Patents Assigned to TEXTPOWER, INC.
  • Credential-free identification and authentication
    Patent number: 10050969
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user so that the user can access a website without entering a unique user credential. A user accesses a target and is presented with an authentication code and an address, and the user sends a message containing the authentication code to that address. Alternatively, the user is pre-supplied with an address and is presented only with an authentication code when the user accesses the target. The user's identity is authenticated by comparing an aspect of the metadata of the message with known metadata aspects, and the user is authenticated by comparing the authentication key presented to the user with the one received in the message. Both the user and the user's identity are authenticated in a single step without requiring the user to input any unique user credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TEXTPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Foster, Scott Goldman, Mark Nielsen
  • Credential-free identification and authentication
    Patent number: 9430630
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user so that the user can access a website without entering a unique user credential. A user accesses a target and is presented with an authentication code and an address, and the user sends a message containing the authentication code to that address. Alternatively, the user is pre-supplied with an address and is presented only with an authentication code when the user accesses the target. The user's identity is authenticated by comparing an aspect of the metadata of the message with known metadata aspects, and the user is authenticated by comparing the authentication key presented to the user with the one received in the message. Both the user and the user's identity are authenticated in a single step without requiring the user to input any unique user credential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: TEXTPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Foster, Scott Goldman, Mark Nielsen
  • Text message authentication system
    Patent number: 8943561
    Abstract: Systems and method for authenticating users are presented. A system can send a passkey to a user interface of a known device. A user can then send a messaging service message with the passkey from a second device to the system. After receiving the message from the user, the system can extract the passkey from the message, and compare the received passkey against the passkey originally sent to the user. The known device and the second device can each have separate and unique device identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: TextPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Foster, Scott Goldman, Mark Nielsen
  • Text Message Authentication System
    Publication number: 20130045713
    Abstract: Systems and method for authenticating users are presented. A system can send a passkey to a user interface of a known device. A user can then send a messaging service message with the passkey from a second device to the system. After receiving the message from the user, the system can extract the passkey from the message, and compare the received passkey against the passkey originally sent to the user. The known device and the second device can each have separate and unique device identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: TEXTPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Foster, Scott Goldman, Mark Nielsen