Patents by Inventor Caitlin Gettinger

Caitlin Gettinger 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).

  • Wheel-based authentication
    Patent number: 11568037
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for authentication is provided. The method includes displaying, on a display device and while in a locked state, a set of color wheels, each color wheel having a plurality of segments with each segment being a different color. User input is received via an input device on the set of color wheels. The user input is converted to a string. The string is communicated to an authentication server. In response to communicating the string, a response is received from the authentication server and the response is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Bister, Hyun Kyu Seo, Chase Kettl, Caitlin Gettinger
  • WHEEL-BASED AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20210279321
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for authentication is provided. The method includes displaying, on a display device and while in a locked state, a set of color wheels, each color wheel having a plurality of segments with each segment being a different color. User input is received via an input device on the set of color wheels. The user input is converted to a string. The string is communicated to an authentication server. In response to communicating the string, a response is received from the authentication server and the response is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: John Bister, Hyun Kyu Seo, CHASE KETTL, Caitlin Gettinger