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Electronic device for entering password

US8502782B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2009
Grant dateAug 6, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/31
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device includes an access control module, a plurality of input areas, and a comparing module. The access control module has a predetermined password. The input areas are configured to be tapped to input characters in the electronic device. The number of the input areas is determined by the number of unique characters of the predetermined password. The comparing module is configured to compare a sequence of the characters entered with the predetermined password.

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