Patent ID: 8638939

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to: display, on the touch-sensitive display, an authentication screen comprising a plurality of images associated with a home screen, including a plurality of application launch icons, such that the authentication screen has the appearance but not the functionality of the home screen, wherein the authentication screen does not include a visual indication that the authentication screen is used for authentication; receive an input based on a sequence of interactions with the plurality of images; evaluate the input to determine if the input authenticates a user; in response to a determination that the input authenticates the user, grant the user access to secure content on the device; and in response to a determination that the input does not authenticate the user, maintain unavailability of the secure content on the device to the user.