Credential entry and management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10567365-B2
Application number	US-201816111042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2018
Priority date	Jun 7, 2015
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

The present embodiments relate to entry and management of identifiers and credentials. The present embodiments display a credential affordance that, upon selection, provides a credential-assistance user interface for enabling swift access to various credential and management options. The credential affordance can be displayed based on a determination by electronic device that a webpage includes a text entry field associated with a set of one or more restricted resources (e.g., document and/or webpage).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
one or more processors;
memory;
a display; and
one or more programs stored in memory, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a request to display a document that includes a text entry field;
in response to receiving the request, displaying the document with the text entry field, wherein displaying the document with the text entry field includes:
in accordance with a determination that the text entry field corresponds to a credential entry field for which a stored credential is available, filling in the text entry field with the stored credential; and
in accordance with a determination that the text entry field corresponds to a credential entry field for which a stored credential is not available, displaying, on the display, a credential affordance associated with the text entry field without filling in the text entry field.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for: in accordance with a determination that the text entry field is not a credential entry field, displaying the document without displaying the credential affordance and without filling in the text entry field.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the text entry field is a credential entry field is based on markup language associated with the text entry field.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
receiving a second input corresponding to selection of the credential affordance; and
in response to receiving the second input, displaying a credential-assistance user interface, wherein the credential-assistance user interface includes one or more of: an identifier associated with a stored credential; and an option to generate a new password.

5. A method comprising:
at an electronic device including a display and memory:
receiving a request to display a document that includes a text entry field;
in response to receiving the request, displaying the document with the text entry field, wherein displaying the document with the text entry field includes:
in accordance with a determination that the text entry field corresponds to a credential entry field for which a stored credential is available, filling in the text entry field with the stored credential; and
in accordance with a determination that the text entry field corresponds to a credential entry field for which a stored credential is not available, displaying, on the display, a credential affordance associated with the text entry field without filling in the text entry field.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising, in accordance with a determination that the text entry field is not a credential entry field, displaying the document without displaying the credential affordance and without filling in the text entry field.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining whether the text entry field is a credential entry field is based on markup language associated with the text entry field.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving a second input corresponding to selection of the credential affordance; and
in response to receiving the second input, displaying a credential-assistance user interface, wherein the credential-assistance user interface includes one or more of: an identifier associated with a stored credential; and an option to generate a new password.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
receive a request to display a document that includes a text entry field;
in response to receiving the request, display the document with the text entry field, wherein displaying the document with the text entry field includes:
in accordance with a determination that the text entry field corresponds to a credential entry field for which a stored credential is available, fill in the text entry field with the stored credential; and
in accordance with a determination that the text entry field corresponds to a credential entry field for which a stored credential is not available, display a credential affordance associated with the text entry field without filling in the text entry field.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to: in accordance with a determination that the text entry field is not a credential entry field, display the document without displaying the credential affordance and without filling in the text entry field.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the text entry field is a credential entry field is based on markup language associated with the text entry field.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
receive a second input corresponding to selection of the credential affordance; and
in response to receiving the second input, display a credential-assistance user interface, wherein the credential-assistance user interface includes one or more of: an identifier associated with a stored credential; and an option to generate a new password.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Berlin Jessie
• Falkenburg Steven
• Peterson Adele
• Hshieh Alan
• Federighi Craig M
• MONDELLO Richard
• Adler Darin
• Coffman Patrick L
• Bernstein Dan

Classifications

• G06F3/04812

  Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects · CPC title

• H04L63/08 Primary

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F21/31 Primary

  User authentication · CPC title