TWI611342B - Method and system for forming password of electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Method and system for forming password of electronic device

The present invention relates to a method for forming a password, and more particularly to a method and system for forming a password for an electronic device that is secret and easy to use.

In order to prevent the user from accidentally touching the input interface without using the input interface, the existing portable device usually has a locking and unlocking manner, such as a Nokia mobile phone, and when the user is in the locked state, the user presses After the function key and the rice key, the lock state can be released. When security is required, a way to enter a password using the physical numeric keypad is also provided.

With the popularity of various electronic devices and touch screens, the way of unlocking has also become more diversified. For example, Apple's operating system uses a simple sliding gesture to unlock, that is, the user is required to use the finger to display the slider displayed on the screen. Move to the right on the left. If a password is required, display the numeric keypad or the full keyboard to enter the password.

Another way to unlock the Android system is to display nine dots arranged in a square on the touch screen. The user can slide through the points in a row in the order of their preference, the selected points and The order of selection constitutes the content of the password.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide another method of forming a password for avoiding an electronic device that a user accidentally touches an input interface when not in use.

Thus, the method for forming a password of the electronic device of the present invention comprises:

(A) A display unit displays a point together and a plurality of path indicators extending from the starting point to different directions, each of the path indicators having an end point.

(B) receiving a directing action by a receiving unit and transmitting to a processor, the processor determining whether the directing action conforms to a predetermined input condition, and if so, proceeding to the next step. The input condition includes at least the moving of the guiding action from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end of the path indicator.

(C) An encoding is recorded by the processor, the encoding corresponding to the action.

Steps (B) and (C) are repeated, and the code is accumulated to form a password.

Preferably, the input condition described in step (B) includes that the directing action is moved from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and terminated at the end point signal; the encoded content described in step (C) includes The path indicator.

Preferably, the input condition described in step (B) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and back from the end point to the starting point; the step (C) The encoded content includes the path indicator.

Preferably, the input condition of step (B) includes that the directing action is started from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and the signal of the guiding action is terminated after a counting time at the end point; (C) The encoded content includes the path indicator and information generated by counting.

More preferably, in step (B), during the counting time, the display unit further displays a number corresponding to the counting; the encoded content described in step (C) includes the path indicator and the number.

More preferably, in step (B), during the counting time, the display unit further displays a character symbol corresponding to the counting; the encoded content in the step (C) includes the path indicator and the character symbol.

More preferably, in step (B), during the counting time, the display unit further displays a color corresponding to the counting; the encoded content described in step (C) includes the path indicator and the color.

Preferably, the receiving unit and the display unit are combined into a touch display, and the directing action is generated by the touch display being contacted.

Preferably, the receiving unit in the step (B) is a mouse that detects pressing and moving the input source, and the guiding action is generated by the mouse being pressed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide another cryptographic forming system for preventing an electronic device that a user accidentally touches an input interface when not in use.

Therefore, the password forming system of an electronic device of the present invention comprises a display unit, a receiving unit, and a processor.

The display unit displays a point and a plurality of path indicators extending from the starting point to different directions, each of the path indicators having an end point.

The receiving unit receives a directing action.

The processor is connected to the display unit and the receiving unit, and performs the following steps:

(i) receiving the guiding action received by the receiving unit, and determining whether the guiding action meets a preset input condition, the input condition including at least the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the path indicator The end point, if yes, perform step (ii).

(ii) Recording an encoding that corresponds to the action.

Steps (i) and (ii) are repeated and the code is accumulated to form a password.

Preferably, the input condition described in step (i) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and terminating at the end point signal. The encoded content described in step (ii) includes the path indicator.

Preferably, the input condition of the step (i) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and back from the end point to the starting point; the step (ii) The encoded content includes the path indicator.

Preferably, the input condition of step (i) includes that the directing action is started from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end of the path indicator and the signal of the guiding action is terminated after a counting time at the end point; (ii) The encoded content includes the path indicator and information generated by counting.

More preferably, in step (i), during the counting time, the display unit further displays a number corresponding to the counting; the encoded content described in step (ii) includes the path indicator and the number.

More preferably, in step (i), during the counting time, the display unit further A character symbol corresponding to the count is displayed; the encoded content described in step (ii) includes the path indicator and the character symbol.

More preferably, in step (i), during the counting time, the display unit further displays a color corresponding to the counting; and the encoded content described in step (ii) includes the path indicator and the color.

Preferably, the receiving unit and the display unit are combined into a touch display, and the directing action is generated by the touch display being contacted.

Preferably, the receiving unit is a mouse that detects pressing and moving the input source, and the guiding action is generated by the mouse being pressed.

The effect of the present invention is that the input path condition that the guiding action needs to be met is defined by the path indicator, so that the guiding action is moved multiple times between the starting point and each of the ending points, and the password is formed after the recording is accumulated, thereby avoiding the user being It does not need to be touched by the input interface when it is used, and it has a high degree of privacy even when it is watched by others.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a first preferred embodiment of the method of forming a password for an electronic device of the present invention is executed on a password forming system of an electronic device. The system includes a display unit 2, a receiving unit 3, and a processor 4. In the embodiment, the receiving unit 3 is combined with the display unit 2 to form a touch. The display unit, but not limited thereto, the receiving unit 3 can also be a mouse that detects pressing and moving the input source. The method includes the following steps:

Step S1 - The display unit 2 displays a point and a plurality of path indicators extending from the starting point to different directions, each of the path indicators having an end point. In this embodiment, the path indicators are four arrows extending from the starting point S toward the upper, lower, left, and right directions, respectively having four end points A, B, C, and D (see FIG. 3). However, it is not limited thereto, and may be eight or other numbers of a plurality of orientations arranged in a radial arrangement. The path indicators of the present invention are not limited to the radial arrangement, as long as each of the path indicators represents a specific path and has a point and an end point together.

Step S2 - The receiving unit 3 receives a directing action input by the outside world and transmits it to the processor 4. The processor 4 determines that if the directing action conforms to a predetermined input condition, the next step is performed.

The input condition is that the guiding action is moved from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator, and the end signal is terminated.

In this embodiment, the guiding action is a touch signal generated by the touch display being touched by a finger, but not limited thereto, or may be touched by a stylus or otherwise capable of being touched. The touch signal generated by the input mode received by the display, or the mouse signal generated by the mouse being pressed.

Taking a finger as an example, the finger generates a touch signal after contacting the touch display, and the finger moves without leaving the touch display, and generates a series of touch signals including time and position information. This is the guiding action. After the finger leaves the touch display, the guidance The signal is terminated. Therefore, the manner in which the touch signal conforming to the input condition in step S2 is input by the finger is that the finger first contacts the starting point, moves along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator, and leaves (not contacts) at the end point. The touch display.

Step S3 - The processor 4 records an encoding corresponding to the action, and the encoded content includes the path indicator.

Then, steps S2 and S3 are repeated, and the code is accumulated and recorded in sequence, and the process is repeated until the receiving unit 3 does not receive the signal for a predetermined end time or receives a confirmation command to form a password.

For example, the receiving unit 3 sequentially receives three guiding actions, that is, moving to the end point A, the end point B, and the end point B again, then the content of the code is "A" at the end of the first guiding action. ", corresponding to the first guiding action; at the end of the second guiding action, since the "B" corresponding to the second guiding action is accumulated and recorded, the content of the code obtained by the accumulated recording is "AB"; finally the third At the end of the guidance action, the code is cumulatively formed as "ABB". There is another way to record, which is also counted when recording the code. For example, "ABB" is recorded as "A1-B2", which means that there is an "A" first, followed by two "B". The same effect, but the embodiment is not limited to the above. In actual operation, the user starts the touch from the starting point S, and moves along the path indicator whose end point is "A" to the end point A and then leaves the touch (ie, the signal is terminated), and the record encodes an "A". Then the user restarts the touch from the starting point S, and moves along the path indicator whose end point is "B" to the end point B and then leaves the touch, which is recorded. Code a "B". The recording code is accumulated in this way to form a password.

It should be emphasized that in the present embodiment, not only the finger reaches the end point "A", but also the "A" is recorded to the code, and the "A" in the code represents the path indicator whose end point is "A", and the finger must It is necessary to record along the path indicator whose end point is "A" to the end point A. In practical applications, the path indicator has a certain tolerance range. As long as the user's touch movement is within the fault tolerance range of the path indicator, it can be regarded as “the finger moves along the path indicator”. The fault tolerance range may be, for example, a range larger than one of the path indicator line widths, or, for example, a proportion of a part of the finger movement path offsetting the path indicator.

Referring to FIG. 4, a second preferred embodiment of the method for forming a password of the electronic device of the present invention is substantially the same as the first preferred embodiment, and includes step S1, similar to step S21 of step S2, and step S3. The difference is that an input condition of step S21 is that the directing action is moved from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator, and from the end point back to the starting point (similar to the joystick). In other words, in this embodiment, the user can move the finger back and forth between the starting point and one of the end points without interrupting the input of the guiding action (for example, the finger does not leave the touch display). The password. In the process, the recording mode of the code is the same as that of the first preferred embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

Referring to FIG. 5, the third preferred embodiment of the method for forming a password of the electronic device of the present invention is substantially the same as the first preferred embodiment, and includes the step S1, which is similar to but different from the step S2 of the step S2, and similar but different from Step S32 of step S3. The difference is in an input condition of step S22 and step S32. A coded content is different. The input condition of step S22 is that the guiding action is moved from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator, and the signal of the guiding action is terminated after a counting time is stopped at the end point, and the processor 4 is Counting is performed within the counting time. The encoded content of step S32 is information including the path indicator and the result of counting.

In this embodiment, during the counting time, the display unit 2 also displays a number corresponding to the count (as shown in FIG. 6). As the counting time increases, the number also changes, generally increasing gradually. The encoded content described in step S32 includes the path indicator and the number, but the implementation aspect is not limited thereto, and may also be a character symbol corresponding to the count, or a color; the character symbol or The colors can be randomly generated or in a predetermined order. In the implementation of displaying the character symbol or the color, the encoded content in step S32 includes the path indicator and the character symbol, or includes the path indicator and the color.

For example, the receiving unit 3 sequentially receives two guiding actions, that is, moving to the end point A and staying for one second, and moving to the end point B and staying for two seconds, then at the end of the first guiding action, the encoding The content is "A1", corresponding to the first guiding action, representing the path indicator with the ending point "A" and a number "1" counted for one second; at the end of the second guiding action, due to the accumulated recording Corresponding to the "B2" of the second guidance action, the content of the code obtained by accumulating the record is "A1-B2". It can be noted that the code recording method described herein can be applied to the first and second preferred embodiments in addition to the third preferred embodiment, that is, it is applicable to all preferred embodiments of the present invention.

In addition, in the password forming method of the electronic device of the present invention, in the password setting phase, forming a password is a setting password; in the use phase after the password setting, forming a password is inputting a password. In combination with the use of a lock screen, the user can be prevented from accidentally touching the input interface of the electronic device when the user does not need to use it, because the user must input the password in accordance with a predetermined specific manner to unlock.

It is worth mentioning that, in various embodiments of the present invention, the user can complete the password formation action by using one-hand touch, and because it is moved multiple times between the starting point and each of the end points, The lower one has higher privacy than the password forming method such as clicking the numeric keypad. For example, in the first or second embodiment, if you want to input "5 times to the right", you need to move 5 times, and click the number key 5, you only need to click once, use the mobile method to increase the difficulty of observation by others, and have higher Concealment, in the third embodiment, in addition to paying attention to the displayed numbers, others need to pay attention to the direction of movement at the same time, increasing the difficulty of stealing passwords.

In summary, the path indicator defines the input condition that the guiding action needs to conform to, so that the guiding action is moved multiple times between the starting point and each of the ending points, and the password is formed after the recording is accumulated, thereby avoiding the user from The input interface is accidentally touched when used, and even if it is viewed by others, it has a high degree of privacy, so the object of the present invention can be achieved.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

1‧‧‧Cryptographic system for electronic devices

2‧‧‧Display unit

3‧‧‧ receiving unit

4‧‧‧ processor

S1 to S3‧‧‧ steps

S21, S22‧‧‧ steps

S32‧‧‧ steps

1 is a block diagram illustrating a first preferred embodiment of a method for forming a password for an electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating the preferred embodiment; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a second preferred embodiment of the method for forming a password of the electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a third preferred embodiment of the method for forming a password for the electronic device of the present invention; and FIG. A schematic diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment showing a number corresponding to a count.

S1 to S3‧‧‧ steps

Claims (16)

A method for forming a password of an electronic device, comprising: (A) displaying, by a display unit, a point and a plurality of path indicators extending from the starting point to different directions, each of the path indicators having an end point; (B) receiving by a receiving unit a directing action is transmitted to a processor, the processor determines whether the directing action meets a predetermined input condition, and if so, proceeds to a next step, wherein the input condition includes at least the directing action starting from the starting point The path indicator moves to the end point of the path indicator and the signal of the directing action is terminated after the counting time is stopped, and the processor counts the counting time; and (C) the processor records an encoding, The encoding corresponds to the action, the encoded content including the path indicator and the information generated by counting; repeating steps (B) and (C), and accumulating the encoding to form a password. The password forming method of the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the input condition of the step (B) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and The end point signal is terminated; the encoded content described in step (C) includes the path indicator. The password forming method of the electronic device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the input condition of the step (B) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and from the starting point The end point is reversed back to the starting point; the encoded content described in step (C) includes the path indicator. The password forming method of the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in the step (B), the display unit further displays a number corresponding to the counting within the counting time; the encoding of the step (C) The content includes the path indicator and the number. According to the password forming method of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein in the step (B), the display unit further displays a character symbol corresponding to the counting within the counting time; The encoded content includes the path indicator and the character symbol. The method for forming a password of an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in the step (B), the display unit further displays a color corresponding to the counting within the counting time; the encoding described in the step (C) The content includes the path indicator and the color. The method for forming a password of the electronic device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the receiving unit and the display unit are combined into a touch display, and the guiding action is performed by the touch display. Produced by contact. According to the password forming method of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit in the step (B) is a mouse that detects pressing and moving the input source, and the guiding action is performed by the mouse. Pressed to produce. A password forming system for an electronic device, comprising: a display unit, displaying a point together and a plurality of path indicators extending from the starting point to different directions, each path indicator having an end point; a receiving unit receiving a guiding action; and a a processor, connected to the display unit and the receiving unit, performs the following Step: (i) receiving the guiding action received by the receiving unit, and determining whether the guiding action meets a preset input condition, the input condition at least including that the guiding action is moved from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the End of the path indicator and staying at the end point for a counting time, the signal of the guiding action is terminated, and the processor counts in the counting time, if yes, performing step (ii); and (ii) recording an encoding, the encoding Corresponding to the action, the encoded content includes the path indicator and the information generated by counting; repeating steps (i) and (ii), and accumulating the code to form a password. The password forming system of the electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the input condition of the step (i) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and The end point signal is terminated; the encoded content described in step (ii) includes the path indicator. The password forming system of the electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the input condition of the step (i) includes the guiding action moving from the starting point along one of the path indicators to the end point of the path indicator and from the The end point is reversed back to the starting point; the encoded content described in step (ii) includes the path indicator. The password forming system of an electronic device according to claim 9, wherein in the step (i), the display unit further displays a number corresponding to the count in the counting time; the encoding described in the step (ii) The content includes the path indicator and the number. The password forming system of an electronic device according to claim 9, wherein in the step (i), the display unit further displays a character symbol corresponding to the counting during the counting time; and (ii) The encoded content includes the path indicator and the character symbol. The password forming system of an electronic device according to claim 9, wherein in the step (i), the display unit further displays a color corresponding to the counting within the counting time; the encoding described in the step (ii) The content includes the path indicator and the color. The cryptographic forming system of the electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the receiving unit and the display unit are combined into a touch display, and the directing action is generated by the touch display being contacted. The password forming system of an electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the receiving unit is a mouse that detects a pressing and moving input source, and the guiding action is generated by the mouse being pressed.