The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kikuo Ueno, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
An authentication apparatus in a multifunction peripheral is configured to display, in a screen, an account field and a password field so as to allow an input, inhibit an input in the account field before an input is made in the password field, mask a letter inputted in the password field, and restrict a letter string including a same letter that has been inputted in the password field, from being inputted in the account field.