INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20140315519A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nielsen, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 9,706,400 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0846 using time-dependent-passwords, e.g. periodically changing passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1475 Passive attacks, e.g. eavesdropping or listening without modification of the traffic monitored
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user, a display control unit configured to move and display first information formed by first components different from each other according to a movement operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit and to fix and display second information formed by second components different from each other, and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on the selection operation, information regarding the second components displayed at positions corresponding to the first components based on a selection operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit. The information regarding the second components acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the selection operation performed at least once and information regarding the first components corresponding to the information regarding the second components are used to authenticate the user.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user;

a display control unit configured to move and display first information formed by a plurality of first components different from each other according to a movement operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit and to fix and display second information formed by a plurality of second components different from each other; and

an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on the selection operation, information regarding the second components displayed at positions corresponding to the first components based on a selection operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit,

wherein the information regarding the second components acquired by the information acquisition unit based on the selection operation performed at least once and information regarding the first components corresponding to the information regarding the second components are used to authenticate the user.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit changes display positions of the plurality of first components at random based on the detection of the selection operation by the operation detection unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit changes display positions of the plurality of second components at random based on the detection of the selection operation by the operation selection unit.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit decides coordinates serving as a display reference at random at a time of the display of the first information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first components using mutually different letters and displays the second components using mutually different numerals.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first components and the second components using mutually different numerals.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first components using mutually different colors and displays the second components using mutually different numerals.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit changes display colors of the second components to match the colors of the first components based on the detection of the movement operation by the operation detection unit.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first components using mutually different icons and displays the second components using mutually different numerals.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first components using mutually different signs and displays the second components using mutually different numerals.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the first components using mutually different pieces of information regarding preferences of the user.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the second components in a grid form and displays the first components repeatedly at a same intervals as intervals of the second components.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information acquisition unit acquires the information regarding 2N of the second components through the selection operation performed N times (where N≧

1).

14. An information processing method comprising:

detecting an operation of a user;

moving and displaying first information formed by a plurality of first components different from each other according to a movement operation detected in the detecting step, and fixing and displaying second information formed by a plurality of second components different from each other; and

acquiring, based on the selection operation, information regarding the second components displayed at positions corresponding to the first components based on a selection operation detected in the detecting step,

wherein the information regarding the second components acquired in the acquiring step based on the selection operation performed at least once and information regarding the first components corresponding to the information regarding the second components are used to authenticate the user.

15. A computer program causing a computer to execute:

detecting an operation of a user;

moving and displaying first information formed by a plurality of first components different from each other according to a movement operation detected in the detecting step, and fixing and displaying second information formed by a plurality of second components different from each other; and

acquiring, based on the selection operation, information regarding the second components displayed at positions corresponding to the first components based on a selection operation detected in the detecting step,

wherein the information regarding the second components acquired in the acquiring step based on the selection operation performed at least once and information regarding the first components corresponding to the information regarding the second components are used to authenticate the user.