TOUCH-BASED AUTHENTICATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE THROUGH USER GENERATED PATTERN CREATION
First Claim
1. A method of a mobile device comprising:
- recognizing a tactile force on a touch screen without a visual aid as an unlocking gesture;
storing the unlocking gesture to a memory of the mobile device;
associating another tactile force on the touch screen with the unlocking gesture; and
transforming the mobile device from an initial state to an unlocked state based on the association between the another tactile force and the unlocking gesture.
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Abstract
A method, system, and apparatus of a touch-based authentication of a mobile device through user generated pattern creation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a mobile device includes recognizing a tactile force on a touch screen without a visual aid as an unlocking gesture, storing the unlocking gesture to a memory of the mobile device, associating another tactile force on the touch screen with the unlocking gesture, and transforming the mobile device from an initial state to an unlocked state based on the association between the another tactile force and the unlocking gesture. The method may include transforming the mobile device to operate as a telephonic communication device in the unlocked state.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of a mobile device comprising:
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recognizing a tactile force on a touch screen without a visual aid as an unlocking gesture; storing the unlocking gesture to a memory of the mobile device; associating another tactile force on the touch screen with the unlocking gesture; and transforming the mobile device from an initial state to an unlocked state based on the association between the another tactile force and the unlocking gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of a mobile device comprising:
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determining whether a tactile force on a touch screen without any visual aid on the touch screen is associated with a security gesture; permitting access to a set of applications of the mobile device when an association is made between the tactile force and the security gesture; and denying access to the set of applications of the mobile device when the association fails to be made between the tactile force and the security gesture. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A mobile device, comprising:
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a touchscreen to recognize a tactile force using a processor of the mobile device; a security module interfaced with the processor to associate the tactile force with a security gesture, and to determine access to a set of features on the mobile device based on the association; and a user module of the security module to create security gestures based on a user input.
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