Method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen for access to a function, an apparatus or a given location, and device for implementing the same
First Claim
1. A method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen of an electronic device for access to a function, a device or a given location, said touch screen comprising control keys, which can be activated by a manual action of a user using a finger or a stylus, each of said keys being made up of at least one sensitive pad linked to a microprocessor unit of the electronic device, wherein the method comprises a series of steps in an entry mode of the security code, which consists of a) placing a finger or stylus on a first key of the touch screen, which represents a first reference of the code to be entered;
- b) moving the finger or stylus on the touch screen from the first key to a second key of the touch screen, which represents a second reference of the code to be entered, over a specific trajectory, wherein the microprocessor unit registers the sensitive keys or pads activated during the movement of the finger or stylus on the screen to determine the security code.
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Abstract
The method relates to the input of a security code by means of a touch screen of an electronic device such as a watch for access to a specific function, an apparatus or a given location. This touch screen comprises control keys, which can be activated by a manual action of a user using a finger or a stylus. Each key is linked to a microprocessor unit of the electronic device. The method comprises steps which consist of placing a finger or stylus on a key of the touch screen, which represents a first reference of the code to be entered, moving the finger or stylus from the first reference to a key of a second reference over a specific trajectory through the microprocessor unit, keeping the finger on the second reference for a given period of time or detecting a change in trajectory of the finger in the area of the key of the second reference to be input, moving the finger from the key of the second reference to a key of a third reference over a specific trajectory, and removing the finger or stylus from the touch screen to validate the entered code and access to the function, apparatus or given location.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen of an electronic device for access to a function, a device or a given location, said touch screen comprising control keys, which can be activated by a manual action of a user using a finger or a stylus, each of said keys being made up of at least one sensitive pad linked to a microprocessor unit of the electronic device, wherein the method comprises a series of steps in an entry mode of the security code, which consists of
a) placing a finger or stylus on a first key of the touch screen, which represents a first reference of the code to be entered; b) moving the finger or stylus on the touch screen from the first key to a second key of the touch screen, which represents a second reference of the code to be entered, over a specific trajectory, wherein the microprocessor unit registers the sensitive keys or pads activated during the movement of the finger or stylus on the screen to determine the security code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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