EMBEDDED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a biometric sensor;
while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, displaying an irregular arrangement of shapes on the touch-sensitive display;
while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receiving input based on the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and
in response to receiving the input;
in accordance with a determination that the input meets input pattern criteria, providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and
in accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgoing providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device.
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Abstract
An electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor may authenticate a user for a respective function. While access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, the device displays an irregular arrangement of shapes on the touch-sensitive display. The device receives input based on the displayed irregular arrangement of the shapes. In accordance with a determination that the input meets input pattern criteria, the device provides access to the one or more restricted resources. In accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the input pattern criteria, the devices forgoes providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a biometric sensor; while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, displaying an irregular arrangement of shapes on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receiving input based on the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and in response to receiving the input; in accordance with a determination that the input meets input pattern criteria, providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and in accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgoing providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a biometric sensor, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the device to:
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while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, display an irregular arrangement of shapes on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receive input based on the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and in response to receiving the input; in accordance with a determination that the input meets input pattern criteria, provide access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and in accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgo providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; a biometric sensor; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, displaying an irregular arrangement of shapes on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receiving input based on the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and in response to receiving the input; in accordance with a determination that the input meets input pattern criteria, providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and in accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgoing providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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