Patents by Inventor Conor Aylward
Conor Aylward has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11704400Abstract: In an authentication method, a wireless communication is established between a mobile device and a wearable device. A proximity is detected between the mobile device and the wearable device by comparing mobile device position information and wearable device position information. Access to the mobile device is granted based on a detected proximity.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
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Publication number: 20230080732Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described that comprises a sensor configured to measure the movement of a user in response to the interaction of the user with a displayed image and controller circuitry configured to authenticate the user in response to a positive comparison between the movement of the user and a stored movement associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Conor AYLWARD, Hugo EMBRECHTS, Dimitri TORFS
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Patent number: 11601806Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
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Patent number: 11594229Abstract: An apparatus has circuitry which determines a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user, and identifies the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts
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Publication number: 20220345323Abstract: Examples relate to a method, a computer program and a system for enabling a verification of a result of a computation obtained from a third party. The method comprises providing a model on a distributed ledger, the model representing the computation used by the third party. The method comprises providing access to the model for one or more users, to enable the users to verify the result of the computation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Conor AYLWARD, Johan DUYSHAVER, Cristian TRAUM, Romain HENNETON, Ales NOVAK, Olivier ELSHOCHT
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Patent number: 11388246Abstract: A method for providing information about an object is proposed. The method contains determining a usage profile of the object based on a measurement performed by at least one sensor of the object and storing the usage profile. The usage profile can be compared with a standard profile of the object. Based on a result of the comparison information about a usage of the object can be provided. A corresponding object providing information is proposed.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Conor Aylward, Philip Marivoet
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Patent number: 11379591Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (100) for assessing user authorization, the method comprising: receiving (110), via a data communication network (330), a request from a user device (300) for an access; generating (120), based on data associated with the request, a risk score indicating a risk that the request was sent by a non-authorized user, wherein the risk score indicates a high risk, a medium risk, or a low risk that the user (400) is a non-authorized user; and signaling (130), via the data communication network (330), the user device (300) a need for further information to enable a decision about the authorization of the user (400), if the risk score indicates medium risk. A further aspect relates to a method (200) for user authorization and to an electronic device (300).Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Barbara Jochems, Conor Aylward, Erbin Lim, Francesco Cartella, Francisco Fatore, Johan Duyshaver
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Publication number: 20220200805Abstract: A system comprising a distributed ledger (BC) configured to store a smart contract (SB) related to a problem statement (Z), the smart contract (SB) enabling a zero-knowledge proof (ZK) concerning the problem statement (Z).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Patrick VARILLY, Thomas CARETTE, Conor AYLWARD, Rik CLAESEN
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Patent number: 11127015Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are pseudo-randomly permitted or blocked.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
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Publication number: 20210287142Abstract: A method for processing a user request is provided. The method includes receiving the user request. Further, the method includes selecting one of a plurality of different machine-learning models. Each of the plurality of machine-learning models is trained for performing the same processing task. The method additionally includes processing the user request using the selected one of the plurality of machine-learning models.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Gert CEULEMANS, Francesco CARTELLA, Erbin LIM, Gabriel ARMELIN, Conor Aylward
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Patent number: 11074586Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are done by purposely deteriorating the data transactions associated with the classified fraudulent account in comparison to data transactions associated with a classified non-fraudulent account.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
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Patent number: 10911950Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device which comprises a circuitry configured to authenticate a second electronic device when the circuitry detects based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising authenticating data communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device when detecting based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
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Publication number: 20210021680Abstract: A method for providing information about an object is proposed. The method contains determining a usage profile of the object based on a measurement performed by at least one sensor of the object and storing the usage profile. The usage profile can be compared with a standard profile of the object. Based on a result of the comparison information about a usage of the object can be provided. A corresponding object providing information is proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Conor AYLWARD, Philip MARIVOET
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Publication number: 20200311285Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (100) for assessing user authorization, the method comprising: receiving (110), via a data communication network (330), a request from a user device (300) for an access; generating (120), based on data associated with the request, a risk score indicating a risk that the request was sent by a non-authorized user, wherein the risk score indicates a high risk, a medium risk, or a low risk that the user (400) is a non-authorized user; and signaling (130), via the data communication network (330), the user device (300) a need for further information to enable a decision about the authorization of the user (400), if the risk score indicates medium risk. A further aspect relates to a method (200) for user authorization and to an electronic device (300).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Barbara JOCHEMS, Conor AYLWARD, Erbin LIM, Francesco CARTELLA, Francisco FATORE, Johan DUYSHAVER
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Patent number: 10715544Abstract: A method comprising partitioning a space of user requests into subsets, and determining a risk score for a user request based on the evolution of the number of user requests in the subset of user requests to which this user request belongs.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLCInventors: Lee Kirsten Gould, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Igor Bondarenko, Alexei Karpov, Hugo Embrechts
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Publication number: 20200035248Abstract: An apparatus has circuitry which determines a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user, and identifies the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Dimitri TORFS, Conor AYLWARD, Hugo EMBRECHTS
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Publication number: 20200029214Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
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Publication number: 20190295091Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are pseudo-randomly permitted or blocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
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Publication number: 20190295090Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are done by purposely deteriorating the data transactions associated with the classified fraudulent account in comparison to data transactions associated with a classified non-fraudulent account.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
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Publication number: 20190253883Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described that comprises a sensor configured to measure the movement of a user in response to the interaction of the user with a displayed image and controller circuitry configured to authenticate the user in response to a positive comparison between the movement of the user and a stored movement associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs