Patents by Inventor Andrea del Pilar Macias Garcia

Andrea del Pilar Macias Garcia 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).

  • Secure authentication of users of devices using tactile and voice sequencing with feedback
    Patent number: 10073959
    Abstract: A method for securely authenticating users of a device which uses pairings of a verbal passphrase and user interactions. The user interactions may be finger position on an interface of the device, number of taps on the interface of the device, or touching of the interface in a predefined area. Alternatively, the user can provide a verbal passphrase with inflection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Diego Xirinachs Jimenez, Andrea del Pilar Macias Garcia, Stephen J. McConnell, Piotr Pierga, Stacey Ramos
  • Enhancing security of a mobile device using pre-authentication sequences
    Patent number: 9858409
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a pre-authentication mechanism that allows a user to define a pre-authentication sequence that includes actions such as movement of the device, taps on the screen, key presses, etc., or any suitable combination of these. Correctly entering the pre-authentication sequence gives the user access to the main authentication screen for the device, while a failure to enter the pre-authentication sequence correctly keeps the device locked. Multiple pre-authentication sequences can be defined, each having a corresponding sleep time threshold. This requires the user to enter the appropriate authentication information corresponding to the time the device has been asleep. Multiple pre-authentication sequences can also be defined, each having corresponding authentication information. Thus, the authentication information the user needs to enter can be a function of the corresponding pre-authentication sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Andrea del Pilar Macias Garcia, Diego Xirinachs Jimenez, Stephen J. McConnell, Piotr Pierga, Stacey Ramos
  • ENHANCING SECURITY OF A MOBILE DEVICE USING PRE-AUTHENTICATION SEQUENCES
    Publication number: 20170147809
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a pre-authentication mechanism that allows a user to define a pre-authentication sequence that includes actions such as movement of the device, taps on the screen, key presses, etc., or any suitable combination of these. Correctly entering the pre-authentication sequence gives the user access to the main authentication screen for the device, while a failure to enter the pre-authentication sequence correctly keeps the device locked. Multiple pre-authentication sequences can be defined, each having a corresponding sleep time threshold. This requires the user to enter the appropriate authentication information corresponding to the time the device has been asleep. Multiple pre-authentication sequences can also be defined, each having corresponding authentication information. Thus, the authentication information the user needs to enter can be a function of the corresponding pre-authentication sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Andrea del Pilar Macias Garcia, Diego Xirinachs Jimenez, Stephen J. McConnell, Piotr Pierga, Stacey Ramos
  • SECURE AUTHENTICATION OF USERS OF DEVICES USING TACTILE AND VOICE SEQUENCING WITH FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20160371477
    Abstract: A method for securely authenticating users of a device which uses pairings of a verbal passphrase and user interactions. The user interactions may be finger position on an interface of the device, number of taps on the interface of the device, or touching of the interface in a predefined area. Alternatively, the user can provide a verbal passphrase with inflection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Diego Xirinachs Jimenez, Andrea del Pilar Macias Garcia, Stephen J. McConnell, Piotr Pierga, Stacey Ramos