Patents by Inventor Ken Douros

Ken Douros 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).

  • Systems and methods for pressure-based authentication of an input on a touch screen
    Patent number: 8988191
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for authenticating an input on a touch screen. A method comprises obtaining one or more pressure metrics for an input by a user on a touch screen that is being proffered as that of a known user. Each pressure metric corresponds to a pressure applied to the touch screen by the user at a respective impression location of the input. The method further comprises authenticating the user as the known user based at least in part on the one or more pressure metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keshu Zhang, Ken Douros, Haifeng Li, Hao Li, Yi Wei
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESSURE-BASED AUTHENTICATION OF AN INPUT ON A TOUCH SCREEN
    Publication number: 20110050394
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for authenticating an input on a touch screen. A method comprises obtaining one or more pressure metrics for an input by a user on a touch screen that is being proffered as that of a known user. Each pressure metric corresponds to a pressure applied to the touch screen by the user at a respective impression location of the input. The method further comprises authenticating the user as the known user based at least in part on the one or more pressure metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Keshu Zhang, Ken Douros, Haifeng Li, Hao Li, Yi Wei