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Method of authentication using familiar photographs

  • US 7,174,462 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2002
  • Issued: 02/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of authenticating a user operating an access device comprising:

  • causing the display, on the access device, of a plurality of photographs to the user, at least one of the photographs being selected at the time of authentication from the user'"'"'s personal collection of photographs and being already familiar to the user so that no prior training by the user is needed, the remaining displayed photographs being decoy photographs;

    accepting an input selection from the user identifying one of the displayed photographs; and

    allowing access when the user'"'"'s selection identifies the displayed photograph from the user'"'"'s personal photograph collection.

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