Password entry using 3D image with spatial alignment
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a three-dimensional display of the electronic device, a digital image overlaid by an array of alphanumeric characters, wherein the digital image comprises a digital photograph or computer-generated image, wherein the digital image includes a three-dimensional representation of a visual scene comprising a number of visual elements and is displayed on the three-dimensional display of the electronic device in three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the digital image can be manipulated in three dimensions to display the visual scene from different perspectives;
receiving an input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display;
repositioning the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display in response to the received input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display;
repositioning the array of alphanumeric characters displayed on the three-dimensional display with respect to the digital image in response to received input;
detecting alignment of a designated character in the array with a designated visual element in the visual scene of the digital image in response to the repositioning the digital image and the array, wherein the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image by the designated character in the array being within a designated threshold distance of the designated visual element in the digital image; and
authenticating access to the electronic device in response to detecting that the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image.
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Abstract
A method of authenticating access on an electronic device. A digital image overlaid by an array of alphanumeric characters is displayed on a three-dimensional display of the electronic device. The digital image includes a three-dimensional representation of a scene and is displayed in three-dimensional coordinates. The array of alphanumeric characters is positioned on the three-dimensional display with respect to the digital image in three dimensions in response to received input. Access to the electronic device is authenticated in response to detecting that a designated character in the digital image is aligned with a designated object in the digital image.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a three-dimensional display of the electronic device, a digital image overlaid by an array of alphanumeric characters, wherein the digital image comprises a digital photograph or computer-generated image, wherein the digital image includes a three-dimensional representation of a visual scene comprising a number of visual elements and is displayed on the three-dimensional display of the electronic device in three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the digital image can be manipulated in three dimensions to display the visual scene from different perspectives; receiving an input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display; repositioning the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display in response to the received input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display; repositioning the array of alphanumeric characters displayed on the three-dimensional display with respect to the digital image in response to received input; detecting alignment of a designated character in the array with a designated visual element in the visual scene of the digital image in response to the repositioning the digital image and the array, wherein the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image by the designated character in the array being within a designated threshold distance of the designated visual element in the digital image; and authenticating access to the electronic device in response to detecting that the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a three-dimensional display coupled to the processor; a memory coupled to the processor storing instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the electronic device to; display, on the three-dimensional display, a digital image overlaid by an array of alphanumeric characters, wherein the digital image comprises a digital photograph or computer-generated image, wherein the digital image includes a three-dimensional representation of a visual scene comprising a number of visual elements and is displayed on the three-dimensional display of the electronic device in three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the digital image can be manipulated in three dimensions to display the visual scene from different perspectives; receive an input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display; reposition the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display in response to the received input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display; reposition the array of alphanumeric characters displayed on the three-dimensional display with respect to the digital image in response to received input; detect alignment of a designated character in the array with a designated visual element in the visual scene of the digital image in response to the repositioning the digital image and the array, wherein the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image by the designated character in the array being within a designated threshold distance of the designated visual element in the digital image; and authenticate access to the electronic device in response to detecting that the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, in response to execution by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
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display, on a three-dimensional display of the electronic device, a digital image overlaid by an array of alphanumeric characters, wherein the digital image comprises a digital photograph or computer-generated image, wherein the digital image includes a three-dimensional representation of a visual scene comprising a number of visual elements and is displayed on the three-dimensional display of the electronic device in three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the digital image can be manipulated in three dimensions to display the visual scene from different perspectives; receive an input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display; reposition the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display in response to the received input representative of moving the digital image being displayed on the three-dimensional display; reposition the array of alphanumeric characters displayed on the three-dimensional display with respect to the digital image in response to received input; detect alignment of a designated character in the array with a designated visual element in the visual scene of the digital image in response to the repositioning the digital image and the array, wherein the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image by the designated character in the array being within a designated threshold distance of the designated visual element in the digital image; and authenticate access to the electronic device in response to detecting that the designated character in the array is aligned with the designated visual element in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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