Patents by Inventor Herbert Alward

Herbert Alward 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).

  • Publication number: 20080098456
    Abstract: This invention discloses a system for determining whether a purported or alleged authorized user is in fact the authorized user, by comparing new data on a real-time basis against probability distribution representations including an authorized user probability distribution representation and a global or wide population probability distribution representation, to provide a probability as to whether the purported authorized user is the authorized user. This invention may utilize keyboard dynamics or data, or X-Y device data, or other data from similar measurable characteristics, to determine the probability that the new data from the purported authorized user indicates or identifies that user as the authorized user. This invention identifies the user continuously as the user interacts with the system and to identify a change in situation in the environment of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Herbert Alward, Timothy Meehan, James Straub, Robert Hust, Erik Hutchinson, Michael Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20080092209
    Abstract: This invention discloses a system for determining whether a purported or alleged authorized user is in fact the authorized user, by comparing new data on a real-time basis against probability distribution representations including an authorized user probability distribution representation and a global or wide population probability distribution representation, to provide a probability as to whether the purported authorized user is the authorized user. This invention may utilize keyboard dynamics, data, X-Y device data, or other data from similar measurable characteristics, to determine the probability that the new data from the purported authorized user indicates or identifies that user as the authorized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Charles Davis, Michael Schmidt, Herbert Alward
  • Publication number: 20080091639
    Abstract: This invention discloses a system for the association of a user of an electronic system with a demographic, wherein a data characteristic of the user is accessed and compared to a wide population probability distribution reference indicative of a demographic associated with the data characteristic, and making a determination of a probability that the user is up to the demographic based on the comparing. Systems may include a method for selecting a more probable data characteristic upon which to associate a user with a demographic, and a data processing apparatus configured with one or more wide population probability distribution references for use on any one of a number of electronic systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Charles Davis, Michael Schmidt, Herbert Alward
  • Publication number: 20080092245
    Abstract: This invention discloses a system for determining whether a purported or alleged authorized user is in fact the authorized user, by comparing new data on a real-time basis against probability distribution representations including an authorized user probability distribution representation and a global or wide population probability distribution representation, to provide a probability as to whether the purported authorized user is the authorized user. This invention may utilize touch dynamics or data, or other data from similar measurable characteristics, to determine the probability that the new data from the purported authorized user indicates or identifies that user as the authorized user. This invention uses the same data to determine the probability for the most optimal position and sizes for user interface components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Herbert Alward, Timothy Meehan, James Straub III, Norman Carr, Robert Hust
  • Publication number: 20080091453
    Abstract: This invention discloses a system wherein behaviormetrics are utilized to authenticate electronic transactions, either alone or in combination with other identifiers such as PIN's, passwords, codes and the like. Probability profiles or probability distribution representations may be constructed for determining whether a purported or alleged authorized user is in fact the authorized user, by comparing new data on a real-time basis against probability distribution representations including an authorized user probability distribution representation and a global or wide population probability distribution representation, to provide a probability as to whether the purported authorized user is the authorized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Meehan, Herbert Alward