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Picture/gesture password protection

US10169557B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 2015
Grant dateJan 1, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/083
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and a computer program product are provided for identifying a strength of an input picture password formed by performing a sequence of gestures relative to a picture. The system includes a memory device for storing a crowdsource history of picture passwords formed by tracking a plurality of picture passwords used to authenticate a plurality of users. Each of the plurality of users has a respective user profile. The system further includes a processor-based demography-based pattern usage assessment generator for generating a demography-based pattern usage assessment by analyzing the crowd source history and the user profile of the plurality of users. The system also includes a user-perceptible indication device for providing an indication of the strength of the input picture password in accordance with the demography-based pattern usage assessment.

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