System and method for PIN entry on mobile devices
First Claim
1. A system for a user to enter a secure Personal Identification Number (PIN) into a mobile computing device comprising:
- a mobile computing device comprising a mobile application and a display, wherein the mobile application runs on the mobile computing device and displays a mobile computing device grid on the display;
a peripheral device comprising a display and an encryption engine, wherein the peripheral device is separated from the mobile computing device, and wherein the display of the peripheral device displays a peripheral device grid corresponding to the mobile computing device grid displayed on the mobile computing device display,wherein the peripheral device is connected to the mobile computing device via a data communication link;
wherein the peripheral device grid is generated by the peripheral device and displayed by the display of the peripheral device based on a request received by the peripheral device, the request transmitted by the mobile computing device via the data communication link, the peripheral device grid displaying positional information not displayed on the mobile computing device grid, wherein the positional information displayed on the peripheral device grid enables the user to enter positional inputs on the mobile computing device grid; and
wherein the positional inputs entered on the mobile computing device grid are sent to the peripheral device, and the peripheral device;
decodes the positional inputs into PIN digits;
generates an encrypted PIN; and
sends the encrypted PIN back to the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
A system for entering a secure Personal Identification Number (PIN) into a mobile computing device includes a mobile computing device and a peripheral device that are connected via a data communication link. The mobile computing device includes a mobile application and a display and the mobile application runs on the mobile computing device and displays a grid on the mobile computing device display. The peripheral device includes a display and an encryption engine, and the peripheral device display displays a grid corresponding to the grid displayed on the mobile computing device display. Positional inputs on the mobile computing device grid are sent to the peripheral device and the peripheral device decodes the positional inputs into PIN digits and generates an encrypted PIN and then sends the encrypted PIN back to the mobile computing device.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for a user to enter a secure Personal Identification Number (PIN) into a mobile computing device comprising:
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a mobile computing device comprising a mobile application and a display, wherein the mobile application runs on the mobile computing device and displays a mobile computing device grid on the display; a peripheral device comprising a display and an encryption engine, wherein the peripheral device is separated from the mobile computing device, and wherein the display of the peripheral device displays a peripheral device grid corresponding to the mobile computing device grid displayed on the mobile computing device display, wherein the peripheral device is connected to the mobile computing device via a data communication link; wherein the peripheral device grid is generated by the peripheral device and displayed by the display of the peripheral device based on a request received by the peripheral device, the request transmitted by the mobile computing device via the data communication link, the peripheral device grid displaying positional information not displayed on the mobile computing device grid, wherein the positional information displayed on the peripheral device grid enables the user to enter positional inputs on the mobile computing device grid; and wherein the positional inputs entered on the mobile computing device grid are sent to the peripheral device, and the peripheral device; decodes the positional inputs into PIN digits; generates an encrypted PIN; and sends the encrypted PIN back to the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for a user to securely enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN), comprising:
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an application running on a first device having a first device display, wherein the application displays a first device grid for positional input capture on the first device display; a second device comprising a second device display and an encryption engine, wherein; the first device is coupled to the second device via a data communication link; the second device receives a request from the application to generate a second device grid and display the generated second device grid, the request transmitted via the data communication link; the second device generates the second device grid and the second device display displays the generated second device grid based on the received request, wherein; the second device grid comprises a representation of a digits grid not displayed on the first device grid; and the displaying of the representation of the digits grid enables the user to securely enter positional inputs on the first device grid; the positional inputs entered on the first device grid are captured and transmitted to the second device via the data communication link; the second device decodes the positional inputs into PIN digits; the encryption engine generates an encrypted PIN from the decoded PIN digits; and the second device transmits the encrypted PIN back to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for entering a secure Personal Identification Number (PIN), comprising:
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providing an application to; run on a first device comprising a first device display; display a first device grid on the first device display for positional input capture; and transmit a request to generate a second device grid over a data communication link; providing a second device comprising a second device display and an encryption engine to; receive the request to generate the second device grid from the data communication link; generate and display the second device grid on the second device display in response to the received request, wherein; the second device grid comprises a representation of a digits grid, wherein the representation of the digits grid not displayed on the first device grid; and the displaying of the representation of the digits grid enables a user to securely enter positional inputs on the first device grid; receive the entered positional inputs captured from the first device grid; decode the received positional inputs into PIN digits; generate, using the encryption engine, an encrypted PIN from the decoded PIN digits; and transmit the encrypted PIN back to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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