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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Guan Jun Liu, Beijing, CN;
Niao Qing Liu, Beijing, CN;
Ailian Mi, Beijing, CN;
Jing Jing Wen, Beijing, CN;
Bei Chun Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer product for managing a password includes receiving a new password set by a user via a key input interface, generating a diagram based on key positions, on the key input interface, of a plurality of characters associated with said new password, storing a diagram into a memory device coupled to the processing device, and providing said diagram stored in the memory device to the user as a password hint.