Gaming Password Entry Using Image and Alphanumeric Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players often choose short and easy-to-remember passwords for gaming systems, making them vulnerable to unauthorized access through trial and error or guesswork, as existing authentication methods do not adequately secure player identities.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow players to use a combination of images and alphanumeric characters to create longer, more secure passwords for accessing gaming apparatus features, with a password entry interface displaying game-related images and characters, and a cryptographic hash comparison for validation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If players use short and easy-to-remember passwords, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The password is divided into multiple components: a graphical element (image or icon) and an alphanumeric element (number or letter). This segmentation allows players to use memorable visual and textual components while increasing overall password complexity and security through the combination of different element types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges graphical elements (images, icons) with alphanumeric elements (numbers, letters) to create a composite password structure. This combination integrates visual recognition with textual input, making passwords both memorable and secure by requiring both visual and alphanumeric components.
2Ease of operation
If players use simple passwords, then ease of operation is improved, but resistance to unauthorized access is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The password structure segments security into two distinct parts: a graphical component that is easy to remember and select, and an alphanumeric component that adds complexity. This segmentation maintains ease of operation through visual selection while preventing unauthorized access through the combined complexity of both elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The password system uses composite materials in the sense of combining different types of elements (graphical and alphanumeric) to create a stronger security structure. The graphical element provides memorability while the alphanumeric element provides complexity, together forming a password that resists unauthorized access better than either element alone.
3Device complexity
If traditional alphanumeric passwords are used, then device complexity is minimized, but password strength is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges graphical elements (images, icons displayed on the device) with alphanumeric input (numbers, letters entered by the player). This merging increases authentication strength by requiring both visual recognition and alphanumeric input, while the integration into a unified interface maintains acceptable device complexity through coordinated display and input mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to gaming apparatus (100) and methods (300) applicable to gaming apparatuses and systems. In particular a password entry method (300) and system (600) for authenticating a player's identity is disclosed in which a user's password can be defined using a set of elements (402) including a plurality of images (404) such as symbols or pictures.