US 12,093,364 B2
Systems, methods, and media for obfuscated personal identification number entry on media devices
Jiyoung Ko, Cliffside Park, NJ (US); Austin Quaid Walker, San Francisco, CA (US); Saleh Altayyar, Modesto, CA (US); and Sourav Basu, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/484,227.
Application 18/484,227 is a continuation of application No. 17/097,203, filed on Nov. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,803,629.
Prior Publication US 2024/0045944 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/36 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a media device, a request from an external device in communication with the media device to transmit personal information from the external device to the media device; and
operating the media device in an obfuscated entry mode in response to receiving the request from the external device based on location data associated with the media device, including:
generating an interface screen for output by the external device, including:
generating a first section including a plurality of characters; and
generating a second section including a virtual directional pad including a plurality of directional buttons and a select button, with a first subset of the plurality of directional buttons being associated with navigation of the first section, and a second subset of the plurality of directional buttons being associated with an active subsection of the first section;
receiving, from the external device, an input corresponding to a selection of at least one character of the plurality of characters; and
updating a personal information entry field with the at least one character, wherein operation of the media device in the obfuscated entry mode inhibits display of the at least one character in the personal information entry field displayed by the media device.