Patents by Inventor Courtney Seth Bair

Courtney Seth Bair 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: 9391779
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for accessing protected resources. Biometric data for a user is received from a biometric input device and an indication of an application requiring a password. Responsive to receiving the biometric data from the user, the user is authenticated using the biometric data and a profile. Responsive to the user being authenticated, the password is established with the application to allow access to the application, wherein the password is established without user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Courtney Seth Bair
  • Patent number: 8224962
    Abstract: An automatic network domain diagnostic, repair, and mapping tool facilitates access by a user to shared resources on a network. A user provides an address, such as a domain name system (DNS) provided address, of the shared resource and user identification information, such as a username and password. The provided address is checked and repaired if necessary to identify the network server having the shared resource. The identified server is checked, such as by pinging the server, to ensure that it is actually responding. The supplied user identification is checked, such as by querying a domain controller, to confirm whether the user identification corresponds to an existing account. When the checks are complete, and everything is found to be in order, the shared resource is mapped automatically for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Courtney Seth Bair, Christopher Todd Heublein, Kimberly A. Jones
  • Publication number: 20110131327
    Abstract: An automatic network domain diagnostic, repair, and mapping tool facilitates access by a user to shared resources on a network. A user provides an address, such as a domain name system (DNS) address, of the shared resource and user identification information, such as a username and password. The provided address is checked and repaired if necessary to identify the network server having the shared resource. The identified server is checked, such as by pinging the server, to ensure that it is actually responding. The supplied user identification is checked, such as by querying a domain controller, to confirm whether the user identification corresponds to an existing account. When the checks are complete, and everything is found to be in order, the shared resource is mapped automatically for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Courtney Seth Bair, Christopher Todd Heublein, Kimberly A. Jones
  • Publication number: 20100024023
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for accessing protected resources. Biometric data for a user is received from a biometric input device and an indication of an application requiring a password. Responsive to receiving the biometric data from the user, the user is authenticated using the biometric data and a profile. Responsive to the user being authenticated, the password is established with the application to allow access to the application, wherein the password is established without user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Courtney Seth Bair