Changing keyboard layout automatically while entering a password

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9880737
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14788257

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A system and method for automatically reconfiguring a keyboard layout display to facilitate entry of password characters. The system analyzes the password while setting it, and will save a required keyboard layout for each character. A method includes obtaining an encoded sequence of keyboard layouts mapped to a corresponding characters sequence of a user password, receiving input of a password character and determining whether the character input is correct. If the character entered is correct: decoding the keyboard layout sequence to obtain a correct keyboard layout associated with a next password character to be entered; and automatically displaying the correct keyboard layout associated with a next character to be entered; or if the character entered is not correct: decoding the keyboard layout sequence to obtain one of: a correct or incorrect keyboard layout associated with a next password character to be entered; and automatically displaying the correct or incorrect keyboard layout on the device.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Broomhall, Matthew E Goffstown, US 277 1471
Caldas, Fabrizio Nascimento Sumaré, BR 5 21
Dotson, Christopher R Lexington, US 14 66
Kong, Li Beijing, CN 45 99
Li, Jia Tao Beijing, CN 2 11

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