Patents by Inventor James Chrisopher Watson

James Chrisopher Watson 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).

  • Authentication and security features for a mobile application
    Patent number: 9906957
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium for managing access to an application on a mobile computing device. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a user to return to the application and return to a previous screen of the application on the mobile computing device, and determining, using a processor, whether the previous screen of the application was in a secured area of the application. If it was in the secured area, then an authentication protocol is triggered prior to allowing the user to return to the previous screen in the secured area of the application on the mobile computing device. In another embodiment, geolocation dependent information is provided to a user via an application on a mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USSA)
    Inventors: Jeremy Fisher, Joshua Goforth, James Chrisopher Watson, Richard Davey