Patent ID: 9542548
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method of providing restricted access to information of a computer application via a computing device, the method comprising: displaying a limited-access icon on a display of the computing device, the limited-access icon including a function indicator and a plurality of passcode-entry segments, the function indicator indicating a limited-access function of the computer application and the passcode-entry segments being selectable by a user of the computing device to gain access to the limited-access function, each of the passcode-entry segments including a visual indicator, wherein the passcode-entry segments are disposed adjacent to and outside a perimeter of the function indicator, or at least one of the passcode-entry segments overlays the function indicator, or a combination thereof, and wherein the limited-access function of the computer application is distinct from access to the limited-access function providable by selection of the passcode-entry segments; receiving a selection sequence of user selections of selected ones of the plurality of passcode-entry segments; and performing the limited-access function corresponding to the function indicator in response to the selection sequence corresponding to an authorized sequence.