Patents by Inventor Gregory R. Whitehead
Gregory R. Whitehead 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).
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Patent number: 8370916Abstract: A first user (110) requests a service provider (130) to create (200,400) a record of a transaction. The service provider (130) creates (230,430) a digital receipt (300,700,900), which includes a description (310,710,720,910,1020) of the transaction understandable by humans, tamper-proof evidence (320) of the transaction, and a verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). A second user (120) who desires to verify the transaction displays (265,465) the digital receipt (300,700,900) and activates (270,470) the verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). Upon activation, the tamper-proof evidence (320) is verified without requiring further human interaction to identify the tamper-proof evidence.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Verisign, IncInventors: Xinhong Yuan, Stan J. Simon, Robert W. Pratt, Gregory R. Whitehead, Atul Tulshibagwale
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Publication number: 20110276492Abstract: A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to the secret information would verify that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. The authentication service (130) informs the seller (120) whether the buyer (110) is authorized to use the payment instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventors: Michael E. Graves, Peter E. Frank, Thane Plambeck, Gregory R. Whitehead
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Patent number: 7983993Abstract: A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to the secret information would verify that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. The authentication service (130) informs the seller (120) whether the buyer (110) is authorized to use the payment instrument.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Graves, Peter E. Frank, Thane Plambeck, Gregory R. Whitehead
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Publication number: 20100293100Abstract: A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to the secret information would verify that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. The authentication service (130) informs the seller (120) whether the buyer (110) is authorized to use the payment instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Graves, Peter E. Frank, Thane Plambeck, Gregory R. Whitehead
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Patent number: 7778934Abstract: A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to the secret information would verify that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. The authentication service (130) informs the seller (120) whether the buyer (110) is authorized to use the payment instrument.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2001Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Michael E Graves, Peter E Frank, Thane Plambeck, Gregory R Whitehead
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Publication number: 20100154048Abstract: A first user (110) requests a service provider (130) to create (200,400) a record of a transaction. The service provider (130) creates (230,430) a digital receipt (300,700,900), which includes a description (310,710,720,910,1020) of the transaction understandable by humans, tamper-proof evidence (320) of the transaction, and a verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). A second user (120) who desires to verify the transaction displays (265,465) the digital receipt (300,700,900) and activates (270,470) the verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). Upon activation, the tamper-proof evidence (320) is verified without requiring further human interaction to identify the tamper-proof evidence.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Xinhong Yuan, Stan J. Simon, Robert W. Pratt, Gregory R. Whitehead, Atul Tulshibagwale
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Patent number: 7694332Abstract: A first user (110) requests a service provider (130) to create (200,400) a record of a transaction. The service provider (130) creates (230,430) a digital receipt (300,700,900), which includes a description (310,710,720,910,1020) of the transaction understandable by humans, tamper-proof evidence (320) of the transaction, and a verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). A second user (120) who desires to verify the transaction displays (265,465) the digital receipt (300,700,900) and activates (270,470) the verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). Upon activation, the tamper-proof evidence (320) is verified without requiring further human interaction to identify the tamper-proof evidence.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: Xinhong Yuan, Stan J. Simon, Robert W. Pratt, Gregory R. Whitehead, Atul Tulshibagwale
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Publication number: 20040177047Abstract: A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to the secret information would verify that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. The authentication service (130) informs the seller (120) whether the buyer (110) is authorized to use the payment instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2001Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventors: Michael E. Graves, Peter E. Frank, Thane Plambeck, Gregory R. Whitehead
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Publication number: 20020161721Abstract: A first user (110) requests a service provider (130) to create (200,400) a record of a transaction. The service provider (130) creates (230,430) a digital receipt (300,700,900), which includes a description (310,710,720,910,1020) of the transaction understandable by humans, tamper-proof evidence (320) of the transaction, and a verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). A second user (120) who desires to verify the transaction displays (265,465) the digital receipt (300,700,900) and activates (270,470) the verification prompt (330,740,940,1030). Upon activation, the tamper-proof evidence (320) is verified without requiring further human interaction to identify the tamper-proof evidence.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Xinhong Yuan, Stan J. Simon, Robert W. Pratt, Gregory R. Whitehead, Atul Tulshibagwale