User authentication system and method for controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJoon-Wook Jung
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Abstract
A user authentication system and method using a password. A method for performing an operation mode associated with a password in the system having a password setup function, includes the steps of setting up a general password for normal user authentication and an emergency password needed for an emergency operation mode, and storing them in a memory; and upon receiving a password from a user, performing the normal user authentication when the user-entry password matches the general password, and performing the emergency operation mode when the user-entry password matches the emergency password.
Claims23
A user authentication apparatus for use in a system having a password setup function, comprising:
- a memory for setting up and storing a plurality of passwords and individual operation modes associated with the passwords;
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- a controller for receiving a password from a user, reading an operation mode associated with the received password from the memory, and performing the read operation mode.
A user authentication system, comprising:
- a memory for storing a general password which is adapted to perform a general operation mode of the system and an emergency password which is adapted to perform an emergency operation mode;
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- a controller for receiving a password from a user, performing the general operation mode when the user-entry password matches the general password, and performing the emergency operation mode when the user-entry password matches the emergency password.
A user authentication method for use in a system having a password setup function to perform an operation mode associated with a user-entry password, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a plurality of passwords and individual operation modes associated with the passwords;
- storing the plurality of passwords and the individual operation modes associated with the passwords in a memory;
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- upon receiving a password from a user, reading an operation mode associated with the received password from the memory, and performing the read operation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.