Patents by Inventor Conor Aylward

Conor Aylward 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).

  • Patent number: 11704400
    Abstract: In an authentication method, a wireless communication is established between a mobile device and a wearable device. A proximity is detected between the mobile device and the wearable device by comparing mobile device position information and wearable device position information. Access to the mobile device is granted based on a detected proximity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
  • Publication number: 20230080732
    Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described that comprises a sensor configured to measure the movement of a user in response to the interaction of the user with a displayed image and controller circuitry configured to authenticate the user in response to a positive comparison between the movement of the user and a stored movement associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Conor AYLWARD, Hugo EMBRECHTS, Dimitri TORFS
  • Patent number: 11601806
    Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
  • Patent number: 11594229
    Abstract: An apparatus has circuitry which determines a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user, and identifies the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts
  • Publication number: 20220345323
    Abstract: Examples relate to a method, a computer program and a system for enabling a verification of a result of a computation obtained from a third party. The method comprises providing a model on a distributed ledger, the model representing the computation used by the third party. The method comprises providing access to the model for one or more users, to enable the users to verify the result of the computation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Conor AYLWARD, Johan DUYSHAVER, Cristian TRAUM, Romain HENNETON, Ales NOVAK, Olivier ELSHOCHT
  • Patent number: 11388246
    Abstract: A method for providing information about an object is proposed. The method contains determining a usage profile of the object based on a measurement performed by at least one sensor of the object and storing the usage profile. The usage profile can be compared with a standard profile of the object. Based on a result of the comparison information about a usage of the object can be provided. A corresponding object providing information is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Conor Aylward, Philip Marivoet
  • Patent number: 11379591
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (100) for assessing user authorization, the method comprising: receiving (110), via a data communication network (330), a request from a user device (300) for an access; generating (120), based on data associated with the request, a risk score indicating a risk that the request was sent by a non-authorized user, wherein the risk score indicates a high risk, a medium risk, or a low risk that the user (400) is a non-authorized user; and signaling (130), via the data communication network (330), the user device (300) a need for further information to enable a decision about the authorization of the user (400), if the risk score indicates medium risk. A further aspect relates to a method (200) for user authorization and to an electronic device (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barbara Jochems, Conor Aylward, Erbin Lim, Francesco Cartella, Francisco Fatore, Johan Duyshaver
  • Publication number: 20220200805
    Abstract: A system comprising a distributed ledger (BC) configured to store a smart contract (SB) related to a problem statement (Z), the smart contract (SB) enabling a zero-knowledge proof (ZK) concerning the problem statement (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick VARILLY, Thomas CARETTE, Conor AYLWARD, Rik CLAESEN
  • Patent number: 11127015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are pseudo-randomly permitted or blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
  • Publication number: 20210287142
    Abstract: A method for processing a user request is provided. The method includes receiving the user request. Further, the method includes selecting one of a plurality of different machine-learning models. Each of the plurality of machine-learning models is trained for performing the same processing task. The method additionally includes processing the user request using the selected one of the plurality of machine-learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gert CEULEMANS, Francesco CARTELLA, Erbin LIM, Gabriel ARMELIN, Conor Aylward
  • Patent number: 11074586
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are done by purposely deteriorating the data transactions associated with the classified fraudulent account in comparison to data transactions associated with a classified non-fraudulent account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
  • Patent number: 10911950
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device which comprises a circuitry configured to authenticate a second electronic device when the circuitry detects based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising authenticating data communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device when detecting based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
  • Publication number: 20210021680
    Abstract: A method for providing information about an object is proposed. The method contains determining a usage profile of the object based on a measurement performed by at least one sensor of the object and storing the usage profile. The usage profile can be compared with a standard profile of the object. Based on a result of the comparison information about a usage of the object can be provided. A corresponding object providing information is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Conor AYLWARD, Philip MARIVOET
  • Publication number: 20200311285
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (100) for assessing user authorization, the method comprising: receiving (110), via a data communication network (330), a request from a user device (300) for an access; generating (120), based on data associated with the request, a risk score indicating a risk that the request was sent by a non-authorized user, wherein the risk score indicates a high risk, a medium risk, or a low risk that the user (400) is a non-authorized user; and signaling (130), via the data communication network (330), the user device (300) a need for further information to enable a decision about the authorization of the user (400), if the risk score indicates medium risk. A further aspect relates to a method (200) for user authorization and to an electronic device (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Barbara JOCHEMS, Conor AYLWARD, Erbin LIM, Francesco CARTELLA, Francisco FATORE, Johan DUYSHAVER
  • Patent number: 10715544
    Abstract: A method comprising partitioning a space of user requests into subsets, and determining a risk score for a user request based on the evolution of the number of user requests in the subset of user requests to which this user request belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Lee Kirsten Gould, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Igor Bondarenko, Alexei Karpov, Hugo Embrechts
  • Publication number: 20200035248
    Abstract: An apparatus has circuitry which determines a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user, and identifies the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Dimitri TORFS, Conor AYLWARD, Hugo EMBRECHTS
  • Publication number: 20200029214
    Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
  • Publication number: 20190295091
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are pseudo-randomly permitted or blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
  • Publication number: 20190295090
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of fraud handling. A data transaction request is received via a data network from at least one user account. The data transaction request is analyzed based on predefined fraud detection rules to generate a fraud score associated with the at least one user account. The at least one user account is classified as fraudulent account if the associated fraud score exceeds a predefined fraud likelihood threshold. Data transactions associated with a classified fraudulent account via the data network are done by purposely deteriorating the data transactions associated with the classified fraudulent account in comparison to data transactions associated with a classified non-fraudulent account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Bart Vandezande, Conor Aylward, Cristian Traum, Erbin Lim, Barbara Jochems, Olivier Elshocht
  • Publication number: 20190253883
    Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described that comprises a sensor configured to measure the movement of a user in response to the interaction of the user with a displayed image and controller circuitry configured to authenticate the user in response to a positive comparison between the movement of the user and a stored movement associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs