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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Jin LI, Bellevue, WA (US);

Siobhan M. O'toole, Seattle, WA (US);

Yi Sun, Bellevue, WA (US);

Nghia C. Tran, Seattle, WA (US);

Mehmet T. Cezik, Seattle, WA (US);

Jiun-hung Chen, Seattle, WA (US);

Srinivasan Krishnan, Seattle, WA (US);

Yilun Cui, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jin Li, Bellevue, WA (US);

Siobhan M. O'Toole, Seattle, WA (US);

Yi Sun, Bellevue, WA (US);

Nghia C. Tran, Seattle, WA (US);

Mehmet T. Cezik, Seattle, WA (US);

Jiun-Hung Chen, Seattle, WA (US);

Srinivasan Krishnan, Seattle, WA (US);

Yilun Cui, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for performing image-based authentication requires users to enter an image-based password in order to access a secure system or network. A user may identify at least one password image, and may enter the system or network if he or she selects each of the password images shown in a group of images on the display. Additionally, the user may designate specific locations for multiple password images on a user interface, and a user may enter the system or network if he or she locates each of the password images in its designated location on the user interface.


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