Patent ID: 8601589

Claim:
A method performed by a computer system for enabling simplified user authentication, comprising: receiving a selection of a photograph of a user, the photograph representing an identification for the user, the photograph previously provided by the user, wherein the use of the photograph to identify the user initiates a process configured for user login by illiterate or partially literate users; receiving a selection of multiple images representing a password for the user, the multiple images previously selected by the user; authenticating the user based on the selected photograph of the user representing the identification for the user and the selected multiple images representing the password for the user; rendering an incoming message as an audio or video sequence; determining, based on the use of the photograph to identify the user, that the user is illiterate or partially literate; in response to determining that the user is illiterate or partially literate, automatically displaying a message reply page upon completing rendering the incoming message, without input from the user indicating to compose a reply to the rendered incoming message; and in response to determining that the user is illiterate or partially literate, causing a message to be composed without presenting text for user review and without receiving textual input from the user.