US 12,439,253 B2
Single device-level passcode that provides automated access to multiple computing devices and passcode-protected applications and web sites/services
Maharaj Mukherjee, Poughkeepsie, NY (US); and George Anthony Albero, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/402,149.
Prior Publication US 2025/0220422 A1, Jul. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 12/068 (2021.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for computing login management, the system comprising:
a first computing apparatus including a first memory, one or more first computing processor devices in communication with the first memory and a first short-range wireless communication mechanism executable by at least one of the one or more first computing processor devices, wherein the first memory stores:
a first passcode vault that stores a plurality of first passcodes, each of the plurality of first passcodes is associated with one chosen from the group consisting of (i) a computing apparatus, (ii) a network, (iii) an application and (iv) a website or web service, and
a computing login management application that is executable by at least one of the one or more first computing processor devices and is configured to:
receive a user input from a user that defines an apparatus login passcode,
verify that the user input matches a predefined apparatus login passcode, and
in response to verifying that the user input matches the predefined apparatus login passcode, unlock the first computing apparatus and the first passcode vault, wherein unlocking the first computing apparatus and the first passcode vault provides for automatically (i) retrieving a corresponding one of the plurality of first passcodes from the first passcode vault when the user requests access to, via the first computing apparatus, an application, a network, a website or web service, and (ii) inputting the corresponding first passcode at the application, the network, the website or the web service to grant the user access to the application, the network, the website or the web service absent further user input; and
a second computing apparatus including a second memory, one or more second computing processor devices in communication with the second memory, and a second short-range wireless communication mechanism executable by at least one of the one or more second computing processor devices,
wherein, in response to the first and second short-range wireless communication mechanisms engaging in short-range wireless communication, the computing login management application is further configured to automatically (i) retrieve a passcode associated with the second computing apparatus from amongst the plurality of first passcodes stored in the first passcode vault, (ii) communicate the passcode associated with the second computing apparatus to the second computing apparatus and (iii) input, at the second computing apparatus, the passcode associated with the second computing apparatus to unlock the second computing apparatus absent user input.