Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secure display element
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Application No.: US15252113Application Date: 2016-08-30
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Publication No.: US09858432B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Dino Dai Zovi
- Applicant: Square, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
- Current Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Mattingly & Malur, PC
- Main IPC: G06F21/00
- IPC: G06F21/00 ; G06F21/62 ; G06F21/36 ; G06F21/84

Abstract:
Techniques for securely displaying sensitive information against attempts to capture such information via screenshots are introduced. Similar to the pieces of a puzzle, a plurality of images that collectively represent a keypad (for example) are generated and each image represents a different part of the characters. The generated images are to be displayed to a human user in a sequential fashion at least at a predetermined minimum frame rate, such that the plurality of images sequentially displayed are perceivable by the human user collectively as the keypad. In each of the plurality of images, at least a part of the characters of the keypad is disguised or concealed, and in some embodiments, to the extent that not a single character of the keypad is recognizable by a human or a machine. Further, bogus data can be selectively inserted to enhance security.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160371498A1 Secure Display Element Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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