Visual or touchscreen password entry
First Claim
1. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer readable instructions stored thereon for authenticating a user of a computing device, the computing device having a memory storing a base image and an overlay image, the base image having a base image reference point, and the overlay image having an overlay image reference point, which when executed by a processor direct the computing device to:
- generate a modified base image;
generate a modified overlay image;
display, on a display, the modified base image overlaid by the modified overlay image;
receive an input for moving one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image;
move the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image if a criterion for movement of the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image is met, the criterion for movement being that the input is a touch at a location other than the overlay image reference point; and
in response to alignment of the base image reference point on the modified base image with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image at a point on the display after the move, indicate positive authentication.
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Abstract
A method of authenticating a user of a computing device is proposed, together with computing device on which the method is implemented. In the method a modified base image is overlaid with a modified overlay image on a display and movement of either the modified base image or modified overlay image is permitted if a criterion for movement is met. Positive authentication is indicated in response to the base image reference point on the modified base image being aligned with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image.
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15 Claims
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1. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer readable instructions stored thereon for authenticating a user of a computing device, the computing device having a memory storing a base image and an overlay image, the base image having a base image reference point, and the overlay image having an overlay image reference point, which when executed by a processor direct the computing device to:
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generate a modified base image; generate a modified overlay image; display, on a display, the modified base image overlaid by the modified overlay image; receive an input for moving one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image; move the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image if a criterion for movement of the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image is met, the criterion for movement being that the input is a touch at a location other than the overlay image reference point; and in response to alignment of the base image reference point on the modified base image with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image at a point on the display after the move, indicate positive authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of authenticating a user of a computing device, the computing device having a memory storing a base image and an overlay image, the base image having a base image reference point, and the overlay image having an overlay image reference point, the method comprising:
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generating a modified base image; generating a modified overlay image; displaying, on a display, the modified base image overlaid by the modified overlay image; receiving an input for moving one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image; moving the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image if a criterion for movement of the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image is met the criterion for movement being that the input is a touch at a location other than the overlay image reference point; and in response to alignment of the base image reference point on the modified base image with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image at a point on the display after the moving, indicating positive authentication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; a display; and one or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer readable instructions stored thereon for authenticating a user of the computing device, the computing device having a memory storing a base image and an overlay image, the base image having a base image reference point, and the overlay image having an overlay image reference point, which when executed by the processor direct the computing device to generate a modified base image;
generate a modified overlay image;
display, on the display, the modified base image overlaid by the modified overlay image;
receive an input for moving one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image;
move the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image if a criterion for movement of the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image is met the criterion for movement being that the input is a touch at a location other than the overlay image reference point; and
in response to alignment of the base image reference point on the modified base image with the overlay image reference point on the modified overlay image at a point on the touch screen after the moving, indicate positive authentication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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