Mechanism for associating analog input device gesture with password for account access

1. A method for associating an analog input device gesture with an account for account access, comprising:

receiving a user identifier for an account;

receiving a password for the account;

generating the analog input device gesture in response to an input received at an input device including a body and at least one physical analog component movably coupled with respect to the body, the analog input device gesture including a sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component of the input device relative to the body of the input device;

associating the analog input device gesture with the account; and

storing the analog input device gesture for account access during subsequent sessions.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user identifier is a combination of characters.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the password is a combination of characters.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the password provides an alternative mechanism for account access.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the account is a main billing account.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the account is a sub-account.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one physical analog component includes a joystick pivotably coupled to the body of the input device, and wherein the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component includes a sequence of movements of the joystick relative to the body of the input device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one physical analog component includes a first joystick pivotably coupled to the body of the input device and a second joystick pivotably coupled to the body of the input device, and wherein the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component includes at least one movement of the first joystick relative to the body of the input device and at least one movement of the second joystick relative to the body of the input device.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising mapping the sequence of movements making up the analog input device gesture to discretized points in a coordinate system.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising limiting the sequence of movements making up the analog input device gesture to a maximum number of movements.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising limiting the sequence of movements making up the analog input device gesture to certain recognized movements.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising tracking a time for each movement in the sequence of movements making up the analog input device gesture.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of the account for access;

receiving an entry analog input device gesture for access to the account;

providing access to the account when the received entry analog input device gesture matches the analog input device gesture associated with the account and stored for account access during subsequent sessions.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising receiving another entry analog input device gesture for access to the account when the previously received entry analog input device gesture does not match the analog device gesture associated with the account.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein receiving another entry analog input device gesture includes receiving another entry analog input device gesture a maximum number of times.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a method for associating an analog input device gesture with an account for account access, comprising:

creating a user identifier for an account;

creating a password for the account;

generating the analog input device gesture in response to an input received at an input device including a body and at least one physical analog component movably coupled with respect to the body, the analog input device gesture including a sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component of the input device relative to the body of the input device;

associating the analog input device gesture with the account; and

storing the analog input device gesture for account access during subsequent sessions.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the user identifier is a combination of characters.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the password is a combination of characters.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the password provides an alternative mechanism for account access.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the account is a main billing account.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the account is a sub-account.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the at least one physical analog component includes a joystick pivotably coupled to the body of the input device, and wherein the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component includes a sequence of movements of the joystick relative to the body of the input device.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the at least one physical analog component includes a first joystick pivotably coupled to the body of the input device and a second joystick pivotably coupled to the body of the input device, and wherein the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component includes movements of the first joystick and the second joystick relative to the body of the input device.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component relative to the body of the input device making up the analog input device gesture is mapped to discretized points in a coordinate system.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component relative to the body of the input device making up the analog input device gesture is limited to a maximum number of movements.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the sequence of movements making up the analog input device gesture is limited to certain recognized movements of the at least one physical analog component relative to the body of the input device.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , wherein a time for each movement in the sequence of movements of the at least one physical analog component relative to the body of the input device making up the analog input device gesture is tracked.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , the method for associating the analog input device gesture with the account for account access executed by the processor further comprising:

receiving a selection of the account for access;

receiving an entry analog input device gesture for access to the account;

providing access to the account when the received entry analog input device gesture matches the analog input device gesture associated with the account and stored for account access during subsequent sessions.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 , the method for associating the analog input device gesture with the account for account access executed by the processor further comprising receiving another entry analog input device gesture for access to the account when the previously received entry analog input device gesture does not match the analog device gesture associated with the account.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 29 , wherein receiving another entry analog input device gesture for access to the account when the previously received entry analog input device gesture does not match the analog device gesture associated with the account comprises receiving another entry analog input device gesture a maximum number of times.