Patent ID: 8301897
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user, the method comprising: displaying a first representation of a pattern on a display associated with a computing device, the pattern including a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements including a first element having a first state and a second element having a second state, wherein the first representation includes a first element representation and a second element representation, the first element representation being arranged to incorrectly represent the first element as not having a first state, the second element representation being arranged to correctly represent the second element as having the second state; receiving a first input on a lattice associated with the computing device, the first input being arranged to identify either the first element representation or the second element representation; and augmenting a security indicator based on the first input, wherein the security indicator has a value and is arranged to indicate whether the user is authenticated, and wherein the user is authenticated when the value meets or exceeds a variable threshold.