Verification of a pattern based passcode
US9715583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/068
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for verification of a pattern based passcode. User input of a series of key inputs to a keyboard is received from a user. A registered pattern for the user of a sequence of keyboard direction movements is retrieved, wherein the pattern based passcode is the registered pattern. A first character in a first key input of the series of key inputs is identified, wherein the first key input is the first key, of the series of key inputs, that was inputted by the user. It is determined is made that that the identified first character is not in an excluded group of characters and in response, it is verified that a pattern of directional movements from the first character to the remaining characters after the first character in the series of key inputs matches the registered pattern for the user.
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