Patent ID: 8458485

Claim:
A system comprising: a touch screen display associated with a mobile computing device; a memory area for storing one or more images; and a processor programmed to: access one of the images stored in the memory area; divide the accessed image into a plurality of non-overlapping zones, the plurality of non-overlapping zones comprises a plurality of selectable zones defined based on the accessed image; present the plurality of non-overlapping zones to a user via the touch screen display; receive a selection of one or more of the plurality of selectable zones from the user via the touch screen display; store the received selection in the memory area as an unlock code for unlocking the mobile computing device; receive another selection of one or more of the plurality of selectable zones from the user via the touch screen display; and store the received another selection in the memory area as an additional unlock code for unlocking the mobile computing device, wherein the unlock code is associated with a first portion of functionality of the mobile computing device, and wherein the additional unlock code is associated with a second portion of functionality of the mobile computing device.