公开(公告)号：US20130305180A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-14

申请号：US13947522

申请日：2013-07-22

Applicant: BlackBerry Limited

Inventor： Michael Kenneth Brown ,  Neil Patrick Adams ,  George Babu ,  Herbert Little ,  Michael Stephen Brown

IPC: G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0233 ,  G06Q20/206

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing a number of keys that a user is required to depress on a device having a keyboard with a limited number of keys when the user enters a password. The method comprising the following steps. A subset of characters used to define the password is determined. A filter to apply to the keyboard is determined in accordance with the determined subset of characters. The filter is applied when the user depresses the keys. Devices: and computer readable medium for implementing the method arc also provided.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种方法，用于当用户输入密码时减少用户需要按下具有键盘数量有限的键盘的设备的键数量。 该方法包括以下步骤。 确定用于定义密码的字符的子集。 根据确定的字符子集来确定应用于键盘的滤波器。 当用户按下键时，应用滤镜。 还提供了用于实现方法弧的装置和计算机可读介质。

公开(公告)号：US09513779B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US13947522

申请日：2013-07-22

Applicant: BlackBerry Limited

Inventor： Michael Kenneth Brown ,  Neil Patrick Adams ,  George Babu ,  Herbert Little ,  Michael Stephen Brown

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06Q20/20

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0233 ,  G06Q20/206

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing a number of keys that a user is required to depress on a device having a keyboard with a limited number of keys when the user enters a password. The method comprising the following steps. A subset of characters used to define the password is determined. A filter to apply to the keyboard is determined in accordance with the determined subset of characters. The filter is applied when the user depresses the keys. Devices and computer readable medium for implementing the method are also provided.