Patents by Inventor Liam Sean Lynch

Liam Sean Lynch 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).

  • Patent number: 9172541
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for pool-based identity generation and use for service access is disclosed. The method in an example embodiment includes seeding an identity generator with a private key; retrieving independently verifiable data corresponding to a service consumer; using the independently verifiable data to create signed assertions corresponding to the service consumer; generating a non-portable identity document associated with the service consumer, the identity document including the signed assertions; signing the identity document with the private key; and conveying the signed identity document to the service consumer via a secure link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Raju Venkata Kolluru, Michael Dean Kleinpeter, Liam Sean Lynch, Christopher J. Kasten, Rajesh Kanungo
  • Publication number: 20150039896
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for pool-based identity generation and use for service access is disclosed. The method in an example embodiment includes seeding an identity generator with a private key; retrieving independently verifiable data corresponding to a service consumer; using the independently verifiable data to create signed assertions corresponding to the service consumer; generating a non-portable identity document associated with the service consumer, the identity document including the signed assertions; signing the identity document with the private key; and conveying the signed identity document to the service consumer via a secure link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Raju Venkata Kolluru, Michael Dean Kleinpeter, Liam Sean Lynch, Christopher J. Kasten, Rajesh Kanungo
  • Patent number: 8893242
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for pool-based identity generation and use for service access is disclosed. The method in an example embodiment includes seeding an identity generator with a private key; retrieving independently verifiable data corresponding to a service consumer; using the independently verifiable data to create signed assertions corresponding to the service consumer; generating a non-portable identity document associated with the service consumer, the identity document including the signed assertions; signing the identity document with the private key; and conveying the signed identity document to the service consumer via a secure link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Raju Venkata Kolluru, Michael Dean Kleinpeter, Liam Sean Lynch, Christopher J. Kasten, Rajesh Kanungo
  • Patent number: 8621220
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide identity encapsulated cryptography are provided. A method may comprise receiving a user key to access a service. The service may be provided by an enterprise and hosted within a public cloud. A request for a country key assigned to a country of a user is transmitted and the country key is received. Session data resulting from the use of the service hosted within the public cloud is encrypted using the user key and the user key is encrypted using the country key. The encrypted session data and the encrypted user key are stored in the public cloud. The country key may be provided to a legal agency of the country of the user to decrypt session data of the user and to not decrypt session data of other users of another country.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Liam Sean Lynch
  • Publication number: 20130060705
    Abstract: A system and method for securely storing customer data in a network-based commerce system. Customer data is received via a network connection through an application interface. A symmetric key is generated and the customer data is encoded with the symmetric key. The symmetric key is encoded with an asymmetric key to generate an encoded symmetric key. The encoded customer data and the encoded symmetric key are stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Liam Sean Lynch
  • Patent number: 8306920
    Abstract: A system and method for securely storing sensitive customer data in a network-based commerce system such that encryption keys are not exposed to the system is described. Sensitive customer data is received via a network connection through an application interface. A symmetric key is generated, and the sensitive customer data is encoded with the symmetric key. The symmetric key is encoded with an asymmetric key and the encoded sensitive customer data and the encoded symmetric key are placed in a self-describing data-structure. The encoded sensitive customer data and the encoded symmetric key are stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Liam Sean Lynch
  • Patent number: 8225387
    Abstract: A method and a system for access authentication. A shared services resource includes a second factor authentication module. At least one network resource each include a first factor authentication module. A trusted computing base communicates with the shared services and the at least one network resource through a pipe. An assertion may be obtained on a trusted computing base for accessing at least one network resource. At least one of the at least one network resource may be accessed with the trusted computing base when the assertion has been obtained by the trusted computing base and is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Sharadchandra Mardikar, Liam Sean Lynch
  • Publication number: 20110225423
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide identity encapsulated cryptography are provided. A method may comprise receiving a user key to access a service. The service may be provided by an enterprise and hosted within a public cloud. A request for a country key assigned to a country of a user is transmitted and the country key is received. Session data resulting from the use of the service hosted within the public cloud is encrypted using the user key and the user key is encrypted using the country key. The encrypted session data and the encrypted user key are stored in the public cloud. The country key may be provided to a legal agency of the country of the user to decrypt session data of the user and to not decrypt session data of other users of another country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventor: Liam Sean Lynch
  • Publication number: 20100281059
    Abstract: A method and a system to generate a user profile and an associated profile manager are described. The user profile, in one embodiment, may comprise identity data such as static information about a user and behavior data comprising dynamic information about the user. The profile manager may be configured to monitor the activities of the user through an interface to collect behavior indicators, and to update the behavior data using the collected behavior indicators. In one embodiment, the user profile also comprises reputation data. The method and system may also be configured to receive an access request from a user and selectively grant the access based on the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventor: Liam Sean Lynch
  • Publication number: 20100121649
    Abstract: A method and a system to register a user include using some user information stored and provided by a third party system. For example, the user may provide an identifier associated with the third party system. The identifier may be used to retrieve the user information. The user information may be used to at least partially complete the user registration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Liam Sean Lynch, Fraser MacConnell Smith, Sandeep Bhalla, Debora E. Aoki
  • Publication number: 20100095124
    Abstract: A method and a system for access authentication. A shared services resource includes a second factor authentication module. At least one network resource each include a first factor authentication module. A trusted computing base communicates with the shared services and the at least one network resource through a pipe. An assertion may be obtained on a trusted computing base for accessing at least one network resource. At least one of the at least one network resource may be accessed with the trusted computing base when the assertion has been obtained by the trusted computing base and is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Upendra Sharadchandra Mardikar, Liam Sean Lynch
  • Patent number: 7673332
    Abstract: A method and a system for access authentication. A shared services resource includes a second factor authentication module. At least one network resource each include a first factor authentication module. A trusted computing base communicates with the shared services and the at least one network resource through a pipe. An assertion may be obtained on a trusted computing base for accessing at least one network resource. At least one of the at least one network resource may be accessed with the trusted computing base when the assertion has been obtained by the trusted computing base and is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Sharadchandra Mardikar, Liam Sean Lynch
  • Publication number: 20090271625
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for pool-based identity generation and use for service access is disclosed. The method in an example embodiment includes seeding an identity generator with a private key; retrieving independently verifiable data corresponding to a service consumer; using the independently verifiable data to create signed assertions corresponding to the service consumer; generating a non-portable identity document associated with the service consumer, the identity document including the signed assertions; signing the identity document with the private key; and conveying the signed identity document to the service consumer via a secure link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Raju Venkata Kolluru, Michael Dean Kleinocter, Liam Sean Lynch, Christopher J. Kasten, Rajesh Kanungo
  • Publication number: 20080028228
    Abstract: A method and a system for access authentication. A shared services resource includes a second factor authentication module. At least one network resource each include a first factor authentication module. A trusted computing base communicates with the shared services and the at least one network resource through a pipe. An assertion may be obtained on a trusted computing base for accessing at least one network resource. At least one of the at least one network resource may be accessed with the trusted computing base when the assertion has been obtained by the trusted computing base and is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Upendra Sharadchandra Mardikar, Liam Sean Lynch