Patents by Inventor Gregg Browinski

Gregg Browinski 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).

  • Client side authentication redirection
    Patent number: 8397077
    Abstract: A device, method and system for authentication by a user are disclosed herein. The exemplary method may authenticate a user password entered by a user. User specific attributes may be accessed and used to produce a generated password. The generated password may be produced using an algorithm and the user attributes. The generated password may be used to log onto a resource for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: PistolStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hoey, Gregg Browinski
  • Method for retrofitting password enabled computer software with a redirection user authentication method
    Patent number: 8196193
    Abstract: A device, method, and system disclosed herein may be used to integrate and control authentication and passwords among various applications and platforms. The exemplary method may obtain a service ticket from a key distribution center of the key distribution center authentication process and generate a random key. A port between the client and the service may be created and utilized to transmit the service ticket and the random key to a service from the client. The random key may replace a password provided by the user. The random key in the password field of the service logon is transmitted to the service. The service authenticates the random key in the password field with the stored random key in the cache of the service. Once authenticated the service ticket is validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: PistolStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hoey, Gregg Browinski
  • USER AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20090150989
    Abstract: A device, method, and system disclosed herein may be used to integrate and control authentication and passwords among various applications and platforms. The exemplary method may obtain a service ticket from a key distribution center of the key distribution center authentication process and generate a random key. A port between the client and the service may be created and utilized to transmit the service ticket and the random key to a service from the client. The random key may replace a password provided by the user. The random key in the password field of the service logon is transmitted to the service. The service authenticates the random key in the password field with the stored random key in the cache of the service. Once authenticated the service ticket is validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: PistolStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hoey, Gregg Browinski
  • PASSWORD GENERATION
    Publication number: 20090150991
    Abstract: A device, method and system for authentication by a user are disclosed herein. The exemplary method may authenticate a user password entered by a user. User specific attributes may be accessed and used to produce a generated password. The generated password may be produced using an algorithm and the user attributes. The generated password may be used to log onto a resource for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: PistolStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hoey, Gregg Browinski