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Automatic log-in function control

  • US 9,830,437 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2013
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method performed under control of an end device, the method comprising:

  • detecting input of two or more passcodes to access the end device;

    determining whether a user of the end device is or is not an authorized user based at least, in part, on a detected behavioral pattern in connection with the input of the two or more passcodes, wherein the detected behavioral pattern is associated with the input of the two or more passcodes, wherein the two or more passcodes comprise at least one invalid passcode and a currently valid passcode, wherein the determining whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user comprises comparing the at least one invalid passcode as input with the currently valid passcode as input, and wherein the determining whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user comprises determining that the user of the end device is not the authorized user when at least one of the two or more passcodes is detected to be randomly-generated; and

    responsive to the determination that the user of the end device is not the authorized user, the end device instructing at least one application, which is hosted on the end device, to disable an automatic log-in function of the at least one application.

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