Patent ID: 9047459
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06F,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for resetting an unlocking password of an electronic device, the method comprising: setting verification information used for resetting a first unlocking password of the electronic device and a destination for receiving a second unlocking password, wherein the first unlocking password is defined to be a password currently used for unlocking the electronic device, and the second unlocking password is defined as a new unlocking password to be generated for resetting the first unlocking password; monitoring a request message sent from a terminal device in real-time after the electronic device is locked, wherein the request message is used to request a resetting of the first unlocking password of the electronic device; verifying whether the verification information is included in a received request message; and generating the second unlocking password, replacing the first unlocking password of the electronic device with the second unlocking password, and sending the second unlocking password to the destination, upon the condition that the verification information is included in the request message.