Patent ID: 9600658
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for generating a password by an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying, on an electronic display, a first object, the display of the first object including second objects available to the first object; enabling a degree of simplicity to be set for the password by executing one or more steps comprising displaying a degree of simplicity setting display to enable the degree of simplicity for the password to be changed; superimposing displays of secondary object icons of at least one of the second objects available to the first object on top of a first object icon of the first object to indicate whether the secondary object is available based on the degree of simplicity; dynamically changing, in response to a change in the degree of simplicity established in the degree of simplicity setting display, at least one of (i) the display indicating whether or not the secondary objects is available on the basis of the degree of simplicity, and (ii) a display indicating whether or not the first object is available on the basis of the degree of simplicity; and generating the password in accordance with the degree of simplicity.