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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Shubhanshu Nagar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/83 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/83 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for a two phase password input mechanism are provided. The method includes resetting a password entry, displaying a password entry screen, inputting a password element of a plurality of password elements, determining whether the entered password is complete, determining whether the entered password is correct when the entered password is complete, and if the entered password is correct, unlocking the mobile device. The plurality of password elements include at least two elements that cannot be observed from a same viewpoint.