Patents by Inventor MARK METHENITIS

MARK METHENITIS 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).

  • System and method for enhancing device passcode security
    Patent number: 8850603
    Abstract: A method for entering a passcode within a mobile device begins with receiving an indication of a user attempt to access the mobile device. A passcode entry display including a plurality of touch points is generated responsive to the indication. Each of the plurality of touch points includes at least two visual identifiers associated therewith. The passcode entry display is displayed on an interface of the mobile device and the passcode is received responsive to user selection of a sequences of the plurality of touch points associated with a predetermined sequence of at least one of the visual identifiers. The arrangement of the at least two visual identifier associated with the plurality of touch points of each passcode entry display differs from an arrangement of the at least two visual identifiers in a previous and a subsequent passcode entry display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: MetroPCS Wireless Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Methenitis
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING DEVICE PASSCODE SECURITY
    Publication number: 20140043243
    Abstract: A method for entering a passcode within a mobile device begins with receiving an indication of a user attempt to access the mobile device. A passcode entry display including a plurality of touch points is generated responsive to the indication. Each of the plurality of touch points includes at least two visual identifiers associated therewith. The passcode entry display is displayed on an interface of the mobile device and the passcode is received responsive to user selection of a sequences of the plurality of touch points associated with a predetermined sequence of at least one of the visual identifiers. The arrangement of the at least two visual identifier associated with the plurality of touch points of each passcode entry display differs from an arrangement of the at least two visual identifiers in a previous and a subsequent passcode entry display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: METROPCS WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: MARK METHENITIS