METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to a computing device comprising a memory device, a display device, and an input device, the method comprising:
- retrieving, from said memory device, data for rendering a map;
controlling said display device to render said map using said data;
receiving, via said input device, geographic location data representative of a sequence of geographic locations selected from said map;
converting said geographic location data to received password data; and
comparing said received password data to stored password data; and
, if a match is found,granting access to said computing device.
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Abstract
A computing device having controlled access and a method for controlling access there to are provided, the computing device comprising a memory device, a display device, and an input device. Data for rendering a map is retrieved from the memory device. The display device is controlled to render the map using the data. Geographic location data representative of a sequence of geographic locations selected from the map is received, via the input device. The geographic location data is converted to received password data. The received password data is compared to stored password data. If a match is found, access is granted to the computing device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to a computing device comprising a memory device, a display device, and an input device, the method comprising:
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retrieving, from said memory device, data for rendering a map; controlling said display device to render said map using said data; receiving, via said input device, geographic location data representative of a sequence of geographic locations selected from said map; converting said geographic location data to received password data; and comparing said received password data to stored password data; and
, if a match is found,granting access to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing device configured for controlled access, the computing device comprising:
a processing unit interconnected with a memory device, a display device and an input device, said processing unit enabled to; retrieve, from said memory device, data for rendering a map; control said display device to render said map using said data; receive, via said input device, geographic location data representative of a sequence of geographic locations selected from said map; convert said geographic location data to received password data; and compare said received password data to stored password data; and
, if a match is found,grant access to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions for causing a computing device to control access there to, the computing device comprising a memory device, a display device, and an input device, the program instructions for controlling the computing device to:
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retrieve, from said memory device, data for rendering a map; control said display device to render said map using said data; receive, via said input device, geographic location data representative of a sequence of geographic locations selected from said map; convert said geographic location data to received password data; and compare said received password data to stored password data; and
, if a match is found,grant access to said computing device.
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