The use of traditional key layouts on virtual keypads does however, present challenges.Ī challenge with using traditional virtual keypads relates to the fact that today's modern society often encumbers users with a multitude of PIN codes and passwords. In addition, from past use with physical keypads, users are familiar with the position of keys as depicted in virtual keypad 150. The prior art's arrangement of virtual key in numeric order does allow users to easily find keys, much like finding keys on a traditional telephone.
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In the example shown, the user enters his or her PIN code (“1-9-2-7”) as depicted by the arrows from one virtual key to the next. However, one constant in the prior art is that the keys are displayed in a numerical order. Other virtual keypad arrangements exist, such as displaying 1 through 5 on a first line and 6 through 0 on a second line, or displaying all ten digits consecutively (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0) on a single line. If the user selected an alternative language, some of the keys displayed might be displayed in a non-English language. In addition, virtual keys for “OK” and “Cancel” are provided. In the example shown, the numbers 1 through 3 appear in consecutive order on the first line of the display, numbers 4 through 6 on the second line, numbers 7 through 9 on the third line, and special characters and zero (“0”) on the fourth line.
The numbers in virtual keypad 150 are displayed in a numerical order. As shown, the virtual keypad is arranged in a substantially similar fashion to physical keypads that were more commonly used before the advent and large-scale use of virtual keypads. Virtual keypad 150 is displayed on terminal 110's display screen. In response, the ATM machine accesses computer network 120, such as a secure banking network, to interface with bank server 130 which has access to the customer's account information 140, including the user's personal identification number (PIN), often referred to as a “PIN code,” or “password.” The user starts by inserting his or her ATM card ( 100) into ATM terminal 110. 1 shows an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) application commonly used by millions of people everyday. If the user wants to press the one (“1”) key, for example, the user touches a virtual key that appears on the display rather than pressing a physical “1” key on a keyboard or keypad.Ī depiction of a typical application utilizing a virtual keypad is shown in FIG. In many touch screen applications, a physical keyboard or keypad is replaced with a virtual keyboard or keypad that is displayed on the display.
In these applications, the user often has the ability to select from a list of languages so that the information that appears is displayed in a language familiar to the user. These applications include automated teller machines (ATMs), check-in applications at airports, such as those used to print boarding passes, as well as many others. Touch screen technology is utilized in a vast array of modern computer applications. The present invention relates in general to a system and method for providing an alternative key pad layout to increase security.
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