Patents by Inventor J. Stuart Vaeth

J. Stuart Vaeth 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).

  • System and method for handling permits for user authentication tokens
    Patent number: 8549602
    Abstract: The invention consists of a method of handling permits, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a user with a user permit linked to a user authentication token, the user permit defining permissions granted to the user and the user token containing identity authentication information for the user; (b) presenting the user token to a gatekeeper to confirm the user's identity; (c) validating the user permit based on the permit issuer's digital signature; and, (d) granting the user access based on said permissions within the user permit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Diversinet Corp.
    Inventor: J. Stuart Vaeth
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PERMITS FOR USER AUTHENTICATION TOKENS
    Publication number: 20080127321
    Abstract: The invention consists of a method of handling permits, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a user with a user permit linked to a user authentication token, the user permit defining permissions granted to the user and the user token containing identity authentication information for the user; (b) presenting the user token to a gatekeeper to confirm the user's identity; (c) validating the user permit based on the permit issuer's digital signature; and, (d) granting the user access based on said permissions within the user permit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: J. Stuart VAETH
  • Virtual certificate authority
    Patent number: 6308277
    Abstract: A method and system for creating and administering certificates digitally signed by a trusted entity (certificate authority) to ensure that certificated transactions are authenticated as that of a particular entity. Requests for a certificate, along with verification information, are directed to the certificate authority, where they are held and accessed by an entity having verification responsibilities (registration authority) and approved or disapproved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: GTE CyberTrust Solutions Incorporated
    Inventors: J. Stuart Vaeth, Charles S. Walton
  • Virtual certificate authority
    Patent number: 6035402
    Abstract: A method and system for creating and administering certificates digitally signed by a trusted entity (certificate authority) to ensure that certificated transactions are authenticated as that of a particular entity. Requests for a certificate, along with verification information, are directed to the certificate authority, where they are held and accessed by an entity having verification responsibilities (registration authority) and approved or disapproved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: GTE CyberTrust Solutions Incorporated
    Inventors: J. Stuart Vaeth, Charles S. Walton