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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Jason Grimme, Cary, NC (US);
Kyle Jared McDaniel, Morrisville, NC (US);
Russell Speight VanBlon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Manisha Bijjaragi, Mebane, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/06 (2009.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/06 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving swipe pattern sensed information from a touchscreen device representative of a user attempting to swipe an authentication pattern to authenticate the user, displaying a set of multiple different symbols including a user known symbol when the swipe reaches a known point in the authentication pattern, receiving a selection of the user known symbol, and authenticating the user based on proper selection of the user known symbol and completion of the authentication pattern.