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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Thales Dis Cpl Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Pankaj Joshi, Ottawa, CA;
Asad Mahboob Ali, Austin, TX (US);
THALES DIS CPL USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided is a system () to enhance Personal Identification Number (PIN) security with hidden factors () comprises a client agent () and a server agent (). The client agent () manages a touchscreen or keypad, handles display layout, detects and tracks a finger movement on the touchscreen, and collects input entry of a PIN () from the finger movement based on hidden factors that configure use of the touchscreen or keypad, where the input entry () consists of an entered PIN, and information () on how the PIN was entered. The server agent () can be communicatively coupled to the client agent (), and receives the input entry for the PIN, and validates the PIN that was entered in view of the information () on how the PIN was entered based on a policy configuration () for the hidden factors for the input entry on said touchscreen or keypad. Other embodiments disclosed.