Patent ID: 7188314
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A graphical user interface for display by a data processing system, the data processing system including a display and one or more user input devices, comprising: a graphical input construct adapted for display to a user to support entry of a pattern, the pattern comprising a plurality of data fields having respective field contents, the field contents in at least one of the respective data fields comprising a set of storage units having more than one member, wherein said storage units represent one or more of alpha-numeric characters, images and colors; said input construct including a plurality of graphical fields for user entry of said storage units for matching with corresponding data fields in the plurality of data fields of the pattern, in which upon entry by a user of one of said storage units in one of said plurality of graphical fields, a corresponding icon is displayed in the graphical field, and wherein at least one of the graphical fields is adapted for user entry of said set of storage units having more than one member; and wherein said input construct comprises a graphical object indicating status of a login session, including a first state in which a user name has been indicated accepted by an authentication server, a second state in which a user authentication pattern has been indicated as accepted by the remote service, and at least one intermediate state between the first and second states, in which the data processing system is awaiting a reply from the authentication server.