Patent ID: 9208297
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A one time password inquiry method, comprising steps of: triggering a one time password token device with a trigger; determining whether the trigger is an inquiry operation or a generation operation, wherein the inquiry operation retrieves a one time password stored in a storage on the one time password token device and displaying on the one time password token device the retrieved one time password from the storage and wherein the generation operation generates a one time password on the one time password token device and storing the generated one time password in the storage on the one time password token device and displaying the generated one time password on the one time password token device; and wherein the step of triggering the one time password token device is executed by a trigger means on the one time password token device, and the trigger means comprises two separate trigger means based on either a duration or a frequency of the trigger, one for generating the one time password and one for inquiring the one time password stored in the one time password token device; wherein the inquiry operation includes inquiring if the one time password token is stored in the storage on the one time password token device and if the one time password is not in the storage on the one time password token device, the one time token password token device displays error information; otherwise, displaying the stored one time password on the one time token password token device.