Computer application security
AssigneeCarl J. Conforti
InventorCarl J. Conforti
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Abstract
A method of providing restricted access to computer application information via a computing device includes: displaying a limited-access icon on a display of the computing device, the limited-access icon including a function indicator and code-entry segments that can be selected by a user of the computing device, each of the code-entry segments including a visual indicator; receiving a selection sequence of user selections of selected ones of the code-entry segments; and performing a limited-access function corresponding to the function indicator in response to the selection sequence corresponding to an authorized sequence.
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A method of providing restricted access to information of a computer application via a computing device, the method comprising:
- displaying a limited-access icon on a display of the computing device, the limited-access icon including a function indicator and a plurality of passcode-entry segments, the function indicator indicating a limited-access function of the computer application and the passcode-entry segments being selectable by a user of the computing device to gain access to the limited-access function, each of the passcode-entry segments including a visual indicator, wherein the passcode-entry segments are disposed adjacent to and outside a perimeter of the function indicator, or at least one of the passcode-entry segments overlays the function indicator, or a combination thereof, and wherein the limited-access function of the computer application is distinct from access to the limited-access function providable by selection of the passcode-entry segments;
- receiving a selection sequence of user selections of selected ones of the plurality of passcode-entry segments;
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- performing the limited-access function corresponding to the function indicator in response to the selection sequence corresponding to an authorized sequence.
A computing device comprising:
- display means for displaying a limited-access icon, the limited-access icon including a function indicator and a plurality of passcode-entry segments, the function indicator indicating a limited-access function of a computer application and the passcode-entry segments being selectable by a user of the computing device to gain access to the limited-access function, each of the passcode-entry segments including a visual indicator, wherein the display means are for displaying the passcode-entry segments adjacent to and outside a perimeter of the function indicator, or with at least one of the passcode-entry segments overlaying the function indicator, or a combination thereof, and wherein the limited-access function of the computer application is distinct from access to the limited-access function providable by selection of the passcode-entry segments;
- selection means for receiving a selection sequence of user selections of selected ones of the plurality of passcode-entry segments;
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- access means for performing the limited-access function corresponding to the function indicator in response to the selection sequence corresponding to an authorized sequence.
A computer program product stored on a non-transitory, processor-readable medium and comprising instructions for causing a processor to:
- cause a display to display a limited-access icon, the limited-access icon including a function indicator and a plurality of passcode-entry segments, the function indicator indicating a limited-access function of a computer application and the passcode-entry segments being selectable to gain access to the limited-access function, each of the passcode-entry segments including a visual indicator, wherein the instructions for causing the processor to cause the display to display the limited-access icon are for causing the processor to cause the display to display the passcode-entry segments adjacent to and outside a perimeter of the function indicator, or with at least one of the passcode-entry segments overlaying the function indicator, or a combination thereof, and wherein the limited-access function of the computer application is distinct from access to the limited-access function providable by selection of the passcode-entry segments;
- receive a selection sequence of selections of selected ones of the plurality of passcode-entry segments;
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- perform the limited-access function corresponding to the function indicator in response to the selection sequence corresponding to an authorized sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.