Information terminal
US9330249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/041662
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an information terminal including a touch panel defining a plurality of touch points for security data entry by selecting and designating the touch points forming a prescribed graphic security pattern, the first touch point is confirmed only when a pointing member has continued to remain within a prescribed region surrounding the touch point for more than a first prescribed time period while the remaining touch points can be confirmed on a less rigorous condition so that the first touch point can be confirmed only when the user intentionally designates the first touch point, and an inadvertent confirmation of an unintended touch point as the first touch point can be effectively avoided.
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