Patents by Inventor Ajay Bhat

Ajay Bhat 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).

  • Service authentication through a voice assistant
    Patent number: 11509479
    Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for authenticating a user through a voice assistant device and creating an association between the device and a user account. The request is associated with a network or federated service. The user is prompted to use a client device, such as a smartphone, to initiate an authentication flow. A soundwave is played through the voice assistant device that contains a secret key, which is then sent to an assistant connection service along with a token identifying the user or the user's device. An association between the user account and the voice assistant device can then be created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanandan Nambannor Kunnath, Ramani Panchapakesan, Ajay Bhat, Pranav Shenoy
  • SERVICE AUTHENTICATION THROUGH A VOICE ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20200389314
    Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for authenticating a user through a voice assistant device and creating an association between the device and a user account. The request is associated with a network or federated service. The user is prompted to use a client device, such as a smartphone, to initiate an authentication flow. A soundwave is played through the voice assistant device that contains a secret key, which is then sent to an assistant connection service along with a token identifying the user or the user's device. An association between the user account and the voice assistant device can then be created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ramanandan Nambannor Kunnath, Ramani Panchapakesan, Ajay Bhat, Pranav Shenoy