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US 2014/0181957 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for authenticating user login
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsDan Due Nguyen, Jon David Pfeffer, Adam Levar
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus for authenticating a user login are disclosed herein. An example method includes displaying an image and dynamically presenting symbols adjacent the image. The example method includes receiving a code, the code formed by an arrangement of one or more of the symbols on the image. The example method includes authenticating a user based on the code.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- displaying an image;
- dynamically presenting symbols adjacent the image;
- receiving a code, the code formed by an arrangement of one or more of the symbols on the image;
- and
- authenticating a user based on the code.
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A method comprising:
- displaying an image including lock locations in a first position of a screen;
- displaying a first set of key symbols in a first arrangement adjacent the image;
- receiving a code comprising an association of at least one of the key symbols and at least one of the lock locations, wherein at least two key symbols are associated with a same one of the lock locations;
- and
- authenticating a user based on the code.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface to display a login screen to a user;
- an input device to receive a command from the user;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the user interface, the processor to:
- present a plurality of lock locations to the user;
- present a plurality of symbols to the user;
- request the user, using the input device, to enter a code comprising matching one or more of the symbols to one or more of the lock locations;
- and
- authenticate the user based on the code, wherein at least one lock location is to be matched with more than one symbol.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.