TECHNIQUES FOR ENTERING CODES ON COMPUTING DEVICES

摘要

Techniques for securing a computing device are provided. An example method detecting contact with a touchscreen of the computing device, monitoring the contact with the touchscreen to determine whether the contact matches a predetermined pattern of movement, and performing one or more predetermined actions responsive to the contact with the touchscreen matching the predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern includes a plurality of predetermined movements separated by pivot points. The pivot points represent a transition point in the predetermined pattern from a first type of movement to a second type of movement. The contact with the touchscreen can be broken at one or more of at least one pivot point, between a first instance of the first type of movement and a second instance of the first type of movement, or between a first instance of the second type of movement and a second instance of the second type of movement.

主权项

1. A method for securing a computing device, the method comprising:
detecting contact with a touchscreen of the computing device; monitoring the contact with the touchscreen to determine whether the contact matches a predetermined pattern of movement, the predetermined pattern of movement comprising a plurality of predetermined movements separated by pivot points, the pivot points representing a transition point in the predetermined pattern of movement from a first type of movement to a second type of movement, wherein the contact with the touchscreen is broken at one or more of
at least one pivot point,between a first instance of the first type of movement and a second instance of the first type of movement, orbetween a first instance of the second type of movement and a second instance of the second type of movement; and performing one or more predetermined actions responsive to the contact with the touchscreen matching the predetermined pattern of movement.