Click Passwords
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1. A method of storing password information comprising:
- displaying an image locally;
selecting a password using the image;
based at least in part on the selecting, generating password information; and
storing the password information remotely.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, devices and/or storage media for passwords. An exemplary method tiles an image, associates an index with each tile and optionally determines offsets for select tiles. Further, the tiling optionally relies on probability and/or entropy. An exemplary password system includes an image; a grid associated with the image, the grid composed of polygons; an index associated with each polygon; and an offset associated with each polygon wherein password identification relies on one or more indices and one or more offsets.
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61 Claims
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1. A method of storing password information comprising:
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displaying an image locally;
selecting a password using the image;
based at least in part on the selecting, generating password information; and
storing the password information remotely. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, display an image on a display device, allow a user to select a password using the image, generate password information based at least in part on the password;
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15. A method for use in a password system comprising:
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tiling at least part of an image using tiles having one or more shapes;
determining a tolerance for each tile;
displaying the image;
selecting a position on the image wherein the position is associated with a password;
associating the position with a tile; and
applying the tolerance to the position if the position lies outside of the tile. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, display an image on a display device, allow a user to select a position on the image wherein the position is associated with a password, associate the position with a tile, and apply a tolerance to the position if the position lies outside of the tile.
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20. A method of selecting password information comprising:
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tiling at least part of an image with tiles having one or more shapes;
displaying the image;
selecting a position on the image, the position associated with a password;
associating the position with a tile;
determining a set of offsets for the tile; and
selecting one of the offsets from the set of offsets. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, display an image on a display device, allow a user to select a position on the image wherein the position is associated with a password, associate the position with a tile, determine a set of offsets for the tile;
- and select one of the offsets from the set of offsets.
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29. A method of generating password information comprising:
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tiling at least part of an image using a plurality of polygons;
assigning an index to each polygon;
displaying the image without displaying the polygons;
selecting two or more positions on the image;
associating each position with a polygon; and
hashing the indices of the associated polygons. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, tile at least part of an image using a plurality of polygons;
- assign an index to each polygon;
display the image on a display device, allow a user to select two or more positions on the image wherein each position is associated with a password, associate each position with a polygon, and hash the indices of the associated polygons.
- assign an index to each polygon;
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37. A data set for a password having “
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entries wherein each entry has an index, the data set comprising;
a hash value based at least on a hash of the “
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indices; and
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offsets, wherein the “
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offsets include an offset for each of the “
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entries. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A password system comprising:
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an image;
a grid associated with the image, the grid comprising polygons;
an index associated with each polygon;
an offset associated with each polygon; and
wherein password identification relies on one or more indices and one or more offsets. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computing device comprising:
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an image; and
a data set wherein the data set comprises a hash value based on two or more positions in the image and two or more offsets applicable to positions in the image.
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49. A computing device comprising:
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display means for displaying an image;
selection means for selecting positions in the image;
processor means for generating a data set based on the selected positions wherein the data set includes a hash value and offsets.
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50. A method for defining a password space comprising:
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determining a tiling for an image using a Voronoi grid; and
defining a password space based on the tiling. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, determine a tiling for an image using a Voronoi grid;
- and define a password space based on the tiling.
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61. A system for defining a password space comprising:
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means for determining a tiling for an image using a Voronoi grid; and
means for defining a password space based on the tiling.
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