Patents by Inventor Igor Shmukler

Igor Shmukler 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).

  • Techniques for securing a one-time passcode with an alteration code
    Patent number: 8904482
    Abstract: A token apparatus is described, including (a) a controller, the controller being configured to generate an OTP in synchronization with a remote authentication server, (b) a display, the display being constructed and arranged to display the OTP, and (c) an input apparatus, the input apparatus being constructed and arranged to receive a user-input alteration code, the user-input alteration code being used to alter the OTP in a standardized manner. A method of operating a token device which displays an OTP in synchronization with a remote authentication server is described, including (a) receiving an alteration code, (b) entering the alteration code onto the token device, and (c) causing an altered OTP to be entered into an application that seeks to authenticate a user, the altered OTP having been generated from the OTP in a standardized manner based on the alteration code. An authentication system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Yedidya Dotan, Marco Ciaffi, Lawrence N. Friedman, Igor Shmukler, John Gordon Brainard