Patent ID: 8234219
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for secure data editing, comprising: receiving a data entry including a plurality of characters in a first data field, the data entry being specified by a user interface; displaying the entire data entry for a first period of time; determining whether a period of inactivity on the user interface exceeds a threshold; determining whether the user interface has received a change focus request; determining whether the user interface has received a manual lock request; triggering a security event in response to at least one of the period of inactivity on the user interface exceeds the threshold, the user interface has received a change focus request, and the user interface has received a manual lock request; obscuring the data entry for a second period of time following the first period of time, the data entry being obscured upon the triggering of the security event; and displaying a validation character within the data entry during the second period of time.