Abstract: A method and system for verification of a pattern based passcode. User input of a series of key inputs to a keyboard is received from a user. A registered pattern for the user of a sequence of keyboard direction movements is retrieved, wherein the pattern based passcode is the registered pattern. A first character in a first key input of the series of key inputs is identified, wherein the first key input is the first key, of the series of key inputs, that was inputted by the user. It is determined is made that that the identified first character is not in an excluded group of characters and in response, it is verified that a pattern of directional movements from the first character to the remaining characters after the first character in the series of key inputs matches the registered pattern for the user.

Abstract: A method and associated device for moving an image of displayable content displayed on a touchscreen of the device. Movement of an object along the touchscreen of the device toward an outer edge of the touchscreen is detected, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the outer edge in synchronization with the detected movement of the object. It is determined that the object has traversed the outer edge of the touchscreen so as to no longer be touching the touchscreen, and in response, one or more motion sensors are activated to monitor the object for continuing movement of the object. The one or more motion sensors ascertain the continuing movement of the object away from the outer edge, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the outer edge in synchronization with the ascertained continuing movement of the object.

Abstract: A navigation system which includes a central processing unit; a nonvolatile storage for storing digitized map data; a road sinuosity S(R) of a route including a plurality of digitized road segments calculated from a starting point to a destination point to be traveled by a user by summing the rotation angle of each of the road segments divided by the distance of each of the road segments; a module to determine an estimated travel time of the route; a module to determine a corrected travel time using the road sinuosity S(R); and a display to display the corrected travel time.

Abstract: A method and system for verification of a pattern based passcode. User input of a series of key inputs to a keyboard is received from a user. A registered pattern for the user of a sequence of keyboard direction movements is retrieved, wherein the pattern based passcode is the registered pattern. A first character in a first key input of the series of key inputs is identified, wherein the first key input is the first key, of the series of key inputs, that was inputted by the user. It is determined is made that that the identified first character is not in an excluded group of characters and in response, it is verified that a pattern of directional movements from the first character to the remaining characters after the first character in the series of key inputs matches the registered pattern for the user.

Abstract: A method and system for verification of a pattern based passcode. A user input of a series of key inputs is received. A registered pattern for the user of a sequence of keyboard direction movements is retrieved. A first character input in the series of key inputs is identified. It is determined that the identified first character is not in an excluded group of characters, wherein the excluded group of characters are previously used first characters in a defined period or number of instances for the user. In response to having determined that the first character is not in the excluded group of characters, the series of key inputs after the first character input is compared with the registered pattern for the user.

Abstract: A method and system for verification of a pattern based passcode. A user input of a series of key inputs is received. A registered pattern for the user of a sequence of keyboard direction movements is retrieved. A first character input in the series of key inputs is identified. It is determined that the identified first character is not in an excluded group of characters, wherein the excluded group of characters are previously used first characters in a defined period or number of instances for the user. In response to having determined that the first character is not in the excluded group of characters, the series of key inputs after the first character input is compared with the registered pattern for the user.

Abstract: A method of performing user authentication including the steps of receiving a password comprising a sequence of characters, accessing one or more alternative keyboard layout definitions, generating one or more additional passwords from applying the alternative keyboard layout definitions to the sequence of characters, and using the received password and the additional passwords in the user authentication process.

Abstract: A method of generating a password. An embodiment includes: receiving a first user input defining a seed for the password, receiving a second user input defining a destination for the password, operating a coding function to generate the password from the first user input and the second user input, and outputting the password generated by the coding function.

Abstract: A method and associated device for moving an image of displayable content displayed on a touchscreen of the device. Movement of an object along the touchscreen of the device toward an outer edge of the touchscreen is detected, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the outer edge in synchronization with the detected movement of the object. It is determined that the object has traversed the outer edge of the touchscreen so as to no longer be touching the touchscreen, and in response, one or more motion sensors are activated to monitor the object for continuing movement of the object. The one or more motion sensors ascertain the continuing movement of the object away from the outer edge, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the outer edge in synchronization with the ascertained continuing movement of the object.

Abstract: A method and Web server for verifying a Web service request originating from a Web page is provided. The method includes matching the Web service request with a Web service. A sequence ID contained in the request is identified. The Web service request is verified if the identified sequence ID does not correspond with a previous sequence ID for the matched Web service. Additionally, the Web service does not verify a same Web service request twice.

Abstract: Authenticating a human user in a computer system by performing the following steps: (i) determining a one-time password determination algorithm (OTPDA) of one of the following types: graphical, audible, decoder key based, language-based, general knowledge based, temporal, transformative arithmetic and/or a hybrid type; and (ii) revealing the OTPDA to the human user in human-comprehensible form. Revealing OTPDA is done by: (i) communicating the OTPDA itself to the human user, and/or (ii) confirming, to the human user, that the human user's choice for an OTPDA will be used. Preferably, the OTPDA is simple to remember and can be applied by the human user without resort to a computer or similar device.