User interface for displaying protected information
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPatrick S. Botz, Brian John Cragun
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Abstract
Method for providing at least a portion of a disguised password in an undisguised form is described. More particularly, a program is described having a capability of displaying a single character at a time, more than one character at a time or all of otherwise disguised characters of a password in an undisguised form in response to a successful pre-password check.
Claims7
A method for revealing at least a portion of a password on a display device, the password disguised to curtail unauthorized disclosure, the method comprising:
- displaying on the display device a graphical user interface comprising a password field;
- displaying on the display device a cursor object;
- determining if the cursor object has been continuously positioned over a portion of the password field for at least a predetermined time;
- if the cursor object has been continuously positioned over the password field for at least the predetermined time, then
- determining if access to the password is authorized;
- and
- if access to the password is authorized, displaying at least the portion of the password in an undisguised form.
A method for revealing at least a portion of a password on a display device, comprising:
- displaying on the display device a graphical user interface comprising a password field;
- displaying, in the password field, input in a disguised form;
- displaying, on the display device, a cursor object;
- determining if the cursor object has been continuously positioned over the password field for at least a predetermined time;
- if the cursor object has been continuously positioned over the password field for at least the predetermined time, revealing only a portion of the input in an undisguised form, wherein a remaining portion of the input remains in the disguised form.
A method for selectively displaying a portion of a first password on a display device in communication with a programmed computer, the method comprising:
- invoking a cursor object for display on the display device;
- invoking a graphical user interface for display on the display device, the graphical user interface configured with a password field to receive the first password;
- providing access to at least a portion of the first password at least in partial response to the cursor object having a positional association with the password field of the graphical user interface;
- waiting for an amount of time of continuous positioning of the cursor object over the password field prior to accepting input associated with a second password;
- processing input to the programmed computer without displaying on the display device characters associated with the input;
- determining if the input is the second password;
- and
- if the input is the second password, providing the access.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.