Patent ID: 7647628
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for switching identify of a user that has a first username associated with a first class of users, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a computer system, login information from the user, the login information including the first username, an alternate class, and a password associated with the first username, the first username and the alternate class being received as part of a user identification input of the login information entered by the user, the first username and alternate class being entered by the user as a single data field entry, the first username being associated with a class of users granted a first set of rights and privileges associated with the computer system, and the alternate class being granted a second set of rights and privileges associated with the computer system; authenticating, by the computer system, the user based on the first username and the password; and providing, by the computer system, access to the computer system as the alternate class, wherein the alternate class is different than the first class.