How do I get past the password prompt with a locked iPhone?

I updated to iOS7, and everything seemed fine. But then when the phone locked after a few minutes, it asked me for a password to unlock. I never used a password before. So the  phone is asking me for something I didn't have to do before. Now the phone remains in a locked state.
I tried my Apple ID password, 0000, 1234, last four of my phone number, last 4 of my SSN, and nothing works. Has anyone else encountered this?
The ultimate solution is to restore the phone to factory settings using iTunes, but that is pretty drastic, and besides, there is another little quirk about my phone that makes it not so easy -- I can't turn the phone off. The button on the top no longer works. I've learned to deal with that by just setting the phone to blank out after a minute, and of course when the new phone becomes available, I'm going to buy it, but in the meantime, the only way to turn the phone off is to let the battery discharge. So in order to restore to factory settings, I also have to let the phone discharge.

Yes, I have the same problem! It is driving me crazy as I don't have a clue what code they want me to put in and now everytime I try a new one my phone is disabled and I have to wait half an hour until I can try another one! It's ridiculous!!!
I am praying that someone finds a solution soon!!!

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