Patent ID: 7559083
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a secured attention sequence on a device having a processor and a user interface, the method comprising: making a gesture, by a user, to indicate a request for a secured attention sequence, the gesture being made without using a keyboard; and generating, by the device, the secured attention sequence in response to the gesture, wherein in response to a booting of the device, an operating system secures an exclusive communication channel to a keyboard driver, the gesture being made by the user after the exclusive communication channel is established, the gesture is made by the user pressing one or more non-keyboard buttons of the device simultaneously, each of the one or more non-keyboard buttons being configured to report its pressing to a minibutton driver, in response to determining that the one or more non-keyboard buttons have been simultaneously pressed, the minibutton driver indicates to the keyboard driver that the control key, alt key, and delete key of a keyboard have been simultaneously pressed, and the keyboard driver passes the indication that the control key, alt key, and delete key have been pressed to the operating system via the exclusive communication channel, causing the operating system to provide a secure desktop with a login dialog to the user.