Graphical image authentication and security system
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating identity to a computer system via a portable device, which method comprises:
- receiving a first login account identifier from a user using a portable device in communication with said computer system;
determining if said user is recognized and enrolled from said first login account identifier;
generating and displaying a randomly generated series of images on the portable device based on categories;
wherein the images have a randomly assigned image identifier and at least one of the images is from a user-selected category of images, wherein the user-selected category of images is memorized by the user;
receiving the image identifier assigned to the image from the user-selected category; and
authenticating identity to said computer system upon validation of the received image identifier.
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Abstract
A method and system for protection of and secure access to a computer system or computer network from a portable device. The method includes the steps of receiving a first login account identifier, such as a user name from a user in communication with the computer system or network. A determination is made if the user is recognized and enrolled from the first login account identifier. If the user is recognized, a series of randomly generated visual images is displayed including one visual image from an image category which has been pre-selected by the user upon enrollment. An image category identifier is randomly assigned to each visual image in the series. An image category identifier is entered and received. If the login account identifier and the image category are validated, access is permitted to the computer system or network from the portable device.
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55 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating identity to a computer system via a portable device, which method comprises:
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receiving a first login account identifier from a user using a portable device in communication with said computer system; determining if said user is recognized and enrolled from said first login account identifier; generating and displaying a randomly generated series of images on the portable device based on categories; wherein the images have a randomly assigned image identifier and at least one of the images is from a user-selected category of images, wherein the user-selected category of images is memorized by the user; receiving the image identifier assigned to the image from the user-selected category; and authenticating identity to said computer system upon validation of the received image identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computerized system comprising:
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a portable device comprising; a graphical output device; and a user input device capable of generating alphanumeric characters; and a processor adapted to generate a series of randomly selected images for display on the graphical output device and to assign a different randomly selected unique image identifier to each of the randomly selected images for display with the image on the graphical output device, wherein the images are selected from a plurality of categories, wherein the plurality of categories comprises an authenticating category of images pre-selected and memorized by a user; and wherein the processor is adapted to receive at least one alphanumeric character from the user input device corresponding to the unique image identifier to authenticate a user of the computerized system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for authenticating identity to a computer system, the method comprising:
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receiving an account identifier; displaying a randomly generated series of randomly selected images, each image having at least one randomly generated unique image identifier associated therewith; wherein at least one of the images is from a pre-selected category selected and memorized by a user and corresponding to the account identifier; receiving at least one randomly generated unique image identifier associated with the image from the pre-selected image category; and authenticating identity based upon the received unique image identifier associated with the randomly selected image from the pre-selected category. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer implemented authentication protocol comprising:
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pre-selecting at least one image category and an account identifier for authentication; displaying a series of randomly selected images on a portable device, each image having a randomly selected unique image identifier associated therewith; wherein at least one of the images displayed on the series corresponds to the at least one pre-selected image category, the pre-selected image category being memorized by a user seeking authentication; receiving at least one unique image identifier associated with at least one of the images displayed on the series; and verifying the received unique image identifier corresponds to the at least one pre-selected image category associated with the account identifier. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for verifying a claimed identity of at least one user of a portable device, the method comprising:
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verifying a received unique randomly assigned image identifier corresponding with a pre-selected image category, wherein the pre-selected image category and an account identifier are previously selected and memorized by the at least one user and stored in a computer system; and permitting access to the computer system when there is a match between the received unique randomly assigned image identifier corresponding to the image from the pre-selected image category to the account identifier.
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47. A method for verifying identity of a plurality of users of a computer system utilizing a plurality of portable devices, the method comprising:
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each user pre-selecting an account identifier and at least one image category, wherein the at least one image category is memorized by each user; generating a series of randomly selected images on at least one of the plurality of portable devices when a user attempts to access the computer system, wherein at least one of the randomly selected images is from the at least one pre-selected image category and wherein each image corresponds to a unique randomly assigned image identifier; receiving an input comprising at least one of the unique randomly assigned image identifiers; comparing the at least one image category associated with the received at least one unique randomly assigned image identifier with the account identifier of the user attempting to access the computer system; and permitting the user to access the computer system when there is a match between the at least one image category associated with the at least one received unique randomly assigned image identifier and the at least one image category pre-selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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