TW201635130A - Password entry method, portable electronic device, and nonstationary storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a password entry method for use in a portable electronic device. The password entry method includes the following steps: (i) showing a password setup area and a confirm area, the password setup area is a rotating icon, and the confirm area switches and shows a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setup area; (ii) accepting a first setup input from a touch display unit, and the password setup unit rotates correspondingly to the confirm area to select one of those symbols as a selected symbol; (iii) when the first setup entry conforms to a password setup input, the confirm area shows the selected symbol, and a processing unit temporary saves the selected symbol; and (iv) the touch display unit accepts a second setup input form the confirm area, and the processing unit sends the selected symbol.

Description

Password input method, portable electronic device and non-transitory storage medium

The present invention relates to a method for inputting and unlocking a password, and more particularly to a method for inputting and unlocking a password applied to a portable electronic device.

With the continuous advancement of technology, various information devices are constantly being introduced, such as smart mobile phones, tablet computers, and smart mobile devices such as wearable devices. This boom has also led to the implementation of mobile communication devices. The development of the application (Mobile Application, App). Thanks to the powerful convenience and versatility of smart mobile devices with applications, many traditional business practices are now operating through such platforms.

When users are highly dependent on mobile communication devices, such as recording important items or documents through mobile communication devices, logging in to accounts, or making purchases such as shopping or purchasing tickets, the most important thing is the issue of information security. Therefore, many passwords are input. The way is born. In general, in order to ensure information security, passwords are usually set to be more than 8 characters, and must have both upper and lower case letters and numbers. However, the area of the input area of the mobile communication device, that is, the area of each button of the virtual keyboard, is usually narrow, which makes it difficult for the user to accidentally press other virtual buttons when inputting the password, which is quite inconvenient.

In addition, when a user conducts a consumer behavior through a mobile communication device, the financial institution provides a set of password-to-consumer mobile communication devices to ensure that the consumer is indeed the holder of the credit card when the user makes an online payment. After the user has to enter the password, the financial institution will start the subsequent authentication. Similarly, for information security, the password provided by a financial institution is a combination of multiple numbers, English letters and symbols. In the case where the input area (the keys of the virtual keyboard) is small, there are often input errors. .

Therefore, a novel password input method is provided to improve the knowledge of the virtual system. It is quite important that the keyboard is password-entered and easily mis-touched.

In addition, the mobile communication device described above may also be referred to as a portable electronic device. The rest of the description is referred to as a portable electronic device.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a password input method and store the password The portable electronic device and the non-transitory storage medium of the input method are designed to be rotatable through the password setting area, so as to improve the situation that the virtual keyboard is easy to be touched by the password input.

In order to achieve the above object, a password input method according to the present invention is applicable to one Portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a touch display unit and one or more processing units. The password input method includes the following steps: (i) displaying a password setting area and a confirmation setting area on the touch display unit, wherein the password is The setting area is a rotatable image interface, and the setting area is switched to display a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setting area; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit makes the password according to the first setting input. The setting area corresponds to confirming the setting area rotation to select one of the symbols as a selected symbol; (iii) when the first setting input meets a password setting input, confirming that the setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores And selecting (iv) the touch display unit receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area, and the processing unit sends the selected symbol.

In an embodiment, the step (i) further includes: displaying a scale icon and an indication icon on the touch display unit, wherein the scale icon is connected to one of the password setting area and the confirmation setting area, and the indication icon is linked to the password. One of the setting area and the confirmation setting area, the scale icon has the symbols, and the selected symbol is a symbol corresponding to the indication icon.

In an embodiment, the password setting input is that the scale icon corresponds to the time indicated by the icon for more than a predetermined time, or another first setting input is received.

In an embodiment, before step (iv), the method further comprises: repeating steps (i), (ii) and (iii) to cause the processing unit to temporarily store the plurality of selected symbols.

In an embodiment, the first setting input has a movement track in the password setting area or outside the password setting area, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area clockwise or counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the direction of the movement track.

In an embodiment, the step (i) further comprises: displaying on the touch display unit a first direction icon and a second direction icon are displayed. The first setting input is a touch action of the first direction icon or the second direction icon, so that the password setting area corresponds to the confirmation setting area clockwise or counterclockwise Turn.

In an embodiment, the selected symbol includes a selected direction when the first setting input The password setting area is rotated clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, and the selected direction is clockwise. When the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is counterclockwise.

In an embodiment, the password setting area is located on the display screen of the touch display unit. On one side.

In order to achieve the above object, a portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a A touch display unit, a memory unit and one or more processing units. The memory unit stores a password input method and a corresponding plurality of instructions, and the one or more processing units execute the instructions to: (i) the touch display unit displays a password setting area and a confirmation setting area, The password setting area is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area switches to display a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setting area; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit inputs according to the first setting. The password setting area is corresponding to the confirmation setting area rotation to select one of the symbols as a selected symbol; (iii) when the first setting input meets a password setting input, confirming that the setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily And storing (iv) the touch display unit receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area, and the processing unit sends the selected symbol.

In an embodiment, the actuating (i) further comprises: displaying on the touch display unit A scale icon and an indicator icon are displayed. The scale icon is connected to one of a password setting area and a confirmation setting area. The indicator icon is connected to one of the password setting area and the confirmation setting area. The scale icon has the symbols, the selected symbol. Indicates the symbol corresponding to the icon.

In an embodiment, the password setting input is that the time scale icon corresponds to the time indicated by the icon is greater than a predetermined time, or another first setting input is received.

In one embodiment, prior to activating (iv), the method further comprises: repeating operations (i), (ii), and (iii), causing the processing unit to temporarily store the plurality of selected symbols.

In an embodiment, the first setting input is in a password setting area or in a password setting. The outer side of the area has a movement track, and the processing unit causes the password setting area to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the direction of the movement track.

In an embodiment, the actuating (i) further comprises: displaying on the touch display unit a first direction icon and a second direction icon are displayed. The first setting input is a touch action of the first direction icon or the second direction icon, so that the password setting area corresponds to the confirmation setting area clockwise or counterclockwise Turn.

In an embodiment, the selected symbol includes a selected direction when the first setting input The password setting area is rotated clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, and the selected direction is clockwise. When the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is counterclockwise.

In an embodiment, the password setting area is located on the display screen of the touch display unit. On one side.

In order to achieve the above object, a non-transitory storage medium according to the present invention stores one Password input method. The password input method is performed by a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a touch display unit and one or more processing units. The password input method includes the following steps: (i) displaying on the touch display unit a password setting area and a confirmation setting area, wherein the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, confirming that the setting area switches to display a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setting area; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first Setting input, the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select one of the symbols as a selected symbol; (iii) when the first setting input meets a password setting input And confirming that the setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; and (iv) the touch display unit receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area, and the processing unit sends the selected symbol.

In order to achieve the above object, a password input method according to the present invention is suitable for lifting An application's control function and is applicable to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device comprises a touch display unit and one or more processing units. The password input method comprises the following steps: (i) displaying a password input area and a confirmation setting area on the touch display unit, wherein the password is The input area is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area switches the display of the symbols according to the rotation of the password input area; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit inputs according to the first setting Setting the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area to select one of the symbols (1) when the first unlock input corresponds to a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; (iv) the touch display unit receives the confirmation setting area. a second setting input; and (v) the processing unit compares the selected symbol with a predetermined symbol, and when the selected symbol is the same as the predetermined symbol, the application control function is released.

In an embodiment, the selected symbol includes a selected direction when the first setting input The password setting area is rotated clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, and the selected direction is clockwise. When the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is counterclockwise.

According to the above, the password input method according to the present invention, and storing the password input The portable electronic device and the non-transitory storage medium of the method adopt the novel password setting area and the interface design of the confirmation setting area, and the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, so that the user only needs to be simple. The operation, that is, the first setting input and the second setting input defined by the password input method of the present invention, can achieve the purpose of password input, and can improve the effect that the conventional keyboard is easy to be touched by the virtual keyboard for password input. .

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

11‧‧‧Touch display unit

111, 111a, 111b‧‧‧ password setting area

112, 112a, 112b‧‧‧ Confirmation of the setting area

113, 113a, 113b‧‧‧ scale icon

114, 114a, 114b‧‧‧ indication icons

115‧‧‧First direction icon

116‧‧‧second direction icon

12‧‧‧ memory unit

13‧‧‧Processing unit

F‧‧‧ field

S‧‧ symbol

S’‧‧‧ selected symbol

S10~S50‧‧‧Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the steps of the password input method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3G are schematic diagrams showing operations of a password input method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4C are schematic diagrams showing operations of a password input method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B are schematic diagrams showing operations of a password input method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B are schematic diagrams showing a password setting area and a confirmation setting area according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a password setting area and a confirmation setting area in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the steps of a password input method according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

The cryptographic input method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as well as the portable electronic device and the non-transitory storage medium, will be described with reference to the related drawings, wherein the same elements and steps will be described with the same reference numerals.

1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 For a flowchart of the steps of the password input method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. The portable electronic device 1 is operated by a user, and can be, for example, but not limited to, a smart mobile phone (such as a smart phone) or a wearable smart home device (such as a smart watch or a smart wristband). Mobile communication devices such as tablet computers and personal digital assistants. As shown in FIG. 1 , the portable electronic device 1 of the present embodiment may include a touch display unit 11 , a memory unit 12 , and one or more processing units 13 . The touch display unit 11 is a touch screen, so that the user can input the touch display unit 11; the memory unit 12 can be a flash memory or a memory card, of course, in the form of the portable electronic device 1. The memory unit 12 can also be a hard disk, an optical storage medium, an external storage medium, etc., and the storage includes a plurality of programs and instructions in the sales endpoint application; and the one or more processing units 13 can form a chip set (chip set) The processing unit 13 is coupled to the memory unit 12. In the process of using or operating the portable electronic device 1, the processing unit 13 executes a plurality of instructions in the memory unit 12 to generate corresponding actions, that is, corresponding to the steps of the password input method of the embodiment. Actuate.

The password input method of this embodiment is applicable to the portable electronic device 1, that is, the present The password input method of the embodiment can be used in combination with an application that needs to input a password. For example, the password input method of the embodiment can be used in combination with an application having an online payment function, or a community that needs to log in to an account password. The application of the network is combined or other applications that have the password input function, and the following is an example of an application with online payment function. The application of the online payment function is stored in the memory unit 12 of the portable electronic device 1. The password input method of the embodiment is also stored in the memory unit 12, and the portable electronic device 1 can be used or operated. To perform the password input method. As shown in FIG. 2, the password input method includes the following steps: (i) displaying a password setting area and a confirmation setting area on the touch display unit, wherein the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, and confirming the setting area basis Switching to display a plurality of symbols in the rotation of the password setting area (step S10); (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input, One of the symbols is selected as a selected symbol (step S20); (iii) when the first setting input conforms to a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol (step S30) And (iv) the touch display unit is received in the confirmation setting A second setting input of the fixed area, the processing unit sends the selected symbol (step S40).

As described above, the password input method of the embodiment is stored in the memory unit 12, and The memory unit 12 has a plurality of instructions including instructions related to the password input function, and the processing unit 13 executes the instructions to generate corresponding actions, which are further described below in conjunction with the aforementioned password input method and FIGS. 3A through 3G. 3A to 3G are schematic diagrams showing operations of the password input method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the user performs the password input function of the application, the touch display unit 11 displays a password setting area 111 and a confirmation setting area 112, as shown in FIG. 3A. The password setting area 111 is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area 112 can switch to display a plurality of symbols S according to the rotation of the password setting area 111, as shown in FIG. 3B. Preferably, the password setting area 111 and the confirmation setting area 112 may be circular patterns, and the password setting area 111 and the confirmation setting area 112 are arranged in a concentric manner, and the password setting area 111 may be disposed on the outer ring, and the setting is confirmed. The area 112 is disposed on the inner ring, so that the password setting area 111 can be rotated corresponding to the confirmation setting area 112. Of course, in other embodiments, the password setting area and the confirmation setting area may also be other shapes, and only the password setting area may be rotated corresponding to the confirmation setting area, and the invention is not limited.

In detail, step S10 further includes displaying one on the touch display unit 11 The scale icon 113 and an indication icon 114 are connected to one of the password setting area 111 and the confirmation setting area 112, and the indication icon 114 is connected to the other of the password setting area 111 and the confirmation setting area 112, in other words. The scale icon 113 and the indication icon 114 are respectively connected to the password setting area 111 and the confirmation setting area 112. In this embodiment, the scale icon 113 is connected to the password setting area 111, and the indication icon 114 is connected to the confirmation setting area 112 as an example. The scale icon 113 described in this embodiment is coupled to the password setting area 111, which means that the scale icon 113 can be rotated along with the password setting area 111, and the confirmation setting area 112 can switch to display a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setting area 111. S.

Specifically, the scale icon 113 of the embodiment has a plurality of symbols S, 3A to 3G take the numbers 0 to 9 as an example, and the confirmation setting area 112 displays the symbol S corresponding to the indication icon 114. As shown in FIG. 3B, the symbol S corresponding to the indication icon 114 is the number "3", so it is confirmed. The setting area 112 displays the number "3". In operation, the user can perform an input on the portable electronic device 1, for example, sliding on the touch display unit 11, in order to simplify the drawing, the present The drawings of the invention only indicate the direction of sliding by the dashed arrow symbol. At this time, the password setting area 111 can be rotated by the user's operation, and the scale icon 113 simultaneously corresponds to the indication icon 114 to rotate, so the symbol S corresponding to the indication icon 114 also changes, as shown in FIG. 3C. The symbol S corresponding to the icon 114 is the number "5". At this time, the confirmation setting area 112 switches the display number "5". As described above, the symbol S of the present embodiment is exemplified by a number. Of course, in other embodiments, other characters, such as English letters, punctuation marks, or mathematical operation symbols, may be used, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 2, in step S20, the touch display unit 11 receives A first setting input, the processing unit 13 causes the password setting area 111 to rotate corresponding to the confirmation setting area 112 according to the first setting input to select one of the symbols S as a selected symbol S'. In detail, the user can input on the portable electronic device 1, for example, the touch display unit 11 slides to generate a moving track, or touches other icons, and the sliding or the touch can cause an input. event. In addition, for the description of the input, when the client performs a physical input action such as, but not limited to, clicking, touching, pressing, or sliding on the touch-sensitive display unit 11, the physical action passes through the firmware of the portable electronic device 1 ( The firmware is converted into a signal, which is then converted into an instruction by an input module driver. The instructions are executed via line processing unit 13 to generate a corresponding subsequent action.

This embodiment is based on the sliding of the touch display unit 11 and is referred to as First setting input, then, by the processing unit 13 corresponding to the action of the first setting input, the execution password setting area 111 is rotated corresponding to the confirmation setting area 112, and the confirmation setting area 112 switches the display symbol S according to the rotation of the password setting area 111. Actuation (as shown in Figure 3B or Figure 3C). Therefore, the user can perform the first setting input to cause the password setting area 111 to rotate corresponding to the confirmation setting area 112, and select one of the symbols S as a selected symbol S'. For example, when the password is 3514, the user first selects the number "3" as the selected symbol S'. At this time, the user can slide on the touch-sensitive display unit 11 (the first setting input), and the indication icon 114 is Corresponding to the number "3", as shown in Fig. 3B.

In other words, the first setting input is in the password setting area 111 or in the password setting. The outer side of the area 111 has a moving track, that is, the dotted arrow symbol of FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3B is an example of a moving track outside the password setting area 111. The password setting area 111 can be According to the direction of the movement track, the confirmation setting area 112 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. For example, the processing unit 13 can determine that it is a right-to-left movement trajectory according to the start and end positions of the movement trajectory, and further execute an instruction that the password setting area 111 corresponds to confirming the clockwise rotation of the setting area 112.

Next, in step S30, when the first setting input conforms to a password setting input, the confirmation setting area 112 displays the selected symbol S', and the processing unit 13 temporarily stores the selected symbol S'. The password setting input may be that the time of the scale icon 113 corresponding to the indication icon 114 is greater than a predetermined time, or another first setting input is received. In this embodiment, the time that the scale icon 113 corresponds to the indication icon 114 is greater than the predetermined time. Example description. For example, the predetermined time is set to 1 second, as shown in FIG. 3B, if the time of the indication icon 114 corresponding to the number "3" is greater than 1 second, at this time, in addition to the confirmation setting area 112, the number "3" is displayed. In addition, the processing unit 13 temporarily stores the number "3" (selected symbol S'), and in the present embodiment, displays the selected symbol S' in the field F of the confirmation setting area 112 for the user to confirm the input. is it right or not. Then, the user can continue to operate the first setting input to select the second selected symbol S' (the number "5"), as shown in FIG. 3C, and the processing unit 13 temporarily stores the number "5", and then Field F displays the number "5". Next, please refer to FIG. 3D and FIG. 3E in sequence, and the messenger operates the first setting input by re-continuing to select the third selected symbol S′ (the number “1”, as shown in FIG. 3D ), and select the fourth. The symbol S' is selected (the number "4", as shown in Fig. 3E).

Referring to FIG. 2, the password input method of the present embodiment causes the processing unit 13 to temporarily store a plurality of selected symbols S' by repeating steps S10, S20, and S30. When the number of temporarily selected symbols S' is the same as the number of characters of the preset password, the confirmation setting area 112 displays the temporarily stored plurality of selected symbols S', as shown by the number "3514" in Fig. 3F. At this time, the touch display unit 11 receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area 112 in step S40, and the processing unit 13 executes an instruction to send the selected symbol S'. As shown in FIG. 3G, the user confirms the setting area 112 (that is, the second setting input described in this embodiment) through the touch, and when the processing unit 13 determines that the position of the input action is in the confirmation setting area 112, the sending is performed. The selected symbol S' (number "3514") is sent to the server of the financial institution, and then the financial institution starts the subsequent authentication operation, thereby allowing the user to perform the online payment function. Specifically, after the server of the financial institution receives the selected symbol S', the selected symbol S' can be compared with the preset symbol, when the selected symbol S' is selected When the predetermined symbol is the same, the financial institution starts the subsequent authentication action, thereby allowing the user to perform the online payment function. The preset symbol may be a pre-set symbol of the user, or a password provided by the financial institution to the user's portable electronic device 1 when the user makes an online payment (refer to the content described in the prior art of the present specification). ).

In addition, in this embodiment, the selected symbol S' and the preset symbol may further include one Select the direction. For example, it may be preset that when the first setting input causes the password setting area 111 to rotate clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area 112, the selected direction is a clockwise direction; when the first setting input causes the password setting area 111 to correspond to the confirmation setting area 112 rotates counterclockwise, the selected direction is counterclockwise. The first selected symbol S' in this embodiment may be "counterclockwise and number 3" (as shown in FIG. 3B); the second selected symbol S' may be "counterclockwise and number 5" (see FIG. 3C). The third selected symbol S' can be "clockwise and number 1" (Fig. 3D); the fourth selected symbol S' can be "counterclockwise and number 4" (Fig. 3E). Similarly, when the selected direction of the selected symbol S' and the symbol S are both the same as the preset symbol, the financial institution end starts the subsequent authentication action, thereby allowing the user to perform an online payment function, such as APP store or Google play. Paid features.

4A to 4C are operations of a password input method according to a second embodiment of the present invention; For example, the portable electronic device 1 and the password input method applied in this embodiment can be directly referred to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, wherein the password setting input of step S30 corresponds to the scale icon 113 as in the first embodiment. The time indicating that the icon 114 is greater than a predetermined time further includes receiving another first setting input as an example, and in the embodiment, the moving tracks of the two adjacent first setting inputs are opposite in direction.

This will be further described below in conjunction with FIGS. 4A through 4C. As previously mentioned, in step S20 The touch display unit 11 receives a first setting input, that is, the user can perform a sliding input operation outside the password setting area 111 or the password setting area 111, so that the password setting area 111 corresponds to the confirmation setting area 112. Turn. As shown in Fig. 4A, the user slides in the clockwise direction outside the password setting area 111, so that the indicator icon 114 corresponds to the number "3", that is, the first selected symbol S' of the present embodiment. Then, the user slides in the counterclockwise direction on the outer side of the password setting area 111, except that the confirmation setting area 112 displays the selected symbol S' (the number "3"), and the processing unit 13 temporarily stores the selected symbol S' at the same time. Field F displays the number "3" as shown in Figure 4B. At the same time, the user can directly select the second selected symbol S', and the user can directly slide counterclockwise to the number "5", as shown in FIG. 4C. It should be noted that the operations shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C are illustrated. Figure is a continuous action. For other operations related to the password input method in this embodiment, reference may be made to the first embodiment, and details are not described herein.

5A and 5B are operations of a password input method according to a third embodiment of the present invention; In the same manner, the portable electronic device 1 and the password input method applied in this embodiment can be directly referred to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, and in the present embodiment, the touch display unit 11 can be further displayed. A first direction icon 115 and a second direction icon 116 are shown in FIG. 5A. In other words, in step S10, the actions of displaying the first direction icon 115 and the second direction icon 116 may be further included. The first direction icon 115 in this embodiment is a symbol to the right. When the user touches the first direction icon 115 (for the sake of simplicity of the drawing, the first direction icon 115 shown in FIG. 5B is indicated by a gray scale. In response to the action, the processing unit 13 can execute an instruction to rotate the password setting area 111 clockwise, as shown in FIG. 5B. Similarly, the second direction icon 116 is a leftward symbol. When the user touches the second direction icon 116, the processing unit 13 can execute an instruction to rotate the password setting area 111 counterclockwise. Therefore, in the embodiment, the first setting input refers to an input action in which the first direction icon 115 or the second direction icon 116 has a touch, and when the processing unit 13 receives the first setting input, the password setting is performed. The pair 111 corresponds to an instruction to confirm that the setting area 112 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. Of course, in other embodiments, the first direction icon and the second direction icon may be respectively designed as downward and upward symbols, and respectively indicate that the confirmation setting area is rotated clockwise and counterclockwise, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

6A and 6B are a password setting area and a confirmation setting according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; For a schematic diagram of the fixed area, please refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B. In the present embodiment, the scale icon 113a is connected to the confirmation setting area 112a, and the indication icon 114a is connected to the password setting area pair 111a. In this embodiment, the user can also slide outside the password setting area 111a or the password setting area 111a. At this time, the indication icon 114a and the password setting area 111a are rotated corresponding to the confirmation setting area 112a, so that the indication icon 114a can be Corresponding to the symbol S on the scale icon 113a. Compared with the first to third embodiments, the present embodiment is a change of the arrangement position of the scale icon 113a and the indication icon 114a. Therefore, the details of the operation of the other password input methods can be referred to the foregoing, and no further details are provided herein.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a password setting area and a confirmation setting area according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention; Intention, please refer to Figure 7. In this embodiment, the password setting area 111b can be located on one side of the display screen of the touch-sensitive display unit 11, so that the user can hold the portable electronic device 1 with one hand and operate the embodiment with one hand. The password input method has the effect of being convenient for the user to operate.

8 is a flow chart of steps of a password input method according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 at the same time. The password input method of the embodiment is suitable for releasing the control function of an application, and is also applicable to a portable electronic device 1. For example, the password input method of the embodiment can be used in combination with an application that needs to log in to the account. The portable electronic device 1 includes a touch display unit 11 and one or more processing units 13. For details, refer to the foregoing embodiments. The password input method of the sixth embodiment includes the following steps: (i) displaying a password input area and a confirmation setting area on the touch display unit, wherein the password input area is a rotatable image interface, and confirming the setting area according to the password The input area is switched to display the symbols (step S10); (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select One of the symbols is a selected symbol (step S20); (iii) when the first unlock input conforms to a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol (step S30); Iv) the touch display unit receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area (step S42); and (v) the processing unit compares the selected symbol with a preset symbol, when the selected symbol is the same as the predetermined symbol, The control function of the application is released (step S50).

The password input method of this embodiment may be referred to as step S10 to step S30. In the password input method of the foregoing embodiment, and compared with the password input method of the first embodiment, after the touch display unit 11 receives the second setting input of the confirmation setting area 112, the selected symbol S' is not sent. Referring to FIG. 3F, the process proceeds to step S50, and the processing unit 13 executes a program for releasing the control function of the application, that is, the processing unit 13 compares the selected symbol S' with the preset symbol, when the selected symbol S' is selected. When the same as the predetermined symbol, the application's control function is released and the account can be logged in. Similarly, in the password input method of this embodiment, the selected symbol S' and the preset symbol may further include a selected direction. When the selected direction of the selected symbol S' and the symbol S are both the same as the preset symbol, the application's control function is released and the account can be registered. In addition to the operation of logging in to the account, the control function of this application can also be paid as in the foregoing embodiment. Fee operation.

In addition, the present invention further provides a non-transitory storage medium stored in a password input method. The password input method is performed by a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a touch display unit and a processing unit. The password input method includes the following steps: (i) displaying a password setting on the touch display unit. And a confirmation setting area, wherein the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, confirming that the setting area switches to display a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setting area; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, The processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select one of the symbols as a selected symbol; (iii) confirming the setting area when the first setting input meets a password setting input; Displaying the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; and (iv) the touch-sensitive display unit receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area, and the processing unit sends the selected symbol. For details of the operation of the password input method and the portable electronic device, refer to the foregoing embodiments, and no further details are provided herein.

In summary, the password input method and the unlocking method according to the present invention, and the portable electronic device and the non-transitory storage medium storing the password input method utilize the novel password setting area and the interface design of the confirmation setting area. And the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, so that the user can achieve the password only by the simple operation, that is, the first setting input and the second setting input defined by the password input method and the unlocking method of the present invention. The purpose of the input, and can improve the effect of the familiarity on the virtual keyboard for password input and easy to touch.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

11‧‧‧Touch display unit

111‧‧‧ Password setting area

112‧‧‧Confirm the setting area

113‧‧‧scale icon

114‧‧‧Indication icon

S‧‧ symbol

Claims (19)

A password input method is applicable to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a touch display unit and one or more processing units. The password input method includes the following steps: (i) in a touch type A password setting area and a confirmation setting area are displayed on the display unit, wherein the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area switches to display a plurality of symbols according to the rotation of the password setting area; (ii) the touch The control display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select one of the symbols as a selected symbol; (iii) When the first setting input meets a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; and (iv) the touch display unit receives one of the confirmation setting areas. A second setting input, the processing unit sends the selected symbol. The password input method of claim 1, wherein the step (i) further comprises: displaying a scale icon and an indication icon on the touch display unit, the scale icon being linked to the password setting area and One of the confirmation setting areas, the indication icon is coupled to the other of the password setting area and the confirmation setting area, the scale icon has the symbols, and the selected symbol is the symbol corresponding to the indication icon. The password input method of claim 2, wherein the password setting input is that the time of the scale icon corresponding to the indicator icon is greater than a predetermined time, or another one of the first setting inputs is received. The method for inputting a password according to claim 1, wherein the step (iv) further comprises: repeating the steps (i), (ii), and (iii), causing the processing unit to temporarily store the plurality of the selected symbols. . The password input method of claim 1, wherein the first setting input has a movement track in the password setting area or outside the password setting area, and the processing unit makes the direction according to the direction of the moving track. The password setting area corresponds to the confirmation setting area to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. The method of inputting a password according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the step (i) further comprises: displaying a first direction icon and a second direction icon on the touch display unit, the first setting input is The first direction icon or the second direction icon has a touch input action, such that the password setting area rotates clockwise or counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area. The password input method according to claim 5, wherein the selected symbol includes a selected direction, and when the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is In a clockwise direction, when the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is a counterclockwise direction. The password input method according to claim 1, wherein the password setting area is located at one side of a display screen of the touch display unit. A portable electronic device includes a touch display unit, a memory unit and one or more processing units. The memory unit stores a password input method and a corresponding plurality of instructions, and the one or more processing units perform The instructions have the following actions: (i) the touch display unit displays a password setting area and a confirmation setting area, wherein the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area is based on the password setting area. Turning to display a plurality of symbols; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select the One of the symbols is a selected symbol; (iii) when the first setting input conforms to a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; and (iv) the The touch display unit receives a second setting input of the confirmation setting area, and the processing unit sends the selected symbol. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the actuating (i) further comprises: displaying a scale icon and an indicator icon on the touch display unit, the scale icon being linked to the password setting And one of the confirmation setting area, the indication icon is coupled to the other of the password setting area and the confirmation setting area, the scale icon has the symbols, the selected symbol is the symbol corresponding to the indication icon . The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the password setting input The time at which the scale icon corresponds to the indicator icon is greater than a predetermined time, or another one of the first setting inputs is received. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the act (iv) further comprises: repeating the actions (i), (ii), and (iii), causing the processing unit to temporarily store the plurality of Selected symbol. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the first setting input has a moving track in the password setting area or outside the password setting area, and the processing unit is in accordance with the direction of the moving track. The password setting area is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the actuating (i) further comprises: displaying a first direction icon and a second direction icon on the touch display unit, the first setting The input is an input action in which the first direction icon or the second direction icon has a touch, so that the password setting area rotates clockwise or counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area. The portable electronic device of claim 13 or 14, wherein the selected symbol comprises a selected direction, and when the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selecting The direction is a clockwise direction, and when the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is a counterclockwise direction. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the password setting area is located at one side of the display screen of the touch display unit. A non-transitory storage medium storing a password input method, the password input method is performed by a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a touch display unit and one or more processing units, the password input The method includes the following steps: (i) displaying a password setting area and a confirmation setting area on the touch display unit, wherein the password setting area is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area is rotated according to the password setting area. And switching the display of the plurality of symbols; (ii) the touch display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select the symbols One of them as a selected symbol; (iii) when the first setting input meets a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; and (iv) the touch display unit receives the confirmation setting A second setting input of the zone, the processing unit sends the selected symbol. A password input method, which is suitable for releasing the control function of an application, and is applicable to a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device includes a touch display unit and one or more processing units, and the password input method The method includes the following steps: (i) displaying a password input area and a confirmation setting area on the touch display unit, wherein the password input area is a rotatable image interface, and the confirmation setting area is according to the rotation of the password input area. Switching to display the symbols; (ii) the touch-sensitive display unit receives a first setting input, and the processing unit rotates the password setting area corresponding to the confirmation setting area according to the first setting input to select the symbols One of the selected symbols is a selected symbol; (iii) when the first unlocking input meets a password setting input, the confirmation setting area displays the selected symbol, and the processing unit temporarily stores the selected symbol; (iv) the touch display Receiving, by the unit, a second setting input of the confirmation setting area; and (v) the processing unit comparing the selected symbol with a preset symbol, when the selected symbol and the predetermined symbol When the numbers are the same, the control function of the application is released. The password input method according to claim 18, wherein the selected symbol includes a selected direction, and when the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate clockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is clockwise Direction, when the first setting input causes the password setting area to rotate counterclockwise corresponding to the confirmation setting area, the selected direction is a counterclockwise direction.