SECURE PHYSICAL AUTHENTICATION INPUT WITH PERSONAL DISPLAY OR SOUND DEVICE

• US 20150096012A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Zordius
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,696 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/17
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/42 using separate channels for security data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses

Abstract

A secure user input system is implemented for a computer system having a user input apparatus and a user output apparatus. The system comprises a user input template, provided to the user on the user output apparatus; and a personal user output interface providing, to the user, personal input interface information, mapped to the user input template, to enable the user to input information through the user input apparatus that is intelligible only to a party having access both to the user input template and the personal input interface information.

Claims

1. A secure user input system, implemented for a computer system having a user input apparatus and a user output apparatus, the system comprising:

a user input template, provided to the user on the user output apparatus; and

a personal user output interface providing, to the user, personal input interface information, mapped to the user input template, to enable the user to input information through the user input apparatus that is intelligible only to a party having access both to the user input template and the personal input interface information.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal user output interface includes a personal display device.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the personal display device includes personal display eyeglasses.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal user output interface includes a personal audio output device for privately providing the user with audio information relating to the input information.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein the personal audio output device includes a headset.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the user input template includes a key array template without a displayed keymap; and

the personal input interface information provided by the private user output interface includes a private displayed keymap that includes key values assigned to various keys of the key array template.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the private displayed keymap includes one of:

key values in a non-standard arrangement on the key array template;

keys having no key values assigned thereto;

multiple occurrences of key values; and

key values in arrangements that change over time.

8. A method for providing secure user input to a computer system having a user input apparatus and a user output apparatus, the method comprising:

providing a user input template to the user on the user output apparatus; and

providing the user a personal user output interface information, through a personal user output interface device, the personal user output interface information being mapped to the user input template, to enable the user to input information through the user input apparatus that is intelligible only to a party having access both to the user input template and the personal input interface information.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the personal user output interface device includes a personal display device.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the personal display device includes personal display eyeglasses.

11. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the personal user output interface includes a personal audio output device for privately providing the user with audio information relating to the input information.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the personal audio output device includes a headset.

13. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein:

the user input template includes a key array template without a displayed keymap; and

the personal user output interface information provided by the personal user output interface device includes a private displayed keymap that includes key values assigned to various keys of the key array template.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the private displayed keymap includes one of:

key values in a non-standard arrangement on the key array template;

keys having no key values assigned thereto;

multiple occurrences of key values; and

key values in arrangements that change over time.

15. A computer program product, operable with a computer system for providing secure user input to the computer system, the computer system having a user input apparatus and a user output apparatus, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

computer software program code disposed on the non-transitory computer-readable medium for directing the computer system to perform the actions of;

providing a user input template to the user on the user output apparatus; and

providing the user a personal user output interface information, through a personal user output interface device, the personal user output interface information being mapped to the user input template, to enable the user to input information through the user input apparatus that is intelligible only to a party having access both to the user input template and the personal input interface information.

16. The computer program product as recited in claim 15, wherein the personal user output interface device includes a personal display device.

17. The computer program product as recited in claim 16, wherein the personal display device includes personal display eyeglasses.

18. The computer program product as recited in claim 15, wherein the personal user output interface includes a personal audio output device for privately providing the user with audio information relating to the input information.

19. The computer program product as recited in claim 18, wherein the personal audio output device includes a headset.

20. The computer program product as recited in claim 15, wherein:

the user input template includes a key array template without a displayed keymap; and

the personal user output interface information provided by the personal user output interface device includes a private displayed keymap that includes key values assigned to various keys of the key array template.

21. The computer program product as recited in claim 20, wherein the private displayed keymap includes one of:

key values in a non-standard arrangement on the key array template;

keys having no key values assigned thereto;

multiple occurrences of key values; and

key values in arrangements that change over time.