Patent ID: 7877612
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling user access to information on an electronic device, the system comprising: a first input device in communication with an electronic device, wherein the first input device is configured to receive non-prompted biometric security information associated with a user; a second input device in communication with an electronic device, wherein the second input device comprises at least one of a mouse and a trackball, wherein the second input device is configured to receive a non-prompted authorization pattern, wherein the non-prompted authorization pattern is generated by user movement of the second input device; a memory configured to store biometric security information associated with a user, a predetermined pattern associated with a user, and a predefined time interval; and a processor coupled to the user interface and to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to receive from the first input device said non-prompted biometric security information and from the second input device a sequence of electrical signals representing the non-prompted authorization pattern within a time interval, wherein the time interval identifies a duration between the receipt of the non-prompted biometric security information and the receipt of the non-prompted authorization pattern, and wherein the processor is configured to compare the non-prompted biometric security information with the stored biometric security information, wherein the processor is further configured to compare the non-prompted authorization pattern with the predetermined pattern, and wherein the processor is configured to compare the predetermined time interval with the time interval between the receipt of the non-prompted biometric security information and the non-prompted authorization pattern and if the non-prompted biometric security information matches the predetermined biometric security information, the processor is further configured to output a signal granting the user partial access to the electronic device in the event the user does not enter the non-prompted authorization pattern within the time interval or in the event that there is an unsatisfactory match between the non-prompted authorization pattern and the predetermined pattern.