Patents Examined by Amir Mehrmanesh
  • Shutting down access to all user accounts
    Patent number: 9413747
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and associated method or restricting access to a user's account via one or more account access channels. The system typically includes a processor, a memory, and an access restriction module stored in the memory. The module is typically configured for: integrating one or more account access channels associated with the user's account with an access restriction procedure; receiving a request from the user to implement the access restriction procedure; based on receiving the request from the user to implement the access restriction procedure, implementing the access restriction procedure, wherein implementing the access restriction procedure comprises restricting access to the user's account via the account access channel(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Hood Qaim-Maqami, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Joseph Neil Johansen, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Michael Patrick Lynch
  • Shutting down access to all user accounts
    Patent number: 9406055
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and associated method or restricting access to a user's account via one or more account access channels. The system typically includes a processor, a memory, and an access restriction module stored in the memory. The module is typically configured for: integrating one or more account access channels associated with the user's account with an access restriction procedure; receiving a request from the user to implement the access restriction procedure; based on receiving the request from the user to implement the access restriction procedure, implementing the access restriction procedure, wherein implementing the access restriction procedure comprises restricting access to the user's account via the account access channel(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Hood Qaim-Maqami, Alicia C. Jones, Elizabeth S. Votaw, Joseph Neil Johansen, Charles Jason Burrell, Carrie Anne Hanson, Michael Patrick Lynch
  • Utilization of multiple keypads for password inputs
    Patent number: 9401914
    Abstract: A method includes generating a first virtual keypad for entry of a first portion of a password, wherein the first portion includes a first value and a second value. The method receives the first portion, wherein the first portion includes a first number of keys selected equal to the first value and the second value present in the first number of keys selected. The method generates a second virtual keypad for entry of a second portion, wherein the second portion includes a third and a fourth value. The method receives the second portion, wherein the second portion includes a second number of keys selected equal to the third value and the fourth value present in the second number of keys selected. Responsive to determining the first and the second portion matches an account password, the method determines to grant a user access to an account associated with the account password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Ping Li, Xian D. Meng, George J. Romano, Jianhua Rui, Zhao L. Wang
  • Method and system for managing security in mobile communication system
    Patent number: 9392503
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for solving and managing security problems, which may occur during a handover of a User Equipment (UE) between PLMNs in a mobile communication network, by using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol are provided. By the method, a UE can perform a security mode command and an authentication with a network. Further, the method can prevent interruption of communication due to authentication or security during a handover of a UE between Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Joo Suh, Chae-Gwon Lim
  • Method and system for managing security in mobile communication system
    Patent number: 9392502
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for solving and managing security problems, which may occur during a handover of a User Equipment (UE) between PLMNs in a mobile communication network, by using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol are provided. By the method, a UE can perform a security mode command and an authentication with a network. Further, the method can prevent interruption of communication due to authentication or security during a handover of a UE between Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Joo Suh, Chae-Gwon Lim
  • System and method for controlled access to network devices
    Patent number: 9386019
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more rules associated with access to a first server. The system further includes a processor configured to receive, a first request from a client to access a first server, the first request comprising first access information associated with a user of the client. The processor is further configured to determine, based on the one or more rules and the first access information, that the client may access the first server and retrieve second access information associated with the first server in response to determining that the client may access the first server. The processor is also configured to receive data from the first server using the retrieved second access information and the first request and send the data from the first server to the client using the one or more rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nir Barak, Itzhak Fadida, Amir Jerbi, Azy Shalom
  • Multiple input based passwords
    Patent number: 9380056
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, carried out by one or more processors, for utilizing one or more input methods for passwords. In an embodiment, the method comprises the steps of determining, by one or more processors, one or more input methods supported for a password entry, wherein the password entry verifies a user's credentials; receiving, by one or more processors, a candidate password through the one or more input methods, wherein each character of the candidate password has an associated input method; and storing, by one or more processors, the candidate password as the password entry, along with the associated input method for each character of the candidate password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anuj Dubey, Maruthi Latha, Rohit Shetty, Anurag A. Sinha
  • Non-harmful insertion of data mimicking computer network attacks
    Patent number: 9374380
    Abstract: Non-harmful data mimicking computer network attacks may be inserted in a computer network. Anomalous real network connections may be generated between a plurality of computing systems in the network. Data mimicking an attack may also be generated. The generated data may be transmitted between the plurality of computing systems using the real network connections and measured to determine whether an attack is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Charles Neil, Alexander Kent, Curtis Lee Hash, Jr.
  • Apparatus and method of controlling permission to applications in a portable terminal
    Patent number: 9372983
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling permission to an application in a portable terminal, the apparatus including a controller for, when requested for an invocation of a specific function provided by a framework during an execution of a specific application, determining whether a permission for the specific function is obtained using the specific application's user ID and process ID, and if the permission for the specific function is determined to be restricted, displaying a first message indicating that the permission is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Ha Park, Dae-Young Kim, Song-Yi Kim
  • Method for entering password and portable electronic device and unlocking method and data authenticating method
    Patent number: 9369283
    Abstract: A method for entering password and a portable electronic device using the same, a method for unlocking the portable electronic device and a data authenticating method are provided, wherein the portable electronic device includes a touch screen. The method includes displaying an interface for entering a somatosensory password, measuring and recording at least one angle variation of the portable electronic device on at least one dimension, and generating a somatosensory signal data set according to the at least one angle variation of the portable electronic device on the at least one dimension. The method further includes generating a user password data according to the somatosensory signal data set, encrypting the user password data according to an encryption algorithm to generate an encrypted user password data, and transmitting the encrypted user password data to an authentication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Meng-Chang Chen
  • Acoustically secure phase change memory devices
    Patent number: 9367483
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and firmware for operating data storage devices and storage processors are provided herein. In one example, a data storage device is provided. The data storage device includes phase change media on which to write data, and a processing system configured to identify a write process to at least obfuscate an acoustic signature associated with writing the data on the phase change media and write the data to the phase change media in accordance with the write process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Cyril Guyot, Dejan Vucinic, Luiz Franca-Neto
  • Apparatus and methods for displaying information regarding objects
    Patent number: 9367704
    Abstract: Apparatus, and methods utilizing such apparatus, are described for displaying information regarding an object including a terminal for collecting, manipulating, and displaying information regarding the object, and a location processor for determining the location of the terminal with respect to the object. The apparatus further includes an access processor programmed to deny a user of the terminal access to the information when the distance between the terminal and the object exceeds a specified value. The apparatus and methods are particularly useful when implemented in a hospital setting in which the user is a medical provider, the object is a patient, and the terminal is a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Yariv Glazer
  • Differentiating between good and bad content in a user-provided content system
    Patent number: 9356920
    Abstract: A system differentiates good content from bad content in a user-provided content system. Messages are analyzed for features that characterize messages. A feature may occur in one or more messages. A feature that has more than a threshold number of occurrences in messages in a time interval is identified for further analysis. Enhanced authentication is requested from senders of the messages with occurrences of the identified feature. Based on the rate at which senders of the messages pass authentication, the content associated with the message is determined to be good content or bad content. Subsequent messages are blocked or successfully delivered based on whether features occurring in the messages are indicative of good content or bad content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Alexander Stein, Lev Timourovich Popov, Evan Stratford
  • Method and system for managing security in mobile communication system
    Patent number: 9357443
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for solving and managing security problems, which may occur during a handover of a User Equipment (UE) between PLMNs in a mobile communication network, by using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol are provided. By the method, a UE can perform a security mode command and an authentication with a network. Further, the method can prevent interruption of communication due to authentication or security during a handover of a UE between Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Joo Suh, Chae-Gwon Lim
  • Method and system for managing security in mobile communication system
    Patent number: 9357444
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for solving and managing security problems, which may occur during a handover of a User Equipment (UE) between PLMNs in a mobile communication network, by using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol are provided. By the method, a UE can perform a security mode command and an authentication with a network. Further, the method can prevent interruption of communication due to authentication or security during a handover of a UE between Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Joo Suh, Chae-Gwon Lim
  • System and method to use a cloud-based platform supported by an API to authenticate remote users and to provide PKI- and PMI-based distributed locking of content and distributed unlocking of protected content
    Patent number: 9356916
    Abstract: A security system for authenticating users and protecting content that provides an application program interface (API) with a Cloud Platform integration (Platform) to extend the security capabilities of Public Key Infrastructure and Privilege Management Infrastructure systems to authenticated external users and protected content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: T-Central, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz
  • Preventing network tomography in software defined datacenter networks
    Patent number: 9356956
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for preventing abuse of software-defined datacenter networks. In some examples, an SDN abuse prevention module within a control layer of an SDN may use graph analysis rules and monitor network paths over time to detect and prevent abusive network conformation change command series. Instance-generated network paths may be analyzed to determine if the paths attempt to repeatedly traverse one or more sensitive network paths. If so, the paths may be implemented or denied based on, among other things, the time scale within which they attempt to repeatedly traverse the sensitive network paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
  • Predicting the actions and evaluating the risk of a software install program
    Patent number: 9349004
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for predicting the actions and evaluating the risk of a software install program including downloading a software installation program on a computing system, wherein execution of the software installation program installs a computing product on the computing system; disassembling the software installation program to produce a plurality of lines of instructions; analyzing each line of the plurality of lines or instructions to identify potential modifications to the computing system associated with the program; generating a report detailing the potential modifications to the computing system; and displaying the report so that a user may evaluate an impact of the potential modifications to the computing system in the event the software installation program is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Liam Harpur, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Lin Sun
  • Apparatus and method for processing multiple inputs of users of a home network
    Patent number: 9344293
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of users in a home network. A control point requests electronic devices in the home network to transmit input capability information, receives the input capability information as a response to the request from the electronic devices, and performs session setup using the input capability information by determining a receiver for receiving input signals and at least two senders for sending input signals. The control point transmits input signals transmitted by the at least two senders to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Je-Young Maeng, Joo-Yeol Lee, Se-Hee Han, Dong-Shin Jung, Fei Fei Feng
  • Automated feedback for proposed security rules
    Patent number: 9344457
    Abstract: A computer determines a number of matches returned by a proposed security rule that result from application of the proposed security-rule to historical logged event data. The computer determines a predicted performance of the proposed security rule as part of a network security system based on the number of matches. The computer sends a message during a creation session of the proposed security-rule. The message includes a recommended change for a portion of the proposed security based on the predicted performance of the proposed security rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel E. Chapman, II, Gary I. Givental, Kaleb D. Walton