CLIAMS:We claim:

1. An authentication method for an electronic device, comprising:
receiving, at the electronic device, a first input;
determining a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme;
displaying the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues;
receiving, at the electronic device, a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the visual cues;
verifying the sequence of visual cues; and
providing access to the electronic device based on the verification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the password theme based on the first input
and user preferences associated with the password theme comprises
determining the password theme based on a stored mapping table comprising a mapping between a plurality of password themes and a plurality of moods of a user associated with one or more of the plurality of password themes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the password theme comprises
grouping each of the plurality of visual cues according to a plurality of categories associated with the password theme; and
displaying the plurality of visual cues based on the grouping.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the plurality of visual cues comprises
displaying the visual cues on a multidimensional object having a plurality of faces, wherein each face of the plurality of faces is determined based on its grouping.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying the sequence of visual cues comprises:
comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined combination of visual cues; and
comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined sequence of visual cues.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing access based on the verification comprises
authenticating a user based on a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined combination of visual cues and a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined sequence of visual cues.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input comprises a touch-sensitive parameter, and
wherein determining the password theme comprises determining the password theme based on the touch-sensitive parameter.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the touch-sensitive parameter comprises at least one of a
stroke length, a stroke direction, a stroke pressure, a stroke speed, and/or a stroke acceleration.

9. An electronic device comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions configure the at least one processor to:
receive a first input;
determine a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme;
display the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues;
receive a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the visual cues;
verify the sequence of visual cues; and
provide access to the electronic device based on the verification.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further configure the at least one
hardware processor to:
determine the password theme based on a stored mapping table comprising a mapping between a plurality of password themes and a plurality of moods of a user associated with one or more of the plurality of password themes.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the displayed password theme comprises a grouping of
each of the visual cues according to a plurality of categories associated with the password theme.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the visual cues are displayed on a multidimensional
object having a plurality of faces, wherein each face of the plurality of faces is determined based on its grouping.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further configure the at least one
hardware processor to:
verify the sequence of visual cues by comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined combination of visual cues; and
comparing the sequence of visual cues with a predetermined sequence of visual cues.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the instructions further configure the at least one
hardware processor to:
provide access to the electronic device by authenticating a user based on a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined combination of visual cues and a match between the sequence of visual cues and the predetermined sequence of visual cues.

Dated this 8th day of November, 2013
R RAMYA RAO
OF K&S PARTNERS
AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT

,TagSPECI:TECHNICAL FIELD
This disclosure relates generally to authentication, and more particularly to systems and methods for authentication based on user preferences.