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

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Kim, Seungil
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, LISA C
• Application Number:
  US14/377,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20160188854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,573 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for an automatic log-in function control scheme. In some examples, a method performed under control of an end device may include detecting, from the end device, input of one or more passcodes to access the end device; determining that a user of the end device is not an authorized user based at least in part on a detected behavioral pattern in connection with the input of the one or more passcodes; and disabling an automatic log-in function of at least one application that is hosted on the end device.

Claims

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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining includes:

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 similar to a currently-used passcode for access to the end device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one of the two or more passcodes is detected to be similar to the currently-used passcode, for the access to the end device when a portion of digits included in the at least one of the two or more passcodes is different from digits included in the currently-used passcode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining includes:

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 same as a previously-used passcode for access to the end device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructing is implemented by an operating system of the end device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructing at least one application to disable the automatic log-in function is performed when the at least one application is activated on the end device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructing at least one application to disable the automatic log-in function is performed based at least, in part, on a particular protocol between the at least one application and an operating system of the end device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructing includes sending, to the at least one application, a notification that the user of the end device is not the authorized user, and

wherein the at least one application disables the automatic log-in function of the at least one application, in response to receipt of the notification.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the two or more passcodes is detected to be randomly generated when all digits included in the at least one of the two or more passcodes are different from one input passcode to a next input passcode.

10. An end device, comprising:

a processor;

an internal memory;

an input unit, stored in the internal memory, that, in response to execution, causes the processor to detect, from the end device, input of two or more passcodes to access the end device; and

an operating system, stored in the internal memory, that, in response to execution, causes the processor to perform operations including;

determine 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 determination of whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user comprises a comparison of the at least one invalid passcode as input with the currently valid passcode as input, and wherein the determination of whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user comprises a determination 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, instruct at least one application that is hosted on the end device to disable an automatic log-in function of the at least one application.

11. The end device of claim 10, wherein the determination of whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user includes:

determination 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 similar to a currently-used passcode for access to the end device.

12. The end device of claim 10, wherein the determination of whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user includes:

a determination 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 same as a previously-used passcode for access to the end device.

13. The end device of claim 10, wherein the instruction to the at least one application to disable the automatic log-in function is performed when the at least one application is activated on the end device.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause an operating system that is stored in an end device to perform operations, comprising:

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

determine 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 determination of whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user comprises a comparison of the at least one invalid passcode as input with the currently valid passcode as input, and wherein the determination of whether the user of the end device is or is not the authorized user comprises a determination 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, instruct at least one application, hosted on the end device, to disable an automatic log-in function of the at least one application.