Method for providing secure access to a digital resource
US7441122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/83
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing secure access to a digital resource including a learning step including selecting a secret digital authentication code and registering the code in an electronic memory; and an authentication step including inputting a digital information unit and comparing the information unit input with the digital authentication code recorded in the electronic memory, the authentication step emitting an approval signal when the comparison is positive, wherein the learning step includes displaying at least one table including a multiplicity of motifs arranged according to a matrix correlated with an input device including a predetermined number of command zones and selecting a graphic code by activating at least one command zone associated with a selected motif, and recording the identifier of the selected motif in an electronic memory to form a digital authentication code, and wherein the authentication step includes displaying at least the table of motifs and transmitting to a calculator the identifier(s) of the motifs designated by a user by activating the command zone associated with the motif, the calculator emitting a function conformity signal between the digital auth…
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