TOUCHSCREEN SECURITY USER INPUT INTERFACE

摘要

A touchscreen security interface for guiding a user in entering a “pattern-based password” (for example, a password based on one or more gestures of a fingertip or stylus). The touchscreen security interface can alternatively be displayed at multiple angular orientations which can make the password entry process more secure with respect to phenomena like grease attacks and shoulder surfing. The touchscreen security device may take the form of a rotatable keypad, rotatable between four different angular orientations occurring at 90 degree angular intervals.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
selecting a selected security interface display from a plurality of possible security interface displays; and sending the selected security interface display data for making the selected security interface display; wherein: each security interface display of the plurality of possible security interface displays includes a pattern entry area and an orientation indication; each orientation indication is a visual indication of correct pattern-based password entry angular orientation; at least two of the security interface displays of the plurality of possible security interface displays have respective orientation indications that respectively indicate different correct pattern-based password angular orientations; and at least the sending step is performed by computer software running on computer hardware.