Patent ID: 8839385
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon and executable by a processor to: receive, from a user, a user identifier and a master password that is not specific to at least one computing device, the at least one computing device communicatively coupled to a network; obtain, from the at least one computing device, identifying indicia associated with the at least one computing device; determine a database entry for the user from the user identifier; determine, via the database entry, that the at least one computing device is not registered and lacks a device-specific password for the user; provide the user access to a restricted service on the network based on the master password; automatically offer to register the at least one computing device for the user, wherein the at least one computing device is un-registered using a second computing device based on user input; obtain, from the user, a device-specific password for the at least one computing device following access to the restricted service; store the identifying indicia of the at least one computing device and the device-specific password for the computing device in the database to register the at least one computing device; and direct the at least one computing device to a site representative of the restrictive service based on a determined type of the at least one computing device.