Password entry using moving images

• US 9,135,426 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2010
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Griffin, Jason Tyler, Fyke, Steven Henry, Pasquero, Jerome, Adams, Neil Patrick, Brown, Michael Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): GOODCHILD, WILLIAM J
• Application Number:
  US12/969,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20120159609A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,734 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof

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, an authentication video is displayed on a display. In response to receiving an input at a point in time in the video that matches a pre-selected time reference point, positive authentication is indicated.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer readable instructions stored thereon for authenticating a user of a computing device, the instructions, when executed, direct a processor of the computing device to:

display, on a display, an authentication video having a reference image, wherein the authentication video comprises a first time reference point and a second time reference point;

display an overlay image comprising an overlay image reference point;

receive a first input to move the overlay image;

receiving a second input at a point in time in the authentication video;

receiving a further input at a further point in time in the authentication video; and

in response to the overlay image reference point being aligned with the reference image in the authentication video at the first time reference point, the point in time at which the second input is received matching the first time reference point, and the further point in time at which the further input is received matching the second time reference point in the authentication video, indicate positive authentication.

2. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 1, wherein the instructions further direct the computing device to display a further video on the display concurrently with the authentication video.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 1, wherein the first input comprises activating an input mechanism on the computing device and the second input comprises releasing the input mechanism.

4. A method of authenticating a user of a computing device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display, an authentication video having a reference image, wherein the authentication video comprises a first time reference point and a second time reference point;

displaying an overlay image comprising an overlay image reference point;

receiving a first input to move the overlay image;

receiving a second input at a point in time in the authentication video;

receiving a further input at a further point in time in the authentication video; and

in response to the overlay image reference point being aligned with the reference image in the authentication video at the first time reference point, the point in time at which the second input is received matching the first time reference point, and the further point in time at which the further input is received matching the second time reference point in the authentication video, indicating positive authentication.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

displaying a further video on the display concurrently with the authentication video.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first input comprises activating an input mechanism on the computing device and the second input comprises releasing the input mechanism.

7. A computing device, comprising:

a processor;

a display coupled to the processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, direct the computing device to;

display, on a display, an authentication video having a reference image, wherein the authentication video comprises a first time reference point and a second time reference point;

display an overlay image comprising an overlay image reference point;

receive a first input to move the overlay image;

receiving a second input at a point in time in the authentication video;

receiving a further input at a further point in time in the authentication video; and

in response to the overlay image reference point being aligned with the reference image in the authentication video at the first time reference point, the point in time at which the second input is received matching the first time reference point, and the further point in time at which the further input is received matching the second time reference point in the authentication video, indicate positive authentication.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the display comprises a touch screen and the input is received via the touch screen.

9. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the display comprises a multi-touch screen and the input is received via the multi-touch screen.

10. The computing device of claim 7, comprising a mobile electronic device.

11. The computing device of claim 7, further comprising an input mechanism for receiving the input, the input mechanism comprising at least one of a keyboard, a joystick, a track ball or a touchpad.

12. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the first input comprises activating an input mechanism on the computing device and the second input comprises releasing the input mechanism.

13. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, direct the computing device to:

display a further video on the display concurrently with the authentication video.

14. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer readable instructions stored thereon for authenticating a user of a computing device, the instructions, when executed, direct a processor of the computing device to:

display, on a display, an authentication video having a reference image, wherein the authentication video comprises a first time reference point;

display an overlay image comprising an overlay image reference point;

receive a first input to move the overlay image; and

in response to the overlay image reference point being aligned with the reference image in the authentication video at the first time reference point and the overlay image reference point is aligned with a further reference image in the authentication video at a further time reference point, indicate positive authentication.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 14, wherein alignment with the reference image is indicated by activating an input mechanism on the computing device and alignment with the further reference image is indicated by releasing the input mechanism.

16. A method of authenticating a user of a computing device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display, an authentication video having a reference image, wherein the authentication video comprises a first time reference point;

displaying an overlay image comprising an overlay image reference point;

receiving a first input to move the overlay image; and

in response to the overlay image reference point being aligned with the reference image in the authentication video at the first time reference point and the overlay image reference point is aligned with a further reference image in the authentication video at a further time reference point, indicating positive authentication.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein alignment with the reference image is indicated by activating an input mechanism on the computing device and alignment with the further reference image is indicated by releasing the input mechanism.

18. A computing device, comprising:

a processor;

a display coupled to the processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, direct the computing device to;

display, on a display, an authentication video having a reference image, wherein the authentication video comprises a first time reference point;

display an overlay image comprising an overlay image reference point;

receive a first input to move the overlay image; and

in response to the overlay image reference point being aligned with the reference image in the authentication video at the first time reference point and the overlay image reference point is aligned with a further reference image in the authentication video at a further time reference point, indicate positive authentication.

19. The computing device of claim 18, wherein alignment with the reference image is indicated by activating an input mechanism on the computing device and alignment with the further reference image is indicated by releasing the input mechanism.