and
- a controller in communication with the SIM card communication module and allowing access to the computer system based upon the user identification information of the SIM card.
A secure computer system, comprising:
- storage means for storing user identification information of a SIM card;
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- control means for communicating with the SIM card and for allowing access to the computer system upon booting of the computer system when the user identification information of the SIM card matches the user identification information stored in the storage means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.