SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION CODE ENTRY IN TOUCH-SENSITIVE SCREEN ENABLED DEVICES
Systems and methods for authentication code entry in touch-sensitive screen enabled devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for entering data to a data entry device comprising at least one computer processor and a touch-sensitive screen may include (1) the touch-sensitive screen displaying an input interface; (2) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a first input comprising at least one finger touch; (3) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a release of the first input; (4) the at least one computer processor determining a number of finger touches in the first input; and (5) the at least one computer processor using the number of finger touches in the first input to identify at least a first portion of a digit in an authentication code.
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61 . A method for entering data to a data entry device comprising at least one computer processor, a memory, and a touch-sensitive screen, comprising:
the touch-sensitive screen receiving a touch-based gesture;
the at least one computer processor decoding the touch-based gesture to identify a digit, character, or symbol that corresponds to the gesture; and
the at least one computer processor using the digit, character, or symbol as an element in an authentication code.
62 . The method of claim 61 , wherein the touch-based gesture is based on a Braille number pattern.
63 . The method of claim 61 , wherein the touch-based gesture comprises a finger drag on the touch-sensitive screen.
64 . The method of claim 61 , wherein the touch-based gesture is received at one or more quadrants of the touch-sensitive screen, and the computer processor decodes the touch-based gesture based on the one or more quadrants.
65 . The method of claim 61 , further comprising:
the at least one computer processor causing feedback to be provided in response to the touch-sensitive screen being touched in a touch-sensitive area of the touch-sensitive screen.
66 . The method of claim 65 , wherein the feedback is haptic feedback.
67 . The method of claim 65 , wherein the feedback is a sound.
68 . The method of claim 61 , wherein the data entry device comprises a point of sale device.
69 . A data entry device comprising:
a touch-sensitive screen;
a memory; and
at least one computer processor;
wherein:
the touch-sensitive screen receiving a touch-based gesture;
the at least one computer processor decodes the touch-based gesture to identify a digit, character, or symbol that corresponds to the gesture; and
the at least one computer processor uses the digit, character, or symbol as an element in an authentication code.
70 . The entry device of claim 69 , wherein the at least one computer processor accesses a database that stores an association of a plurality of touch-based gestures and digits, characters, or symbols.
71 . The data entry device of claim 69 , wherein the at least one computer processor accesses a database that stores an association of a plurality of finger drag touch-based gestures and digits, characters, or symbols.
72 . The data entry device of claim 69 , wherein the at least one computer processor accesses a database that stores an association of touch-based gestures at one or more quadrant of the touch-sensitive screen and digits.
73 . The data entry device of claim 69 , wherein the data entry device provides feedback in response to the touch-sensitive screen being touched in a touch-sensitive area of the touch-sensitive screen.
74 . The data entry device of claim 73 , wherein the feedback comprises haptic feedback.
75 . The data entry device of claim 73 , further comprising an audio output device that provides audible feedback in response to the touch-sensitive screen being touched.
76 . The system of claim 69 , wherein the data entry device comprises a point of sale device.