Patents by Inventor Nathan Terres

Nathan Terres 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).

  • Multi-pattern authentication gestures
    Patent number: 8539550
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for using gestures to authenticate a principal. The method acquires a multi-pattern authentication gesture that has multiple input patterns. The multiple input patterns have a temporal dimension. At least two of the multiple input patterns overlap in the temporal dimension. The multi-pattern authentication gesture also has a duration. The method compares whether the multi-pattern authentication gesture is sufficiently similar to an available gesture template over a portion of the duration and assigns a level-of-trust to the principal responsive to the comparison. The apparatus and program products use the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Terres, Jonathan M. Mandell, Steven A. Sholtis, Ryan J. Yarwood
  • AUTOMATED POLLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090037248
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a polling system. The system starts by receiving responses to a poll from one or more poll respondents. The system then uses information in a database to determine the reliability of the responses. Next, the system aggregates the poll responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Steven Sholtis, Kenneth Henderson, Nathan Terres, Terry LeClair