Patents by Inventor Henry Shyue-yeong Wang

Henry Shyue-yeong Wang 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).

  • Modifying search criteria using gestures
    Patent number: 8849846
    Abstract: A method for searching using a touchscreen including: receiving, from a user, multiple search criteria; receiving, using the touchscreen, a gesture input from the user; selecting a search preference corresponding to the gesture input; obtaining multiple modified search criteria by modifying the plurality of search criteria based on the search preference; and generating multiple search results based on the multiple modified search criteria and a data repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventor: Henry Shyue-yeong Wang
  • Method and system for providing authentication credentials
    Patent number: 8151343
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a user, that includes receiving an account identifier from the user, obtaining a media prompt from an account based on the account identifier, presenting the user with the media prompt and a question prompt, wherein the question prompt references the media prompt, receiving input answering the question prompt, comparing the input with a valid response to determine whether the user is authentic, wherein the valid response requires personal knowledge of the media prompt and the question prompt, and authorizing the user to access a resource when the user is authentic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Shyue-yeong Wang, Ananth Uggirala, Michele Lynn Sarko, Chris Quinn, Anthony Creed, Kenichi Mori, Bennett R. Blank