Interacting with internet servers without keyboard
US8613047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/36
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method which may allow users to interact with Internet servers with graphical mouse movements. The invention is especially useful to enhance online transaction security. A user may use a mouse to draw a pattern and store the pattern as his password to an online account, and draw the pattern with a mouse to log in the online account. The password may include a drawing, one or more letters, one or more numbers, or one or more characters.In an embodiment, a computer program product may include a computer-readable medium having instructions which, when performed by a computer, perform a user authentication method. The user authentication method may include receiving at an Internet server a username; receiving at the Internet server a password which is drawn with graphical movements of a graphical drawing input device; determining whether the password drawn matches a password previously stored with the username; and authenticating a user accordingly.
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