Embedded authentication systems in an electronic device

• US 9,304,624 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2014
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Fadell, Anthony, Hodge, Andrew, Schell, Stephan, Caballero, Ruben, Dorogusker, Jesse Lee, Zadesky, Stephen, Sanford, Emery
• Primary Examiner(s): Gergiso, Techane
• Application Number:
  US14/479,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20140380465A1
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 726/23
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1312 direct reading, e.g. contactless acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/165 using facial parts and geometric relationships
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/67 by interactive indications to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2358/00 Arrangements for display data security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/065 Continuous authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 : using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

An electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor may authenticate a user for a respective function. While access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, the device displays an irregular arrangement of shapes on the touch-sensitive display. The device receives input based on the displayed irregular arrangement of the shapes. In accordance with a determination that the input meets input pattern criteria, the device provides access to the one or more restricted resources. In accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the input pattern criteria, the devices forgoes providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, displaying an irregular arrangement of shapes that are irregularly distributed on the touch-sensitive display;

while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receiving input based on a plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and

in response to receiving the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes;

in accordance with a determination that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes meets input pattern criteria comprising temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes, providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and

in accordance with a determination that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgoing providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input pattern criteria comprises visual pattern criteria.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the input pattern criteria comprises spatial pattern criteria.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the irregular arrangement of shapes changes in response to satisfaction of a predetermined condition.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied when the device receives a subsequent request to access the one or more resources of the device while the access to the one or more resources of the device is restricted.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is based on the locations of the irregular arrangement of the shapes displayed on the touch-sensitive display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is based on the plurality of shapes having a common attribute in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is based on the plurality of shapes displayed in predetermined locations in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is based on one or more contours of the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the input meets the temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes comprises determining that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes is received at a predefined rate.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

determining that the input meets the temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes comprises determining that a motion input, detected by a sensor of the device, based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes corresponds to an authorized temporal pattern of the motion.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the temporal pattern criteria are based on direct shape input for the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the device to:

while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, display an irregular arrangement of shapes that are irregularly distributed on the touch-sensitive display;

while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receive input based on a plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and

in response to receiving the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes;

in accordance with a determination that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes meets input pattern criteria comprising temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes, provide access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and

in accordance with a determination that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgo providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the input pattern criteria comprises visual pattern criteria.

15. The medium of claim 13, wherein the input pattern criteria comprises spatial pattern criteria.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein the irregular arrangement of shapes changes in response to satisfaction of a predetermined condition.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied when the device receives a subsequent request to access the one or more resources of the device while the access to the one or more resources of the device is restricted.

18. The medium of claim 13, wherein the input is based on the locations of the irregular arrangement of the shapes displayed on the touch-sensitive display.

19. The medium of claim 13, wherein the temporal pattern criteria are based on direct shape input for the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

20. The medium of claim 13, wherein the input is based on the plurality of shapes having a common attribute in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

21. The medium of claim 13, wherein the input is based on the plurality of shapes displayed in predetermined locations in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

22. The medium of claim 13, wherein the input is based on one or more contours of the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

23. The medium of claim 13, wherein determining that the input meets the temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes comprises determining that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes is received at a predefined rate.

24. The medium of claim 13, wherein:

determining that the input meets the temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes comprises determining that a motion input, detected by a sensor of the device, based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes corresponds to an authorized temporal pattern of the motion.

25. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

while access to one or more resources of the device is restricted, displaying an irregular arrangement of shapes that are irregularly distributed on the touch-sensitive display;

while displaying the irregular arrangement of shapes, receiving input based on a plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes; and

in response to receiving the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes;

in accordance with a determination that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes meets input pattern criteria comprising temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes, providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device; and

in accordance with a determination that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes does not meet the input pattern criteria, forgoing providing access to the one or more restricted resources of the device.

26. The device of claim 25, wherein the input pattern criteria comprises visual pattern criteria.

27. The device of claim 25, wherein the input pattern criteria comprises spatial pattern criteria.

28. The device of claim 25, wherein the irregular arrangement of shapes changes in response to satisfaction of a predetermined condition.

29. The device of claim 28, wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied when the device receives a subsequent request to access the one or more resources of the device while the access to the one or more resources of the device is restricted.

30. The device of claim 25, wherein the input is based on the locations of the irregular arrangement of the shapes displayed on the touch-sensitive display.

31. The device of claim 25, wherein the temporal pattern criteria are based on direct shape input for the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

32. The device of claim 25, wherein the input is based on the plurality of shapes having a common attribute in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

33. The device of claim 25, wherein the input is based on the plurality of shapes displayed in predetermined locations in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

34. The device of claim 25, wherein the input is based on one or more contours of the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes.

35. The device of claim 25, wherein determining that the input meets the temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes comprises determining that the input based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes is received at a predefined rate.

36. The device of claim 25, wherein:

determining that the input meets the temporal pattern criteria based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes comprises determining that a motion input, detected by a sensor of the device, based on the plurality of shapes in the irregular arrangement of the shapes corresponds to an authorized temporal pattern of the motion.