Dynamic image-based voice entry of unlock sequence
US9336779B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments described herein may help to provide a lock-screen for a computing device. An example method involves: (a) while a computing device is locked, displaying an interface that comprises a fixed arrangement of input regions, wherein an image from a set of images is displayed in each input region, and wherein each input region is associated with an image-name for the image that is displayed in the input region, (b) receiving audio data that comprises speech, (c) detecting a sequence of one or more of the image-names in the speech, (d) determining an input sequence based on the input regions that are associated with the detected sequence of image-names, (e) determining whether or not the input sequence matches a predetermined unlock sequence, and (f) if the input sequence matches the predetermined unlock sequence, then unlocking the computing device.
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