Patents by Inventor John M. WHELAN, III

John M. WHELAN, III 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).

  • Device fingerprinting, tracking, and management
    Patent number: 10878218
    Abstract: Methods for tracking and managing a device that connects to a database system, including connecting to a web application at least partially running on the database system, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the device may be identified by a fingerprint or unique device identifier (ID) formed from various vectors that correspond to device specific attributes or characteristics. The fingerprint or unique device ID may be compared to a fingerprint or device ID stored on the database system associated with a user's access credentials to determine a match percentage. Further access by the device to the database system may depend upon whether the match percentage exceeds a predetermined threshold. Device access to the database system may be tied to the fingerprint or unique device ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: John M. Whelan, III, Bharath Kumar Pareek, Amarjit Singh, Pohsuen Kuo, Birva Joshi
  • DEVICE FINGERPRINTING, TRACKING, AND MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20190384956
    Abstract: Methods for tracking and managing a device that connects to a database system, including connecting to a web application at least partially running on the database system, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the device may be identified by a fingerprint or unique device ID formed from various vectors that correspond to device specific attributes or characteristics. The fingerprint or unique device ID may be compared to a fingerprint or device ID stored on the database system associated with a user's access credentials to determine a match percentage. Further access by the device to the database system may depend upon whether the match percentage exceeds a predetermined threshold. Device access to the database system may be tied to the fingerprint or unique device ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: John M. WHELAN, III, Bharath Kumar PAREEK, Amarjit SINGH, Pohsuen KUO, Birva JOSHI