Patents by Inventor Brad Newcomb

Brad Newcomb 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).

  • Method and apparatus for preventing the interception of data being transmitted to a web site by a monitoring program
    Patent number: 7394900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preventing the use of data transmitted by a computer to a web site by a program operating on the computer. Initially, a first association between a set of labels and a first set of codes is created. The set of labels contains information to be displayed on the computer, while each code in the first set of codes is associated with a particular label. An encryption key is then linked with the first association. The set of labels, the first set of codes, and the first encryption key is then sent to the computer. Some time later, codes from the first set of codes and the first encryption key are received back from the computer. The codes returned from the computer are then matched to labels from the set of labels using the first encryption key. Afterwards, subsequent associations between the set of labels and other sets of codes are created. These associations are different than the association between the set of labels and the first set of codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Southwest Airlines Co.
    Inventors: Mark Gerber, Brad Newcomb, Robert Shaffer, Chris Stromberger, Steve Taylor, Kevin Krone