Method of inputting password
OwnerVince Yanginventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method of inputting a password, and a background pattern is provided for helping a user to remember a password position and prevent the password from being stolen by others. The method of inputting a password sets a number of password characters on the background pattern, so that the user can remember at least one password position from the background pattern, and input a password character shown at the password position into a system. Therefore, the method can use the background pattern to help the user to remember the password position and prevent the password from being stolen by others.
Claims25
A method of inputting a password, comprising the steps of:
- (1) inputting a preset code into a system by a user;
- (2) displaying a password image area, a character reminding area and a character input area by a display screen, wherein the password image area includes a background pattern, and the background pattern displays a plurality of password characters, and the character reminding area is separated into a plurality of character blocks, and each of the character blocks displays a hint character, and the hint characters do not repeat themselves, and the password characters and the hint characters are a text, a number or a symbol, respectively;
- (3) inputting the password character displayed by a password position into the character input area by the user;
- (4) marking the character block, wherein the hint character displayed in the marked character block is the same as the password character inputted from the character input area;
- (5) repeating Steps (3) to (4);
- (6) ending the procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.