Patents by Inventor Jeffery Bart Jennings

Jeffery Bart Jennings 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 OF REMOTE HOST VIA CLOSED PORTS
    Publication number: 20160294808
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for authenticating a communication request sent from a client computing device. The communication request is initially blocked by a firewall preventing delivery to a server. A first logging event corresponding to the communication request is created. The communication request and the logging event are stored in a firewall. The server is notified of the first logging event. The communication request corresponding to the first logging event is authenticated. A port in the firewall is enabled if the communication request is authenticated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffery Bart Jennings, Kofi Kekessie
  • Authentication of remote host via closed ports
    Patent number: 9374339
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for authenticating a communication request sent from a client computing device. The communication request is initially blocked by a firewall preventing delivery to a server. A first logging event corresponding to the communication request is created. The communication request and the logging event are stored in a firewall. The server is notified of the first logging event. The communication request corresponding to the first logging event is authenticated. A port in the firewall is enabled if the communication request is authenticated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jeffery Bart Jennings, Kofi Kekessie
  • AUTHENTICATION OF REMOTE HOST VIA CLOSED PORTS
    Publication number: 20140344914
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for authenticating a communication request sent from a client computing device. The communication request is initially blocked by a firewall preventing delivery to a server. A first logging event corresponding to the communication request is created. The communication request and the logging event are stored in a firewall. The server is notified of the first logging event. The communication request corresponding to the first logging event is authenticated. A port in the firewall is enabled if the communication request is authenticated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffery Bart Jennings, Kofi Kekessie
  • Authentication of remote host via closed ports
    Patent number: 8826014
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for authenticating a communication request sent from a client computing device. The communication request is initially blocked by a firewall preventing delivery to a server. A first logging event corresponding to the communication request is created. The communication request and the logging event are stored in a firewall. The server is notified of the first logging event. The communication request corresponding to the first logging event is authenticated. A port in the firewall is enabled if the communication request is authenticated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Bart Jennings, Kofi Kekessie
  • Method for protecting a user's password
    Patent number: 7444517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for protecting a password. In a first aspect, the method includes allowing a user to enter an apparent password into a computing system, wherein the apparent password is a string of characters and keystrokes including the password and an arbitrary number of non-password related characters and keystrokes. The method further includes analyzing the string of characters and keystrokes by the computing system to find the password, and validating the apparent password if the password is found in any position in the string of characters and keystrokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Alan Dayan, Jeffery Bart Jennings