Patents by Inventor Gordon Nigel BACKHURST

Gordon Nigel BACKHURST 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).

  • VISUAL OBFUSCATION SECURITY DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160342783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for authenticating a user within a communications system. The method includes a portable computing device which captures a graphical counter-token; merges the graphical counter-token and a user token to generate an image revealing a visual key within the merged tokens; and displays the image to the user on the portable device. The graphical counter-token is initially generated by a server utilising the user token and the key. A system for authenticating a user is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Howard James YATES, Gordon Nigel BACKHURST