Authentication using gesture passwords
US9430634B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique provides user authentication using a smart device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, etc.). The technique involves displaying, by processing circuitry of a smart device, a password prompt on a touch screen of the smart device. The password prompt includes a motion video of touch screen gestures to prompt a user of the smart device to enter a gesture password. The technique further involves receiving, by the processing circuitry, a trial gesture password entered by the user via the touch screen. The trial gesture password includes a user-entered sequence of touch screen gestures. The technique further involves performing, by the processing circuitry, multiple gesture password confirmation operations to verify that the user is able to re-enter the trial gesture password via the touch screen over time to authenticate the user to the smart device.
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