Patents by Inventor Mir Mustafa Ali

Mir Mustafa Ali 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 CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230185892
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, via a computing device in a locked state, input of a first PIN; determining that the first PIN is associated with a first cryptographic key that is stored in a memory; responsive to determining that the first PIN is associated with the first cryptographic key, retrieving, from the memory, an encrypted form of a first credential that is associated with the first cryptographic key; recovering the first credential from the encrypted form using the first cryptographic key; and causing the computing device to be unlocked using the recovered first credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Michael HUGHES, Francisco Afonso CAVEDON, Mir Mustafa ALI, Tarika CHAWLA, Alexandre KALIAZINE
  • Swipe-based PIN entry
    Patent number: 11010044
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for input of a sequence of digits such as a PIN code or password. A user can use swipe motions to choose the value of a digit and double tap to accept a digit, and swipe up to confirm that input of the sequence of digits is complete. Embodiments can be implemented on point of sale devices, merchant devices and customer devices including mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Luke James Sartori, Mir Mustafa Ali, Theresa Jia Ying Zeng, David Grant Seal
  • SWIPE-BASED PIN ENTRY
    Publication number: 20200379621
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for input of a sequence of digits such as a PIN code or password. A user can use swipe motions to choose the value of a digit and double tap to accept a digit, and swipe up to confirm that input of the sequence of digits is complete. Embodiments can be implemented on point of sale devices, merchant devices and customer devices including mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Luke James Sartori, Mir Mustafa Ali, Theresa Zeng