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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2018
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Somard Kruayatidee, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Jonathon Salehpour, Upland, CA (US);
NORTONLIFELOCK INC., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Software activation using a picture-based activation key. In some embodiments, a method may include presenting, on a display of the network device, a request for a user to enter a picture-based activation key in order to activate a software application on the network device. The method may also include receiving, at the network device, the picture-based activation key that includes pictures. The method may also include confirming, at the network device, that the received picture-based activation key is a valid picture-based activation key for the software application. The method may further include, in response to confirming that the received picture-based activation key is a valid picture-based activation key for the software application, activating the software application on the network device.