Enhanced PIN and password protection system and method
US7210622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/1041
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An enhanced PIN, password, passcode protection system and method using an input terminal interface displaying a sequence of random symbols and a set of software rules set in a lookup table also prepared by software means, and the software means is stored in hardware means and at least one of a plurality of transformations are selected by a user and are based on preselected rules arranged in the lookup table and preprogrammed into the software. A currently used PIN has one or more symbols transformed according to the preselected rules and the user's PIN, transformed into a modified PIN, is input into the input terminal interface.
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