SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON USER PREFERENCES

• US 20150135289A1
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Original Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Inventors: Hosabettu, Raghavendra, Sudidhala, Raja Sekhar Reddy, Aknurwar, Nita
• Granted Patent: US 9,223,959 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/46 by designing passwords or checking the strength of passwords
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment

Abstract

This disclosure relates generally to authentication for an electronic device, and more particularly to systems and method for authentication based on user preferences. In one embodiment, an authentication method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at the electronic device, a first input; determining a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme; displaying the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues; receiving, at the electronic device, a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the visual cues; verifying the sequence of visual cues; and providing access to the electronic device based on the verification.

Claims

1. An authentication method for an electronic device, comprising:

receiving, at the electronic device, a first input;

determining a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme;

displaying the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues;

receiving, at the electronic device, a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the visual cues;

verifying the sequence of visual cues; and

providing access to the electronic device based on the verification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme comprises

determining the password theme based on a stored mapping table comprising a mapping between a plurality of password themes and a plurality of moods of a user associated with one or more of the plurality of password themes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the password theme comprises

grouping each of the plurality of visual cues according to a plurality of categories associated with the password theme;

and

displaying the plurality of visual cues based on the grouping.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the plurality of visual cues comprises displaying the visual cues on a multidimensional object having a plurality of faces, wherein each face of the plurality of faces is determined based on its grouping.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying the sequence of visual cues comprises:

comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined combination of visual cues; and

comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined sequence of visual cues.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing access based on the verification comprises authenticating a user based on a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined combination of visual cues and a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined sequence of visual cues.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input comprises a touch-sensitive parameter, and wherein determining the password theme comprises determining the password theme based on the touch-sensitive parameter.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the touch-sensitive parameter comprises at least one of a stroke length, a stroke direction, a stroke pressure, a stroke speed, and/or a stroke acceleration.

9. An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions configure the at least one processor to;

receive a first input;

determine a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme;

display the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues;

receive a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the visual cues;

verify the sequence of visual cues; and

provide access to the electronic device based on the verification.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine the password theme based on a stored mapping table comprising a mapping between a plurality of password themes and a plurality of moods of a user associated with one or more of the plurality of password themes.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the displayed password theme comprises a grouping of each of the visual cues according to a plurality of categories associated with the password theme.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the visual cues are displayed on a multidimensional object having a plurality of faces, wherein each face of the plurality of faces is determined based on its grouping.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further configure the at least one hardware processor to:

verify the sequence of visual cues by comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined combination of visual cues; and

comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined sequence of visual cues.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the instructions further configure the at least one hardware processor to:

provide access to the electronic device by authenticating a user based on a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined combination of visual cues and a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined sequence of visual cues.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at an electronic device, a first input from a user;

determining a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme;

displaying the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues;

receiving, at the electronic device, a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the plurality of visual cues;

verifying the sequence of visual cues; and

providing access to the electronic device based on the verification.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein displaying the password theme comprises determining the password theme based on a stored mapping table comprising a mapping between a plurality of password themes and a plurality of moods of a user associated with one or more of the plurality of password themes.

17. The medium of claim 15, wherein displaying the theme comprises grouping each of the plurality of visual cues according to a plurality of categories associated with the password theme, and

displaying the plurality of visual cues based on the grouping.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein displaying the plurality of visual cues comprises displaying the visual cues on a multidimensional object having a plurality of faces, wherein each face of the plurality of faces is determined based on its grouping.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein verifying the sequence of visual cues comprises:

comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined combination of visual cues; and

comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined sequence of visual cues.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein providing access based on the verification comprises authenticating a user based on a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined combination of visual cues and a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined sequence of visual cues.