User selectable signature

摘要

Computer login may comprise any user-determined submission. A user may select among different devices for input, select the signal content, and as well select the types of signals used for a login signature. Account identification may be inferred by signature rather than explicitly stated. A plurality of discontiguous data blocks in a plurality of files may be employed for validation. The paths to data used in validation may be multifarious, regardless of the prospects for successful authorization.

主权项

1. An information processing system which provides secured access, the information processing system comprising:
a program memory; a data storage memory; first and second input devices both of which are part of the information processing system and are selectable by a user via the information processing system to allow the user to generate a reference signature that can be compared to a future submitted signature for authentication purposes to allow it to be determined whether access to the information processing system should be granted based on the user selection, wherein at least one of the first and second user selectable input devices is of a type of input device other than a keyboard; a processing unit operatively interfaced with the program memory, the data storage memory, and the first and second user selectable input devices; a first set of instructions stored in the program memory that, when executed by the processing unit, allow a user to select at least one signal type, among at least two different user selectable signal types, to be received and stored in the memory, the at least two different signal types being associated with the first or second user selectable input devices; a second set of instructions stored in the memory that are adapted to be executed after the first set of instructions has been executed, the second set of instructions, when executed by the processing unit, causing
(a) input data of at least one signal type from the user selected one of the first and second input devices to be generated and then recorded in the data storage memory,(b) a reference signature to be created which comprises in part at least a portion of the input data recorded in the data storage memory, and(c) the reference signature to be stored in the data storage memory; and a third set of instructions stored in the program memory that are adapted to be executed after both the first and second sets of instructions have been executed, the third set of instructions, when executed by the processing unit, retrieving the reference signature from the data storage memory and comparing it to a subsequent signature submission signal to allow a determination to be made as to whether or not access to the information processing system should be granted.