Password authenticating apparatus, method, and program
First Claim
1. A password authenticating apparatus comprising:
- a password storing section that stores a password;
a keyboard image storing section that stores an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys;
a display section that displays the image of the keyboard including the multiple character keys on a screen;
an input section that receives an input of a position on the screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed;
a character specifying section that specifies a character corresponding to the input position in connection with the keyboard displayed by the display section;
a determining section that checks the specified input character against a character that forms the password to determine whether the input character is correct and hold a determination result; and
a display control section that reads the image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next character from the keyboard image storing section to cause the display section to display the read image after determining the input character, andwherein the determining section determines that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password.
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Abstract
In a password authenticating apparatus, a control section displays an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys on a display section. An input section sends input data to the control section on reception of an input of a position on a display screen. In connection with the displayed keyboard, the control section specifies a character corresponding to the input position as an input character, checks the input character against a character that forms a registered password, determines whether the input character is correct, and holds a determination result. Then, after the input character is determined, a display is changed to an image of the keyboard for receiving a next character input. Then, in connection with all characters that form the password, authentication is determined as being OK when all held determination results are correct.
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20 Claims
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1. A password authenticating apparatus comprising:
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a password storing section that stores a password; a keyboard image storing section that stores an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys; a display section that displays the image of the keyboard including the multiple character keys on a screen; an input section that receives an input of a position on the screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; a character specifying section that specifies a character corresponding to the input position in connection with the keyboard displayed by the display section; a determining section that checks the specified input character against a character that forms the password to determine whether the input character is correct and hold a determination result; and a display control section that reads the image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next character from the keyboard image storing section to cause the display section to display the read image after determining the input character, and wherein the determining section determines that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A password authenticating apparatus comprising:
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a password storing section that stores a password where characters are divided in collation unit; a keyboard image storing section that stores an image of a keyboard of multiple character keys; a display section that displays the image of the keyboard including the multiple character keys on a screen; an input section that receives an input of a position on the screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; a character specifying section that specifies one or multiple characters corresponding to the position input by one input operation in the input section as an input character in connection with the keyboard displayed by the display section; a determining section that checks the specified input character/characters against the character/characters in collation unit that forms/form the password to determine whether the input character/characters is/are correct and hold a determination result; and a display control section that reads an image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next one or multiple characters from the keyboard image storing section to cause the display section to display the read image after determining the input character/characters, and wherein the determining section determines that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A password authenticating apparatus comprising:
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password storing means for storing a password; display means for displaying an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys on a screen; input section for receiving an input of a position on the screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; character specifying means for specifying a character corresponding to the input position as an input character in connection with the keyboard displayed by the display section; determining means for checking the specified input character against a character that forms the password to determine whether the input character is correct and holding a determination result; and display control means for causing the display means to display an image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next character after determining the input character, and wherein the determining means determines that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password.
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13. A password authentication method that performs password authentication using a computer, said method comprising:
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displaying an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys on a screen; receiving an input of a position on the screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; specifying a character corresponding to the input position as an input character in connection with the displayed keyboard; checking the specified input character against a character that forms a password to determine whether the input character is correct and holding a determination result; changing a display to an image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next character after determining the input character; and determining on a processor computer that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A password authentication method that performs password authentication using a computer, said method comprising:
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displaying an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys on a screen; receiving an instruction input of a position on a screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; specifying one or multiple characters corresponding to the position input by one input operation as an input character in connection with the displayed keyboard; checking the specified input character/characters against a character/characters in collation unit that forms/form a password to determine whether the input character/characters is/are correct and holding a determination result; changing a display to an image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next one or multiple characters after determining the input character; and determining on a processor computer that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program causing a computer to execute a sequence comprising:
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displaying an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys; receiving an input of a position on a screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; specifying a character corresponding to the input position as an input character in connection with the displayed keyboard; checking the specified input character against a character that forms a password to determine whether the input character is correct and holding a determination result; changing a display to an image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next character after determining the input character; and determining that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program causing a computer to execute a sequence comprising:
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displaying an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys; receiving an instruction input of a position on a screen where the image of the keyboard is displayed; specifying one or multiple characters corresponding to the position input by one input operation as an input character/characters in connection with the displayed keyboard; checking the specified input character/characters against a character/characters in collation unit that forms/form a password to determine whether the input character is correct and holding a determination result; changing a display to an image of the keyboard for receiving an input of a next one or multiple characters after determining the input character; and determining that authentication is OK when all held determination results are correct in connection with all characters that form the password. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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