Login process for mobile phones, tablets and other types of touch screen devices or computers

• US 10,120,989 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2014
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nowww.us Pty LTD
• Original Assignee: Nowww.us Pty LTD
• Inventors: Anson, Mark Rodney
• Primary Examiner(s): Turchen, James R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malinowski, Walter J
• Application Number:
  US14/296,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20140359726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,616 Days
• Field of Search: 713183, 726 5, 726 7, 726 19
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication

Abstract

A process including: displaying icons used for password entry into an electronic system, in such a way that a hand movement associated with entry of the password into the system is randomized.

Claims

1. An electronic system comprising:

means for displaying a plurality of symbols positioned at individual coordinate locations on a display screen of a device connected to the system to define an initial symbol arrangement;

means for providing secure password entry into the system by entering a plurality of password elements in a sequence defining a password, each password element entry operation including defining a drag and drop operation between source and destination coordinate locations to move and substantially superimpose a source symbol of the plurality of the symbols positioned at the source coordinate location onto a destination symbol of the plurality of the symbols positioned at the destination coordinate location, said first coordinate location being displaced from said second coordinate location on said display screen, the entered password element defined by the combination of the source and destination symbols; and

means for, after completion of each drag and drop operation beginning at the source coordinate location of the source symbol, returning the source symbol back to the source coordinate location, thereby preserving the initial symbol arrangement after completion of each drag and drop operation.

2. The system recited in claim 1, further comprising means for randomizing the coordinate locations of each of the symbols to produce the initial symbol arrangement.

3. The electronic system as recited in claim 1, wherein the symbols include at least a plurality of first symbols and a plurality of second symbols visually distinct from the first symbols, each password element defined by a combination of a first symbol and a second symbol.

4. The electronic system as recited in claim 3, wherein the plurality of first symbols are collectively positioned in a first arrangement pattern, and the plurality of second symbols are collectively positioned in a second arrangement pattern visually distinct from the first arrangement pattern.

5. The electronic system as recited in claim 3, wherein the plurality of first symbols are color symbols and the plurality of second symbols are number symbols.

6. The electronic system as recited in claim 3, wherein the plurality of first symbols are geometric symbols and the plurality of second symbols are number symbols.

7. The electronic system as recited in claim 3, wherein the plurality of first symbols are pictures and the plurality of second symbols are number symbols.

8. The electronic system as recited in claim 1, wherein each password element entry operation further includes providing visual feedback indicating a password element selection.

9. The electronic system as recited in claim 1, wherein each password element entry operation further includes providing audio feedback indicating a password element selection.

10. An electronic system comprising an electronic screen, a computer readable memory, and a central processor, software instructions being encoded on the computer readable memory and executable to perform operations including:

displaying a plurality of symbols positioned at individual coordinate locations on the electronic screen to define an initial symbol arrangement;

providing secure password entry into the system by entering a plurality of password elements in a sequence defining a password, each password element entry operation including defining a drag and drop operation between source and destination coordinate locations to move and substantially superimpose a source symbol of the plurality of the symbols positioned at the source coordinate location onto a destination symbol of the plurality of the symbols positioned at the destination coordinate location, said first and second coordinate locations being different each from the other, the entered password element defined by a combination of the source and destination symbols; and

subsequent to each drag and drop operation moving the source symbol from the source coordinate location, returning the source symbol back to the source coordinate location, thereby preserving the initial symbol arrangement after completion of each drag and drop operation.

11. The system recited in claim 10, wherein the operations of the software instructions further include randomizing the coordinate locations of each of the symbols to produce the initial symbol arrangement.

12. The electronic system as recited in claim 10, wherein the symbols include at least a plurality of first symbols and a plurality of second symbols visually distinct from the first symbols, each password element defined by a combination of a first symbol and a second symbol.

13. The electronic system as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of first symbols are collectively positioned in a first arrangement pattern, and the plurality of second symbols are collectively positioned in a second arrangement pattern visually distinct from the first arrangement pattern.

14. The electronic system as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of first symbols are color symbols and the plurality of second symbols are number symbols.

15. The electronic system as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of first symbols are geometric symbols and the plurality of second symbols are number symbols.

16. The electronic system as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of first symbols are pictures and the plurality of second symbols are number symbols.

17. The electronic system as recited in claim 10, wherein each password element entry operation further includes providing visual feedback indicating a password element selection.

18. The electronic system as recited in claim 10, wherein each password element entry operation further includes providing audio feedback indicating a password element selection.

19. An electronic system for providing secure password entry into said electronic system using a swipe gesture, the electronic system comprising:

a display screen; and

a processor configured to;

(a) display on said display screen a plurality of indicia including at least a plurality of color indicia and a plurality of number indicia, the plurality of color indicia positioned at individual coordinate locations to collectively form a first arrangement pattern, the plurality of number indicia positioned at individual coordinate locations to collectively form a second arrangement pattern visually distinct from the first arrangement pattern;

(b) translate, by a drag and drop operation, a source indicia of said plurality of indicia initially positioned at a source coordinate location to a destination indicia of said plurality of indicia positioned at a destination coordinate location different from the source coordinate location, to thereby substantially superimpose said source indicia upon said destination indicia;

(c) subsequent to substantial superimposition of a pair of indicia including one of the color indicia and one of the number indicia, entering a password element defined by the pair of indicia;

(d) subsequent to each drag and drop operation translating said source indicia from said source coordinate location, translate said source indicia back to said source coordinate location, thereby preserving the first and second arrangement patterns after completion of each drag and drop operation; and

(e) subsequent to entry of a plurality of password elements in a sequence, authenticating a password defined by said sequence of password elements.