Methods and Systems For Secure Pass-Set Entry

• US 20120050008A1
• Filed: 08/31/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Plantronics, Inc. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Rosener, Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 9,652,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.21
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/33 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H

Abstract

Methods and systems for secure pass-set entry are disclosed. In one example, an authenticator device is configured to generate a pass-set menu to output in visual format on the display. An I/O device is configured to output audio corresponding to the pass-set menu to the user. A user input interface is configured to receive user actions to navigate the pass-set menu and receive user menu selections.

Claims

1. A system for secure pass-set entry comprising:

an authenticator device comprising;

a processor;

a display; and

a memory storing an authentication application configured to generate a pass-set menu to output in visual format on the display, the authentication application further configured to output audio corresponding to the pass-set menu; and

a headset device configured to receive the audio corresponding to the pass-set menu from the authenticator device, the headset device comprising;

an output interface configured to securely output audio corresponding to the pass-set menu to a user;

a user input interface configured to receive user actions to navigate the pass-set menu and receive user menu selections; and

a data interface for receiving audio corresponding to the pass-set menu from the authenticator device and transmitting user menu selections to the authenticator device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the pass-set menu is a matrix of images, wherein each image is designated with a unique identifier.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the unique identifier is a unique numeric identifier and the audio corresponding to the pass-set menu securely output at the output interface is the unique numeric identifier.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein a start point of the audio corresponding to the pass-set menu is randomized.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the authentication application is configured to receive user menu selections from the headset device and assemble the user menu selections into a user-entered pass-set.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the output interface comprises a headphone allowing the user to listen to the audio corresponding to the pass-set menu securely.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user input interface comprises an interface configured to navigate a list of menu items in a forward direction only.

8. A method for secure pass-set entry comprising:

generating a pass-set menu;

outputting the pass-set menu in a visual format on an authenticator device display;

securely outputting an audio associated with the pass-set menu at a headset device;

receiving user actions at the headset device to navigate the pass-set menu and receive user menu selections, the user actions responsive to the pass-set menu in the visual format in conjunction with the audio securely output at the headset device and

transmitting from the headset device to the authenticator device the user actions.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising assembling the user actions into a user-entered pass-set.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the pass-set menu is a plurality of images, wherein each image is designated with an identifier.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the identifier is a numeric identifier and the audio associated with the pass-set menu securely output at the headset device is the numeric identifier.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio associated with the pass-set menu comprises numerical choices and the audio is stored at the headset.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio associated with the pass-set menu is transmitted from the authenticator device to the headset.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio associated with the pass-set menu is transmitted from the authenticator device to the headset responsive to the user actions at the headset device.

15. A system for secure pass-set entry comprising:

an authenticator device comprising;

a processor;

a memory storing an authentication application configured to generate a pass-set menu and configured to transmit audio corresponding to the pass-set menu to a device remote from the authenticator device; and

a user interface configured to receive user actions to navigate the pass-set menu and receive user menu selections, wherein responsive to the user actions audio corresponding to a new menu position or a new menu is transmitted to the device remote from the authenticator device; and

a headset device configured to receive the audio corresponding to the pass-set menu from the authenticator device, the headset device comprising a user output interface configured to securely output audio corresponding to the pass-set menu to the user.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the pass-set menu includes a plurality of ordered items to be output in audio format to the user, wherein the start point within the plurality of ordered items output in audio format to the user is randomized.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the authentication application is configured to assemble the user menu selections into a user-entered pass-set.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the user output interface comprises a headphone allowing the user to listen to the audio corresponding to the pass-set menu securely.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the user interface comprises a scroll wheel.

20. A method for secure pass-set entry comprising:

generating a pass-set menu;

securely outputting an audio associated with the pass-set menu at a headset device;

receiving user actions at the authenticator device to navigate the pass-set menu and receive user menu selections, the user actions at the authenticator device responsive to the audio securely output at the headset device; and

responsively transmitting audio to the headset device from the authenticator device.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the pass-set menu includes a plurality of ordered items to be output in audio format to the user with a start point within the plurality of ordered items randomized.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising assembling the user actions into a user-entered pass-set.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein receiving user actions at the authenticator device comprises receiving user actions at a scroll wheel user interface.

24. A method for secure pass-set entry comprising:

generating a pass-set menu having a fixed order of items;

randomizing a start point of menu item output;

securely outputting an audio associated with the pass-set menu corresponding to a next menu item or previous menu item at a headset device;

receiving user actions corresponding to a next item command, a previous item command, or an item selection command, the user actions responsive to the audio securely output at the headset device;

tracking user actions corresponding to the next item command and the previous item commands; and

determining a selected item using the start point and the tracked user actions corresponding to the next item command and the previous item commands.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising assembling the user actions into a user-entered pass-set.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein receiving user actions comprises receiving user actions at a scroll wheel user interface.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein the next item command is a button press up and the previous item command is a button press down, wherein the number of button press ups is tracked and the number of button press downs is tracked.

28. A system for secure pass-set entry comprising:

an authenticator device comprising;

a processor;

a display; and

a memory storing an authentication application configured to generate a pass-set menu to output in visual format on the display; and

a headset device comprising;

an output interface configured to securely output audio to a user, the audio including a plurality of identifiers corresponding to the pass-set menu;

a user input interface configured to receive user actions to navigate the plurality of identifiers and receive user selections; and

a data interface for transmitting user selections to the authenticator device.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the plurality of identifiers comprise numerical choices.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the pass-set menu is a matrix of images, wherein each image is designated with a unique identifier.

31. A method for secure pass-set entry comprising:

generating a pass-set menu at headset device;

transmitting the pass-set menu to an authenticator device

outputting the pass-set menu in a visual format on an authenticator device display;

securely outputting an audio associated with the pass-set menu at the headset device;

receiving user actions at the headset device to navigate the pass-set menu and receive user menu selections, the user actions responsive to the pass-set menu in the visual format in conjunction with the audio securely output at the headset device and

transmitting from the headset device to the authenticator device the user actions.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the pass-set menu is a plurality of images,

wherein each image is designated with an identifier.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the identifier is a numeric identifier and the audio associated with the pass-set menu securely output at the headset device is the numeric identifier.