IP Library Granted Patent US 8,321,930
Granted Patent B1
US 8,321,930 · App. 12/767,580 · Granted Nov 27, 2012

Keyboard input coordinate-based login system

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Patent No.
US 8,321,930
App. No.
12/767,580
Granted
Nov 27, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer-readable media for granting access to a component of a computing device. In particular, embodiments provide methods of presenting a plurality of images on a screen of the computing device. Keyboard-based inputs are received, where the inputs are based on relationships between the images. Based on the accuracy of the inputs received, access is granted to the component of the computing device.

Claims (34)

1. Non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of granting access to a component of a computing device, which includes a screen and a keyboard, in response to receiving input based on a current screen presentation on the computing device, the method comprising:

presenting a plurality of images on the screen, which has been logically divided into a plurality of regions, wherein each region is mapped to at least one key of the keyboard;

receiving input by way of the keyboard, wherein the input is based on the current screen presentation comprising images of the plurality of images in regions of the screen;

granting access to the component of the computing device when the input provided is accurate based on the current screen presentation;

receiving a second input by way of the keyboard, wherein the second input is based on the current screen presentation comprising images of the plurality of images in the regions of the screen; and

granting access to a second component of the computing device when the second input provided is inaccurate based on the current screen presentation.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the plurality of images comprises dynamic images.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the screen comprises the plurality of regions.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the input illustrates location-based relationships between the images of the plurality of images.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the input comprises location-based identifiers of three distinct images of the plurality of images.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 5 , wherein each of the three distinct images of the input is associated with a current screen presentation.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 5 , wherein the accuracy of the location-based identifiers of the three distinct images is assessed based on the current screen presentation associated with each image.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 5 , wherein the three distinct images are associated with the same current screen presentation.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the accuracy of the input is assessed based on location-based relationships between the images of the plurality of images.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the plurality of images comprises a set of images that overlap at least one other image of the plurality of images.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a secured device.

12. Non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of granting access to a component of a computing device, which includes a screen and a keyboard, in response to receiving input based on a current screen configuration on the computing device, the method comprising:

presenting a plurality of images on the screen, which has been logically divided into a plurality of regions referenced by graphical axes, wherein each graphical axis is mapped to at least one key of the keyboard;

receiving input by way of the keyboard, wherein the input is based on spatial relationships between images of the plurality of images as presented in the current screen configuration;

granting access to the component of the computing device when the input provided is accurate based on the current screen presentation;

receiving by way of the keyboard, wherein the second input is based on spatial relationships between images of the plurality of images as presented in the current screen configuration; and

granting access to a second component of the computing device when the second input is inaccurate based on the current screen configuration.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the computing device is a secured device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the input comprises graphical coordinates of the images of the plurality of images.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the component is a login screen.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the component is a false login screen.

17. Non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of granting access to a component of a computing device, which includes a screen and a keyboard, in response to receiving input based on a current screen presentation on the secured device, the method comprising:

presenting a plurality of images on the screen, which has been logically divided into a plurality of regions referenced by graphical axes, each graphical axis of the graphical axes having at least one graphical axis indicator, wherein each graphical axis of the graphical axes is mapped to at least one key of the keyboard;

receiving input by way of the keyboard, wherein the input is based on graphical coordinates of locations of images of the plurality of images as presented on a current screen configuration;

granting access to the component of the secured device when the input provided is accurate based on the current screen presentation,

receiving a second input by way of the keyboard, wherein the second input is based on graphical coordinates of locations of images of the plurality of images as presented on the current screen presentation; and

granting access to a second component of the computing device when the second input provided is inaccurate based on the current screen presentation.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein each graphical indicator of each graphical axis corresponds to the at least one key mapped to the graphical axis.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein each graphical indicator of each graphical axis differs from the at least one key mapped to the graphical axis.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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GRANT OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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