Discrete password entry using keyboard with character and position carriers
US9632603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/031
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for password entry, the method comprising: displaying a password inputting keyboard on a display, the keyboard including a character carrier and a position carrier, the character carrier and the position carrier are capable of relative movement between each other so that when the position of a character in the character carrier is corresponding to a position mark on the position carrier, the position of at least one other character in the character carrier is corresponding to at least one other position mark in the position carrier; in response to a user causing relative movement between the character carrier and the position carrier, aligning a character in the character carrier with a position mark in the position carrier; and in response to a lapse of a predetermined time, recording the character and its input order and changing the layout of the password inputting keyboard.
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