US Patent 10176315 Graphical authentication

A method, electronic device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for establishing graphical authentication on an electronic device are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving a first user input corresponding to an image, the image comprising a plurality of points of interest; receiving a second user input corresponding to a selected point of interest in the plurality of points of interest in the image; receiving a third user input corresponding to a selected password element; and storing the selected image, the selected point of interest, and the selected password element in association with a user authentication profile in a memory of the electronic device.