Patents by Inventor Simon M. Thorsander

Simon M. Thorsander has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pattern-based mobile device unlocking
    Patent number: 11263303
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of authenticating a user with a computing device is disclosed. The method involves displaying a grid of selectable visually-distinguishable graphical elements on a device display, receiving from a user of the device a drawn pattern across the selectable graphical elements, comparing the received drawn pattern to information representing a stored authentication pattern for the user, and unlocking access to functions on the device if the received drawn pattern substantially matches the stored authentication pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Per Ake Daniel Fridgren, Tobias Arrehn, Simon M. Thorsander, Erick Tseng
  • Pattern-based mobile device unlocking
    Patent number: 10013546
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of authenticating a user with a computing device is disclosed. The method involves displaying a grid of selectable visually-distinguishable graphical elements on a device display, receiving from a user of the device a drawn pattern across the selectable graphical elements, comparing the received drawn pattern to information representing a stored authentication pattern for the user, and unlocking access to functions on the device if the received drawn pattern substantially matches the stored authentication pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Johansson, Tobias Arréhn, Simon M. Thorsander, Erick Tseng
  • Pattern-based mobile device unlocking
    Patent number: 8904479
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of authenticating a user with a computing device is disclosed. The method involves displaying a grid of selectable visually-distinguishable graphical elements on a device display, receiving from a user of the device a drawn pattern across the selectable graphical elements, comparing the received drawn pattern to information representing a stored authentication pattern for the user, and unlocking access to functions on the device if the received drawn pattern substantially matches the stored authentication pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Johansson, Johan Tobias Andersson, Simon M. Thorsander, Erick Tseng