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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Nortonlifelock Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Chengi Jimmy Kuo, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Haik Mesropian, Glendale, CA (US);
Petrus Johannes Viljoen, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
David Kane, Los Angeles, CA (US);
NortonLifeLock Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method for improving security of peripheral devices is described. The method includes displaying, by a processor of a computing device, a code, receiving, by the processor, a user input after displaying the code, comparing, by the processor, the user input to the displayed code, and establishing, by the processor, secure communication between a peripheral device and a software application at the computing device based at least in part on a result of the comparing the user input to the displayed code.