Authentication schema for computer security
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- displaying information elements on a computer display screen, at least a portion of the information elements mapped to corresponding parameters;
receiving a selected information element from the information elements displayed on the computer display screen;
determining a value of a parameter associated with the selected information element based on a condition, the value of the parameter changeable according to changes in the condition;
comparing the selected information element with the value of the parameter; and
upon determining the value of the parameter matches the selected information element, providing a user with access to a system resource;
wherein the parameter is weather, and the condition is a current weather condition that is local to the user at the time the user is implementing a login process, the method further comprising accessing a weather application, wherein the determining a value of a parameter comprises determining the current weather condition from the weather application, wherein the information elements comprise a plurality of weather icons representing different weather conditions;
wherein the current weather condition that is local to the user is determined by geographical location information derived from a wireless access point through which a user system of the user is communicating.
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Abstract
Computer security processes include displaying information elements on a computer display screen. Some of the information elements are mapped to corresponding parameters. The computer security processes also include receiving a selected information element from the information elements displayed on the computer display screen, and determining a value of a parameter associated with the selected information element based on a condition. The value of the parameter is changeable according to changes in the condition. The computer security processes further include comparing the selected information element with the value of the parameter, and upon determining the value of the parameter matches the selected information element, providing a user with access to a system resource.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying information elements on a computer display screen, at least a portion of the information elements mapped to corresponding parameters; receiving a selected information element from the information elements displayed on the computer display screen; determining a value of a parameter associated with the selected information element based on a condition, the value of the parameter changeable according to changes in the condition; comparing the selected information element with the value of the parameter; and upon determining the value of the parameter matches the selected information element, providing a user with access to a system resource; wherein the parameter is weather, and the condition is a current weather condition that is local to the user at the time the user is implementing a login process, the method further comprising accessing a weather application, wherein the determining a value of a parameter comprises determining the current weather condition from the weather application, wherein the information elements comprise a plurality of weather icons representing different weather conditions; wherein the current weather condition that is local to the user is determined by geographical location information derived from a wireless access point through which a user system of the user is communicating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a computer processor; and an application to execute on the computer processor, the application implementing a method, the method comprising; displaying information elements on a computer display screen, at least a portion of the information elements mapped to corresponding parameters; receiving a selected information element from the information elements displayed on the computer display screen; determining a value of a parameter associated with the selected information element based on a condition, the value of the parameter changeable according to changes in the condition; comparing the selected information element with the value of the parameter; and upon determining the value of the parameter matches the selected information element, providing a user with access to a system resource; wherein the parameter is weather, and the condition is a current weather condition that is local to the user at the time the user is implementing a login process, the method further comprising accessing a weather application, wherein the determining a value of a parameter comprises determining the current weather condition from the weather application, wherein the information elements comprise a plurality of weather icons representing different weather conditions; wherein the current weather condition that is local to the user is determined by geographical location information derived from a wireless access point through which a user system of the user is communicating. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium embodied with computer-readable program code, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
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displaying information elements on a computer display screen, at least a portion of the information elements mapped to corresponding parameters; receiving a selected information element from the information elements displayed on the computer display screen; determining a value of a parameter associated with the selected information element based on a condition, the value of the parameter changeable according to changes in the condition; comparing the selected information element with the value of the parameter; and upon determining the value of the parameter matches the selected information element, providing a user with access to a system resource; wherein the parameter is weather, and the condition is a current weather condition that is local to the user at the time the user is implementing a login process, the method further comprising accessing a weather application, wherein the determining a value of a parameter comprises determining the current weather condition from the weather application, wherein the information elements comprise a plurality of weather icons representing different weather conditions; wherein the current weather condition that is local to the user is determined by geographical location information derived from a wireless access point through which a user system of the user is communicating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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