Graphical fingerprint authentication manager

An authentication system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for fingerprint-based authentication which, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• storing registration information associated with a user in the authentication system communicatively coupled to at least one fingerprint sensor and an electronic device, wherein the registration information comprises a plurality of fingerprints of at least one user and a set of graphics, wherein each fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints is associated with at least one graphic of the set of graphics;
• presenting, on a user interface communicatively coupled to the authentication system and the electronic device, a Fingerprint-based Personal Identification Pattern (FPIP) comprising a sequence of graphics randomly selected from the set of graphics;
• recording, by the authentication system and in response to presenting the FPIP, a sequence of fingerprints based on input to the at least one fingerprint sensor, wherein respective fingerprints in the sequence of fingerprints are associated with a respective duration that the respective fingerprint contacted the at least one fingerprint sensor;
• and
• executing a function associated with the electronic device in response to matching the sequence of fingerprints to the sequence of graphics based on the registration information.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium does not comprise a transitory signal per se, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• storing registration information associated with a user in an authentication system communicatively coupled to at least one fingerprint sensor and an electronic device, wherein the registration information comprises a plurality of fingerprints of at least one user and a set of graphics, wherein each fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints is associated with at least one graphic of the set of graphics;
• presenting, on a user interface communicatively coupled to the authentication system and the electronic device, a Fingerprint-based Personal Identification Pattern (FPIP) comprising a sequence of graphics randomly selected from the set of graphics;
• recording, by the authentication system and in response to presenting the FPIP, a sequence of fingerprints based on input to the at least one fingerprint sensor, wherein respective fingerprints in the sequence of fingerprints are associated with a respective duration that the respective fingerprint contacted the at least one fingerprint sensor;
• and
• executing a function associated with the electronic device in response to matching the sequence of fingerprints to the sequence of graphics based on the registration information.