TWI796899B - Electronic device with password mangement function and method of managing password - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device with password management function and a method of managing password are provided. The electronic device is coupled to a host computer. The electronic device includes an emitting module and a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a memory. A password managing module of the host computer acquires and verifies first password, and when the first password is verified, the driving circuit reads second password stored in the memory. The driving circuit drives the emitting module based on the second password. The method of managing password is applicable for the electronic device.

Description

Electronic device with password management function and password management method

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a management method suitable for the electronic device, and in particular to an electronic device with a password management function and a password management method.

Most digital platforms or applications require users to log in with their respective accounts and passwords to provide corresponding functions and services, so users can manage these accounts and passwords through password management programs. Most of the current password management programs are accessed by the host computer. However, when the host computer is damaged or hacked, the stored account number and password have a great risk of being exposed.

The invention provides an electronic device with a password management function, which can manage passwords in a safe and convenient manner.

The electronic device with password management function of the present invention is coupled to a computer host. The electronic device includes a light emitting module and a driving circuit. The driving circuit is coupled to the light emitting module. The drive circuit includes memory. The password management module of the electronic device obtains the first password and verifies the first password, and when the first password is verified, the driving circuit reads the second password stored in the memory. After the first password is verified, the driving circuit drives the light emitting module according to the second password.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a password management method. The password management method is suitable for electronic devices. The electronic device is coupled to the computer host. The electronic device includes a light emitting module and a driving circuit. The drive circuit includes memory. The password management method includes the following steps: receiving the first password through the password management module of the host computer; verifying the first password through the password management module; The second password in the body; and, the light-emitting module is driven by the driving circuit according to the second password.

Based on the above, in the electronic device with password management function and password management method according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the first password is verified, the driving circuit drives the light emitting module according to the stored second password, so that the light emitting module displays the corresponding All or part of the password information stored in the second password. In this way, the user can manage the second password in a safe and convenient manner.

100: Electronic device

110: drive circuit

111: memory

120: Lighting module

200: computer host

210:Password management module

500: display

511: display panel

512:Menu screen

600: keyboard device

611: Button unit

S210~S240, S310~S360, S410~S460: steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of an electronic device with a password management function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a password management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a password management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a password management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a device schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Parts of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the referenced reference symbols in the following description, when the same reference symbols appear in different drawings, they will be regarded as the same or similar components. These embodiments are only a part of the present invention, and do not reveal all possible implementation modes of the present invention. Rather, these embodiments are only examples within the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of an electronic device with a password management function according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes a driving circuit 110 and a light emitting module 120 . The driving circuit 110 includes a memory 111 . The driving circuit 110 is coupled to the light emitting module 120 . In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 may be, for example, a display or a keyboard device. In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 can be coupled to the host computer 200 so that the driving circuit 110 can establish communication with the host computer 200 to transmit data. The host computer 200 can store a password management module 210, wherein the password management module 210 can be an application program, software or firmware. In this embodiment, the driving circuit 110 can be configured to execute relevant firmware, so as to cooperate with the execution result of the password management module 210 of the host computer 200 to provide the password management function.

In this embodiment, the driving circuit 110 may include, for example, a graphics processor (Graphic Process Unit, GPU) or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor) , DSP), programmable controller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (Application Specific Integrated Circuits, ASIC), programmable logic device (Programmable Logic Device, PLD), other similar processing devices or a combination of these devices. The memory 111 can be, for example, Dynamic Random Access Memory (Dynamic Random Access Memory, DRAM), Flash memory (Flash memory), or Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory, NVRAM).

In this embodiment, the host computer 200 can be, for example, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The host computer 200 may include a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) and memory as mentioned above, and the memory of the host computer 200 may store the password management module 210 . The password management module 210 can be, for example, a background program resident in the operating system (OS) of the host computer 200 , or a specific software or a specific application program executed in a special computer operating environment. For this, the user can obtain and verify the password data from the electronic device 100 by operating the password management module 210 of the computer host 200 .

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a password management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 may perform the following steps S210 - S240 to realize the password management function. When the user operates the computer host 200 and performs password management When the module 210 is used, the user can input the first password through the relevant input device (such as keyboard, mouse or touch screen, etc.) of the host computer 200 . In step S210, the password management module 210 obtains the first password. In this embodiment, the first password may be, for example, a registration password registered in advance by the user. In step S220, the first password is verified by the password management module 210.

In step S230 , when the first password is verified, the electronic device 100 can read the second password stored in the memory 111 through the driving circuit 110 . In this embodiment, the memory 111 of the driving circuit 110 can store the second password pre-stored by the user and used to provide the relevant specific application program during execution. In step S240 , the electronic device 100 can drive the light emitting module 120 according to the second password through the driving circuit 110 . In this embodiment, the light emitting module 120 can display all or part of the corresponding password information according to the second password, so that the user can know the corresponding password information of the second password by viewing the light emitting module 120 . Therefore, the electronic device 100 and the password management method of this embodiment can provide a safe and convenient password management function.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a password management method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the password management method in FIG. 3 is a detailed description applied to single-person operation password management, but this embodiment is not limited thereto. This embodiment can also be applied to multi-person operation password management. The electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 can execute the following steps S310-S360. In step S310 , the host computer 200 can execute the password management module 210 . The user can execute a specific application program in the computer host 200, such as an audio-visual platform program, a financial transaction platform program, or an email program. In step S315, the host computer 200 can obtain the password through the input device. In step S320, the host computer 200 It can be determined whether the password management module 210 is executed for the first time. In this embodiment, when the computer host 200 activates the password management module 210 , the computer host 200 may search the memory of the computer host 200 for a flag corresponding to the password management module 210 . If the host computer 200 obtains the flag corresponding to the password management module 210, it means that the password management module 210 is executed for the first time. On the contrary, if the host computer 200 does not obtain the flag corresponding to the password management module 210, it means that the password management module 210 is not executed for the first time. In this embodiment, the flag corresponding to the password management module 210 can be stored in a specific disk space of the host computer 200, or in a system registry.

If the determination result of step S320 is “Yes”, it means that the currently executed specific application executes the password management function of the password management module 210 for the first time. Therefore, in step S325, the password management module 210 can use the password as a registration password for user identity verification, and provide it to the driving circuit 110 of the electronic device 100, so that the driving circuit 110 can store the registration password in the memory 111 , to complete the registration operation. Moreover, when the user executes the password management module 210 again, the electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 resume execution from step S310.

If the judgment result of step S320 is "No", it means that the currently executed specific application program is not executing the password management function of the password management module 210 for the first time, and the memory 111 of the driving circuit 110 has already stored the registration password. In step S330, the driving circuit 110 can output the registration password stored in the memory 111 to the password management module 210, so that the password management module 210 can verify the password and determine whether the verification is passed. The password management module 210 can compare whether the currently obtained password is the same as the registered password stored in the memory 111 . If not, it means the user's current input The password is different from the registration password. In step S335, the electronic device 100 can display an error message through the light-emitting module 120 or the relevant output device (such as a display, etc.) of the computer host 200 to remind the user to re-enter the password, and the electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 restart from step S310. Begin execution. If yes, it means that the user has registered the currently executed specific application program with the password management function of the password management module 210 .

In step S340 , the password management module 210 can execute the password display module or the password input module in the password management module 210 . For this, the user can choose to execute the password display module or the password input module of the password management module 210 by operating the input device of the computer host 200 or directly operating the electronic device 100 . In step S345 , if the user chooses to execute the password input module in the password management module 210 , the password management module 210 can obtain another password through the input device of the host computer 200 . Alternatively, in one embodiment, the password management module 210 may include a random number generator, and the other password may be generated by executing the random number generator. It should be noted that the number of another password is directly related to the capacity of the memory 111 .

In step S350 , the driving circuit 110 can store the other password in the memory 111 . It should be noted that, the password management module 210 may also, for example, first perform an encryption operation on the other password by means of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Next, the driving circuit 110 obtains the encrypted another password from the password management module 210, and stores the encrypted another password in the memory 111, so as to enhance the security level of the password management. Moreover, the secret key required for the above-mentioned encryption operation can be generated by the password management module 210 according to the hardware information and the interactive operation result of the registered password.

In step S355, if the user chooses to execute the password display module in the password management module 210, the driving circuit 110 can read another password pre-stored in the memory 111 as in the aforementioned steps S345 and S350. In step S360, the driving circuit 110 can drive the light emitting module 120 according to the other password, so that the light emitting module 120 displays password information corresponding to another password. Therefore, the user can obtain another password prompt through the light emitting module 120, and can correctly operate the computer host 200 to execute a specific application program. Or, in one embodiment, the drive circuit 110 can return the other password to the host computer 200, so that the currently executing specific application program can obtain or use the other password to perform related login operations or security authentication, etc. operate. Or, in yet another embodiment, the user can also, for example, operate a specific function button or shortcut key on the relevant input device of the electronic device 100 or the computer host 200, so that the electronic device 100 returns the other password to the computer Host 200.

In other words, the electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 of this embodiment can pre-store the password data required by the currently executing specific application program in the memory 111 of the electronic device 100 instead of the computer host 200, so as to achieve high security features password protection function. Moreover, when the user intends to execute the specific application program, the electronic device 100 can effectively prompt the user with required password information through the light emitting module 120, so as to realize a convenient password management function.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a password management method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the password management method in FIG. 4 is a detailed description of password management applied to multi-person operations, but this embodiment is not limited thereto. This embodiment can also be applied to single-person operation password management. The electronic device 100 and the host computer 200 can execute as Next step S410~S460. In step S410 , the host computer 200 can execute the password management module 210 . The user can execute a specific application program in the computer host 200, such as an audio-visual platform program, a financial transaction platform program, or an email program. In step S415, the host computer 200 can obtain the account number and password through the input device. In step S420, the host computer 200 can determine whether the current user executes the password management module 210 for the first time.

If yes, it means that the current user executes the specific application program for the first time and cooperates to execute the password management function of the password management module 210 . Therefore, in step S425, the password management module 210 can use the account number and password as the registered account number and the registered password for user identity verification, and provide them to the driving circuit 110 of the electronic device 100, so that the driving circuit 110 can store the registered account number And register the password into the memory 111 to complete the registration operation. Moreover, when the same user or another user executes the password management module 210 again, the electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 resume execution from step S410.

If not, it means that the current user is not executing the specific application program and the password management function of the password management module 210 for the first time, and the memory 111 of the driving circuit 110 has already stored the registered account number and registered password. In step S430, the driving circuit 110 can provide the registered account number and registered password stored in the memory 111 to the password management module 210, so that the password management module 210 can verify the account number and password, and determine whether the verification is passed. The password management module 210 can compare whether the currently obtained account number and password are the same as the registered account number and registered password stored in the memory 111 . If not, it means that at least one of the account number and password currently input by the user is different from at least one of the registered account number and registered password. in step S435, the electronic device 100 can display an error message through the light-emitting module 120 or the relevant output device of the computer host 200 to remind the user to re-enter the account number and password, and the electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 restart execution from step S410. If yes, it means that the current user has registered the currently executed specific application with the password management function of the password management module 210 .

In step S440 , the password management module 210 can execute the password display module or the password input module in the password management module 210 . For this, the user can choose to execute the password display module or the password input module of the password management module 210 by operating the input device of the computer host 200 or directly operating the electronic device 100 . In step S445 , if the user chooses to execute the password input module in the password management module 210 , the password management module 210 can obtain another password through the input device of the host computer 200 . Alternatively, in one embodiment, the password management module 210 may include a random number generator, and the other password may be generated by executing the random number generator. It should be noted that the number of another password is directly related to the capacity of the memory 111 .

In step S450 , the driving circuit 110 can store the other password in the memory 111 . It is worth noting that the password management module 210 may also, for example, perform an encryption operation on the other password by means of the Advanced Encryption Standard. Next, the driving circuit 110 obtains the encrypted another password from the password management module 210, and stores the encrypted another password in the memory 111, so as to enhance the security level of the password management. Moreover, the key required for the aforementioned encryption operation can be generated by the password management module 210 according to the hardware information and the result of the interactive operation of the registered password.

In step S455, if the user chooses to execute the password management module 210 password display module, then the drive circuit 110 can read another password pre-stored in the memory 111 through the aforementioned steps S445 and S450. In step S460, the driving circuit 110 can drive the light emitting module 120 according to the other password, so that the light emitting module 120 displays password information corresponding to another password. Therefore, the user can obtain another password prompt through the light emitting module 120, and can correctly operate the computer host 200 to execute a specific application program. Or, in one embodiment, the drive circuit 110 can return the other password to the host computer 200, so that the currently executing specific application program can obtain or use the other password to perform related login operations or security authentication, etc. operate. Or, in yet another embodiment, the user can also, for example, operate a specific function button or a shortcut key on a related input device of the electronic device 100 or the computer host 200, so that the electronic device 100 returns the other password to the computer Host 200.

In other words, the electronic device 100 and the computer host 200 of this embodiment can pre-store the password data required by the specific application program executed by one or more users in the memory 111 of the electronic device 100 instead of the computer host 200, In order to realize the password protection function with high security features. Moreover, when a user intends to execute the specific application program, the electronic device 100 can effectively prompt the user through the light emitting module 120, so as to realize a convenient multi-person password management function.

FIG. 5 is a device schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device described in various embodiments of the present invention can be realized by the display 500 shown in FIG. 5 . The display 500 may include a display panel 511 . The display panel 511 includes, for example, a liquid crystal (Liquid Crystal, LC) panel, a light-emitting diode (Light-Emitting Diode, LED) panel, an organic light-emitting diode (Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) panels, cold cathode fluorescent lamps (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, CCFL) or LEDs as display backlights and other related display elements that can be used to provide display functions. In this regard, when the password management module in the host computer coupled to the display 500 passes the user identity verification as shown in one of the processes in FIGS. 2 to 4 above, and executes the password display module, the display 500 can display A menu screen (On-Screen Display, OSD) 512 is displayed on the display screen of the panel 511 . The driving circuit of the display 500 can display the password on the display menu screen 512 of the display panel 511 , so as to effectively and directly remind the user of the previously stored specific password.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6 , the electronic device described in various embodiments of the present invention can be realized by the keyboard device 600 shown in FIG. 6 . The keyboard device 600 may include a plurality of key units 611 . The light emitting module of the keyboard device 600 may include a plurality of light emitting units among the key units 611 . The light emitting unit may be, for example, an LED or an OLED, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In this regard, when the password management module in the computer host computer coupled to the keyboard device 600 passes the user identity verification as shown in one of the processes in FIGS. The circuit can sequentially light up the parts corresponding to the password characters in these light-emitting units 611 according to the specific password previously stored by the user (such as some button units with the bottom of the grid in FIG. 6 ), so as to effectively and directly prompt the user to Specific passwords previously stored. Moreover, in an embodiment, the light-emitting units in the key units 611 can also be sequentially illuminated in different specific colors according to the password character sequence of the previously stored specific password, so as to increase the prompting effect.

In summary, the electronic device with password management function in the embodiment of the present invention The setting and password management method is to store the managed second password in the electronic device instead of the computer host. Therefore, when the first password is verified, the user can know the second password, so the electronic device has a safe and convenient user experience.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Electronic device

110: drive circuit

111: memory

120: Lighting module

200: computer host

210:Password management module

Claims (20)

An electronic device with a password management function, wherein the electronic device is coupled to a computer host, and the electronic device includes: a lighting module; and a drive circuit, coupled to the light emitting module, and includes a memory, Wherein a password management module of the electronic device obtains a first password and verifies the first password, and when the first password is verified, the drive circuit reads a second password stored in the memory , and the driving circuit drives the lighting module according to the second password. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, Wherein when the computer mainframe executes the password management module for the first time, the password management module obtains a registration password and provides it to the driving circuit so that the driving circuit stores the registration password in the memory. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein when the password management module obtains the first password, the drive circuit outputs the registration password stored in the memory to the password management module, so that the password The management module compares the first password with the registration password to determine whether the first password is verified. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the password management module also obtains a registration account corresponding to the registration password, and provides the registration account to the driving circuit, so that the driving circuit uses the registration account and the registration account The registration password is also stored in the memory. The electronic device as described in claim 4, wherein when the password management module obtains the first password and a login account, the drive circuit outputs the registration password and the registration account stored in the memory to the password The management module enables the password management module to compare the first password and the login account according to the registration password and the registration account to determine whether the first password and the login account are verified. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the first password is not verified, the driving circuit drives the light emitting module to display an error message, Wherein when the first password is verified, the password management module executes a password display module or a password input module in the password management module. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein when the password management module executes the password display module, the driving circuit reads the second password stored in the memory, Wherein when the password management module executes the password input module, the drive circuit obtains the encrypted second password from the password management module and stores it in the memory. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the password management module executes a random number generator to generate the second password by the random number generator. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a display, and the light emitting module includes a display panel, and the second password is displayed on a menu screen of the display panel. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a keyboard device, and the keyboard device includes a plurality of key units, Wherein the light-emitting module includes a plurality of light-emitting units in the key-press units, and the driving circuit sequentially lights up a part of the light-emitting units according to the second password. A password management method, suitable for an electronic device, the electronic device is coupled to a computer host and includes a light emitting module and a drive circuit, the drive circuit includes a memory, wherein the password management method includes: obtaining a first password through a password management module of the computer host; verifying the first password by the password management module; After the first password verification is passed, read a second password stored in the memory through the driving circuit; and The light-emitting module is driven by the driving circuit according to the second password. The password management method as described in claim 11, further comprising: When the computer mainframe executes the password management module for the first time, a registration password is obtained by the password management module and provided to the driving circuit so that the driving circuit stores the registration password in the memory. The password management method as described in claim 12, wherein the step of verifying the first password by the password management module includes: Outputting the registration password stored in the memory to the password management module through the drive circuit; and The password management module compares the first password with the registration password to determine whether the first password is verified. The password management method as described in claim 12, wherein the step of executing the password management module for the first time by the host computer includes: The password management module also obtains a registration account corresponding to the registration password, and provides the registration account to the driving circuit, so that the driving circuit stores the registration account and the registration password together in the memory middle. The password management method as described in claim 14, further comprising: The first password and a login account are also obtained by the password management module, Wherein the step of verifying the first password by the password management module includes: Outputting the registration password and the registration account number stored in the memory to the password management module through the driving circuit; and The password management module compares the first password and the login account according to the registration password and the registration account to determine whether the first password and the login account pass the verification. The password management method as described in claim 11, further comprising: When the first password fails to pass the verification, the light emitting module is driven by the drive circuit to display an error message; and When the first password is verified, a password display module or a password input module in the password management module is executed by the password management module. The password management method as described in claim 16, further comprising: When the password management module executes the password display module, the second password stored in the memory is read by the driving circuit; and When the password management module executes the password input module, the encrypted second password is obtained from the password management module through the drive circuit and stored in the memory. The password management method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the password management module executes a random number generator to generate the second password by the random number generator. The password management method according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device is a display, and the light emitting module includes a display panel, and the second password is displayed on a menu screen of the display panel. The password management method as described in claim 11, wherein the electronic device is a keyboard device, and the keyboard device includes a plurality of key units, wherein the light-emitting module includes a plurality of light-emitting units in the key units, and the The driving circuit sequentially lights up a part of the light emitting units according to the second password.

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