Dynamic Patterns for Mobile Device Authentication

• US 20130229367A1
• Filed: 12/09/2012
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael W. Pinch
• Original Assignee: Michael W. Pinch
• Inventors: Pinch, Michael W.
• Application Number:
  US13/709,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20130229367A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

Dynamic Patterns for Mobile Device Authentication is a computer-implemented method for authenticating to and unlocking a mobile device. The method comprises displaying a lock screen view with randomized placement of colored nodes and or numbered nodes and or other uniquely identified nodes on the mobile device to prevent unauthorized or inadvertent access to the mobile device'"'"'s data. The mobile device, while locked, will detect a touch gesture corresponding to the placement of the uniquely identified nodes on a touch screen of the mobile device. The input touch gesture will vary for each authentication attempt based on the randomized placement of the uniquely identified nodes. A user is able to input the sequence of unique identifiers on the touch screen; and in response to input of the user-defined unique identifier sequence, causes the mobile device to unlock.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for authenticating to and unlocking a mobile device, comprising:

displaying a lock screen view with randomized placement of colored nodes and or numbered nodes and or other uniquely identified nodes on the mobile device to prevent unauthorized or inadvertent access to the mobile device'"'"'s data;

while the mobile device is locked;

detecting a unique touch gesture corresponding to the placement of the uniquely identified nodes on a touch screen of the mobile device, wherein a user is able to input the sequence of unique identifiers on the touch screen; and

in response to input of the user-defined unique identifier sequence, causes the mobile device to unlock.