Patent ID: 9058479
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a computer processor; and a security access application executable by the computer processor, the security access application configured to implement a method, the method comprising: mapping keys of a physical keyboard to a two-dimensional coordinate system, each of the keys assigned to a point on the coordinate system that is defined by respective coordinate values; receiving a plurality of inputs via corresponding keys, wherein a key assigned to a first input of the plurality of inputs is denoted as a starting point for an input sequence; beginning with an input in the input sequence that immediately follows the first input in the input sequence, identifying via corresponding coordinate values a directional orientation of each of the keys corresponding to the plurality of inputs as compared to a key immediately preceding the key in the input sequence; creating a directional pattern sequence from the directional orientation identified for each of the keys in the input sequence, the directional pattern sequence having no association with key values of the keys, and the directional pattern sequence remaining fixed through each authentication, and any of the keys is selectable as a starting point for the directional pattern sequence at each instance of authentication; and providing access to an information source using the directional pattern sequence as an authentication mechanism.