Patent ID: 8850519

Claim:
A computerized system comprising: a graphical output device; a user input device capable of generating alphanumeric characters; and a processor adapted to generate a grid of randomly selected images for display on the graphical output device and to assign a different randomly selected unique image identifier to each of the randomly selected images for display with the image on the graphical output device, wherein the images are selected from a plurality of authenticating image categories, wherein the authenticating image categories are based on a common attribute, feature, theme, or characteristic of an object; wherein at least one of the images further comprise a reference to a product or service sponsored by an advertiser, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a username and a password in conjunction with the images selected from the plurality of authenticating image categories, wherein the grid of randomly selected images comprise at least one image from a pre-selected authenticating image category, wherein the pre-selected authenticating image category is initially pre-selected by the user, wherein the pre-selection occurs during enrollment, wherein the pre-selection allows the user to memorize the pre-selected authenticating image category; wherein the authenticating image categories comprise a plurality of unique images; and wherein the processor is adapted to receive at least one user input from the user input device corresponding to the unique image identifier to authenticate a user of the computerized system.