hand-portable electronic device for verifying an input test sequence of characters against a predetermined sequence of characters
First Claim
1. A hand-portable electronic device comprising:
- a memory for storing a security word as a predetermined sequence of characters;
a rotator, having a tactile surface arranged for tactile actuation by a user, and mounted for rotation about an axis;
feedback means separate from the rotator for providing feedback to a user as the rotator is rotated;
conversion means for converting each rotation of a sequence of rotations of the rotator into a character of a corresponding ordered test sequence of characters; and
verification means for verifying the test sequence of characters against the predetermined sequence of characters.
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Abstract
A hand-portable electronic device including a memory for storing a security word as a predetermined sequence of characters; a rotator, having a tactile surface arranged for tactile actuation by a user, and mounted for rotation about an axis; feedback means separate from the rotator for providing feedback to a user as the rotator is rotated; conversion means for converting each rotation of a sequence of rotations of the rotator into a character of a corresponding ordered test sequence of characters; and verification means for verifying the test sequence of characters against the predetermined sequence of characters. A security method for a hand-portable electronic device including a rotator, the method including a user making an ordered sequence of rotations of the rotator; providing at the device, separately from the rotator, feedback to the user as the rotator is rotated during the ordered sequence of rotations; and verifying whether the ordered sequence of rotations made by the user corresponds to a predetermined ordered sequence of rotations.
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31 Claims
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1. A hand-portable electronic device comprising:
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a memory for storing a security word as a predetermined sequence of characters; a rotator, having a tactile surface arranged for tactile actuation by a user, and mounted for rotation about an axis; feedback means separate from the rotator for providing feedback to a user as the rotator is rotated; conversion means for converting each rotation of a sequence of rotations of the rotator into a character of a corresponding ordered test sequence of characters; and verification means for verifying the test sequence of characters against the predetermined sequence of characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31)
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23. A security method for a hand-portable electronic device comprising a rotator, the method comprising:
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a user making an ordered sequence of rotations of the rotator; providing at the device, separately from the rotator, feedback to the user as the rotator is rotated during the ordered sequence of rotations; and verifying whether the ordered sequence of rotations made by the user corresponds to a predetermined ordered sequence of rotations. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A hand-portable electronic device comprising:
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a rotator, having a tactile surface arranged for tactile actuation by a user, and mounted for rotation about an axis; feedback means separate from the rotator for providing feedback to a user as the rotator is rotated; and conversion means for converting each rotation of a sequence of rotations of the rotator into a character of a corresponding ordered test sequence of characters, wherein the ordered test sequence of characters is for verification against a predetermined sequence of characters.
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