Patents by Inventor Gustavo Stefani

Gustavo Stefani 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).

  • User password protection
    Patent number: 8353017
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for protecting a password assigned to a user, the method comprising: providing a password entry screen having a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard including a plurality of character keys arranged in a non-QWERTY format; authenticating the user if a password submitted by the user accessing the password entry screen matches a user password retrieved from a password database; and denying access to the user if the submitted password does not match the retrieved user password. The system comprises a storage module and a computer program for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julian A. Cerruti, Stefan Nusser, Jerald Thomas Schoudt, Gustavo Stefani, Eric Wilcox
  • System and method for user password protection
    Patent number: 7921454
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for protecting a password assigned to a user, the method comprising: providing a password entry screen having a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard including a plurality of character keys arranged in a non-QWERTY format; authenticating the user if a password submitted by the user accessing the password entry screen matches a user password retrieved from a password database; and denying access to the user if the submitted password does not match the retrieved user password. The system comprises a storage module and a computer program for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Julian A. Cerruti, Stefan Nusser, Jerald Thomas Schoudt, Gustavo Stefani, Eric Wilcox
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER PASSWORD PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20090106827
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for protecting a password assigned to a user, the method comprising: providing a password entry screen having a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard including a plurality of character keys arranged in a non-QWERTY format; authenticating the user if a password submitted by the user accessing the password entry screen matches a user password retrieved from a password database; and denying access to the user if the submitted password does not match the retrieved user password. The system comprises a storage module and a computer program for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julian A. Cerruti, Stefan Nusser, Jerald Thomas Schoudt, Gustavo Stefani, Eric Wilcox
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER PASSWORD PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20090106825
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for protecting a password assigned to a user, the method comprising: providing a password entry screen having a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard including a plurality of character keys arranged in a non-QWERTY format; authenticating the user if a password submitted by the user accessing the password entry screen matches a user password retrieved from a password database; and denying access to the user if the submitted password does not match the retrieved user password. The system comprises a storage module and a computer program for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Julian A. Cerruti, Stefan Nusser, Jerald Thomas Schoudt, Gustavo Stefani, Eric Wilcox