Patents by Inventor Mark B. Upson

Mark B. Upson 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).

  • Remediating unauthorized sharing of account access to online resources
    Patent number: 8856955
    Abstract: A number of effective alternatives for discouraging unauthorized online-resource sharing are discussed. An anti-sharing strategy can be built by applying one or more of the alternatives in response to possible, strongly-suspected or virtually certain unauthorized sharing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: ServiceSource International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Hinds, Matthew R. Shanahan, Mark B. Upson
  • Method and Apparatus for Correlating Multiple Cookies as Having Originated from the Same Device Using Device Fingerprinting
    Publication number: 20110288940
    Abstract: Information that is useful to distinguish between two or more computer devices (a “device fingerprint”) is collected and stored in a database with corresponding state-management tokens such as HTTP cookies. The database is searched for a fingerprint, and if the fingerprint is found, the corresponding stored token is delivered to a computer device for the device's use in making subsequent requests for resources or services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Peter H. HORADAN, Matthew R. Shanahan, Mark B. Upson
  • Method and Apparatus for Remediating Unauthorized Sharing of Account Access to Online Resources
    Publication number: 20110289597
    Abstract: A number of effective alternatives for discouraging unauthorized online-resource sharing are discussed. An anti-sharing strategy can be built by applying one or more of the alternatives in response to possible, strongly-suspected or virtually certain unauthorized sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jennifer L. HINDS, Matthew R. Shanahan, Mark B. Upson