Patent Issued for Graphical Event-Based Password System (USPTO 10,740,451)
2020 AUG 21 (NewsRx) -- By a
The assignee for this patent, patent number 10,740,451, is
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Password systems have been used with computer based machines for many years. A typical password may be, for example, a four-digit number, for example `1234`. In such a case if one wants to start using a particular computer program or for the computer based machine to perform a certain action, the machine asks a password, and if in this case, the number `1234` is entered (usually via a keyboard or keypad, but equivalent ways may be via speaking a word into a language recognition system, etc), then the particular computer program or action starts. If the wrong password, for example in this case, `1234`, was entered, then the particular program or particular action would not occur, and the user may (or may not) receive an error message from the computer.
“Many password systems exist. While a four-digit number is a popular system, used at automatic bank machines, for example, many other password systems use longer numbers or also allow a wider variety of alphanumeric characters. More possibilities in a password, do allow better security since more incorrect choices must be attempted to arrive at the password by such attempts. However, the problem with all such types of password systems, is that the user is expected to memorize his/her password. A four-digit password is work enough to memorize, a longer password is even more difficult. As well, a user may have many such passwords to memorize as required by many different computer programs or computer-based machines he/she normally uses. What typically happens in such cases is that persons write their passwords down on pieces of paper they keep on their desks or in their pockets, and security is badly compromised. Or to avoid needing to write their passwords down, persons may choose easy to remember passwords such as their pet’s name or the last four digits of their telephone number, etc. Again, security is again compromised, since this information is usually readily available to others who may want to try this information as a possible password choice for that individual. (Another reason why security is compromised in such cases is because it is often possible to program another computer system to try all the four-digit numbers or all the words in a dictionary, etc, in order to inappropriately enter a password protected system.) As daily life in a technological society involves use or more and more computer-based machinery, and the consequences of using such computer-based machinery becomes more important, the issue of memorizing passwords or using simple words as passwords, becomes more and more serious.”
In addition to obtaining background information on this patent, NewsRx editors also obtained the inventor’s summary information for this patent: “The purpose and advantages of the below described illustrated embodiments will be set forth in and apparent from the description that follows. Additional advantages of the illustrated embodiments will be realized and attained by the devices, systems and methods particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof, as well as from the appended drawings.
“To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the illustrated embodiments, in one aspect, A computer system and method having a user interface including a touch-sensitive display screen is described in which provides for entry of a password which includes displaying a first array of a plurality of images on the touch-sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed. Subsequently at least another array of a plurality of images successive to the first array is displayed on the touch sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed in the another array of images. A computer processor then determines if a user selected a predetermined image from the first array of the plurality of images and a predetermined image from each at least another array of plurality of images displayed after the first array. If determined, the user is permitted access to an application executable on the computer system.”
The claims supplied by the inventors are:
“What is claimed is:
“1. In a computer system having a user interface including a touch-sensitive display screen, a method for providing entry of a password, the method comprising: display a first array of a plurality of images on the touch-sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed; display at least another array of a plurality of images successive to the first array on the touch sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed in the another array of images; determine by a processor if a user selected a predetermined image from the first array of the plurality of images and a predetermined image from each at least another array of plurality of images displayed after the first array and determine finger print recognition from user interaction with the computer system; and permit user access to an application executable on the computer system contingent upon the determining step.
“2. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least another array of a plurality of images successive to the first array includes a second and third array of a plurality of images.
“3. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein each image in each array of a plurality of images corresponds to a graphic image.
“4. The computer system as recited in claim 3, wherein each image in each array of a plurality of images corresponds to a certain color.
“5. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein an array of a plurality of images is displayed on the touch-sensitive display only if it is determined a user selected a predetermined image from an immediately prior predecessor array of a plurality of images displayed on the touch sensitive display.
“6. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined image is a same image in the first and at least another array of a plurality of images.
“7. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined image is a different image in the first and at least another array of a plurality of images.
“8. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step determines if a predetermined user finger recognition corresponds to a predetermined image.
“9. The computer system as recited in claim 8 wherein the predetermined user finger recognition corresponds to a predetermined user finger.
“10. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step determines if a predetermined user finger recognition corresponds to a predetermined image in one of the arrays displayed on the touch-sensitive display.
“11. The computer system as recited in claim 10 wherein the predetermined user finger recognition corresponds to a predetermined user finger.
“12. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer system is embodied in a smart phone device.
“13. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer system is embodied in a portable computing device.
“14. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer system is embodied in a kiosk computing device.
“15. The computer system as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer system is embodied in a banking institution Automated Teller Device (ATM).
“16. In a computer system having a user interface including a touch-sensitive display screen, a method for providing entry of a password, the method comprising: display a first array of a plurality of images on the touch-sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed; display at least another array of a plurality of images successive to the first array on the touch sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed in the another array of images; determine by a processor if a user selected a predetermined image from the first array of the plurality of images and a predetermined image from each at least another array of plurality of images displayed after the first array and determine recognition of predetermined finger print recognition from user interaction with the computer system; and permit user access to an application executable on the computer system contingent upon the determining step.
“17. The computer system as recited in claim 16, wherein the determining step determines if a predetermined user finger recognition corresponds to a predetermined image.
“18. The computer system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least another array of a plurality of images successive to the first array includes a second and third array of a plurality of images.”
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