Touch movement activation for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKeith A. Jenkins, Barry P. Linder
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Abstract
A method for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway includes an access key sequence stored on memory of a device. The access key sequence includes a sequence of key entries and key touch movements. An entered request sequence including keys activated by touch on a keyboard of the device and directions of touch movements made on the keyboard is recorded. With an access controller, it is determined whether the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence. Access beyond the restricted access gateway is granted to functions when the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence.
Claims20
A method for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway, comprising:
- storing an access key sequence on memory of a device, wherein the access key sequence includes at least one key entry combination including a record of a key selection and a record of a direction corresponding to a key touch movement;
- recording an entered request sequence including keys activated by touch on a keyboard of the device, at least one of which being accompanied by a direction of touch movement made on the keyboard;
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- granting access beyond the restricted access gateway to functions when the entered request sequence matches the access key sequence.
A system for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway to functions of a device having a keyboard, comprising:
- an access key module having an access key sequence, wherein the access key sequence includes at least one key entry combination including a record of a key selection and a record of a direction corresponding to a key touch movement;
- a keyboard processing module that records a sequence of touch-activated keys on the keyboard of the device;
- a touch direction detector that senses directions of touch movements on the keys associated with at least one touch-activation;
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- an access controller that grants access beyond the gateway to functions of the device when the recorded sequence of touch-activated keys, at least one of which being accompanied by a direction of touch movement on the keys during touch-activation match the key entry sequence and the key touch movement sequence of the access key module.
A computer program product for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway to functions of a device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
- storing an access key sequence on memory of a device, wherein the access key sequence includes at least one key entry combination including a record of a key selection and a record of a direction corresponding to a key touch movement;
- recording an entered request sequence comprising keys activated by touch on a keyboard of the device, at least one of which being accompanied by a direction of touch movement made on the keyboard;
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- granting access beyond the restricted access gateway to functions when the recorded entered request sequence matches the access key sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.