US 12,259,955 B2
Authentication of users based on re-entry of passwords
Brant L Candelore, Poway, CA (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,314.
Prior Publication US 2024/0193239 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/316 (2013.01) [G06F 21/84 (2013.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); H04L 9/3239 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2135 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2137 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
retrieve a pre-stored password associated with a user;
retrieve a predefined number associated with the retrieved pre-stored password, wherein
the retrieved predefined number corresponds to a number of times an entry of a correct password is required for an authentication of the user;
receive a set of user inputs associated with the authentication of the user, wherein
each user input of the received set of user inputs corresponds to an entered password associated with the user;
compare, for the number of times associated with the user, the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, with the retrieved pre-stored password;
determine whether the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, corresponds to the retrieved pre-stored password, based on the comparison for the number of times associated with the user;
authenticate the user based on the determination that the entered password in each user input, of the received set of user inputs, corresponds to the retrieved pre-stored password for the number of times associated with the user; and
control a display device to render authentication information, based on the authentication of the user.