Patents by Inventor Jeffrey H. Swinton
Jeffrey H. Swinton 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).
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Patent number: 9578457Abstract: A server may receive a query from a query device. The query may include an identifier that identifies a user device, information regarding a geographic radius, and information regarding a geographic position. The server may determine a first proximity area based on the geographic radius and the geographic position indicated by the query. The server may determine a second proximity area that represents an area in which the user device may be included. The server may determine a value that indicates a likelihood that the first proximity area is within the second proximity area. The server may provide information to the query device indicating the value.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Sartini, Jeffrey H. Swinton, Paul T. Schultz, Mark J. Hahn
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Patent number: 9391986Abstract: An approach for multi-sensor multi-factor identity verification. An identity verification platform determines biometric data associated with a user from one or more sources. The one or more sources are associated with one or more respective network sessions. The platform generates one or more respective trust scores for the one or more sources, the one or more respective network sessions, or a combination thereof based on one or more contextual parameters associated with the user, the one or more sources, the one or more respective network sessions, or a combination thereof. Then the platform verifies an identity of the user based on the biometric data and the one or more respective trust scores.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Paul T. Schultz, Mark J. Hahn, Robert A. Sartini, Jeffrey H. Swinton
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Patent number: 9037628Abstract: A device may receive, from a first peer in a network, a request for a list of one or more candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain a resource. In addition, the device may obtain the list in response to the request, determining a set of costs based on the list, and refine the list to obtain a subset list of the candidate peers based on the set of costs. Furthermore, the device may send to, the first peer, the subset list of the candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain the resource.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Jeffrey H. Swinton
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Publication number: 20140359722Abstract: An approach for multi-sensor multi-factor identity verification. An identity verification platform determines biometric data associated with a user from one or more sources. The one or more sources are associated with one or more respective network sessions. The platform generates one or more respective trust scores for the one or more sources, the one or more respective network sessions, or a combination thereof based on one or more contextual parameters associated with the user, the one or more sources, the one or more respective network sessions, or a combination thereof. Then the platform verifies an identity of the user based on the biometric data and the one or more respective trust scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Paul T. SCHULTZ, Mark J. HAHN, Robert A. SARTINI, Jeffrey H. SWINTON
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Patent number: 8880693Abstract: A data store includes previously collected client data records, each previously collected client data record associated with a respective first network address. A verification module is communicatively coupled to the data store, the module configured to determine that it is a competent verification module and to receive a verification request including user data and a second network address and further configured to respond with an indication of whether the user data corresponds to the previously collected client data record identified by the first network address corresponding to the second network address.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Jeffrey H. Swinton
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Publication number: 20140179266Abstract: A method includes identifying a data volume allocation associated with a user account from a shared data volume allocation, identifying previous data consumption corresponding to the data volume allocation by the user account, and identifying a current data usage rate associated with the user account. The method also includes identifying a data usage threshold associated with the user account. A projected data usage is determined based on the current data usage rate and the previous data consumption. The method includes determining whether the projected data usage exceeds the data usage threshold, and, if the projected data usage exceeds the data usage threshold, sending a notification indicating that the data usage is projected to exceed the data usage threshold to at least one account associated with the shared data plan. The method further includes performing an action to limit data consumption below the data usage threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Paul Schultz, Mark J. Hahn, Robert A. Sartini, Jeffrey H. Swinton
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Publication number: 20140095580Abstract: A server is configured to receive a query from a first device, the query including an identifier, associated with a second device, information regarding a geographic radius, and information regarding a geographic position. The server is further configured to determine a first proximity based on the information regarding the geographic radius and based on the information regarding the geographic position; determine a second proximity, associated with the second device; determine a value based on the first proximity and the second proximity. The value may indicate a likelihood that the first proximity is within the second proximity. The server is further configured to provide proximity information to the first device, the proximity information including the value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Robert A. SARTINI, Jeffrey H. SWINTON, Paul T. SCHULTZ, Mark J. HAHN
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Publication number: 20120072479Abstract: A device may receive, from a first peer in a network, a request for a list of one or more candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain a resource. In addition, the device may obtain the list in response to the request, determining a set of costs based on the list, and refine the list to obtain a subset list of the candidate peers based on the set of costs. Furthermore, the device may send to, the first peer, the subset list of the candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Jeffrey H. Swinton
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Patent number: 8082290Abstract: A device may receive, from a first peer in a network, a request for a list of one or more candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain a resource. In addition, the device may obtain the list in response to the request, determining a set of costs based on the list, and refine the list to obtain a subset list of the candidate peers based on the set of costs. Furthermore, the device may send to, the first peer, the subset list of the candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain the resource.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Douglas M Pasko, Jeffrey H Swinton
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Patent number: 7827276Abstract: A system and method for providing latency signatures including a transmitter to transmit a request for one or more latency signatures from one or more servers, a receiver to receive one or more latency signatures from the one or more servers based on the request, and one or more processors to compare the one or more latency signatures in the event there is more than one latency signature for determining optimum connectivity between the one or more clients. The one or more latency signatures provides positioning information of one or more clients relative to the one or more servers in a network.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey H. Swinton, Douglas M. Pasko
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Publication number: 20090240758Abstract: A device may receive, from a first peer in a network, a request for a list of one or more candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain a resource. In addition, the device may obtain the list in response to the request, determining a set of costs based on the list, and refine the list to obtain a subset list of the candidate peers based on the set of costs. Furthermore, the device may send to, the first peer, the subset list of the candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC.Inventors: Douglas M. PASKO, Jeffrey H. SWINTON
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Publication number: 20090172186Abstract: A system and method for providing latency signatures including a transmitter to transmit a request for one or more latency signatures from one or more servers, a receiver to receive one or more latency signatures from the one or more servers based on the request, and one or more processors to compare the one or more latency signatures in the event there is more than one latency signature for determining optimum connectivity between the one or more clients. The one or more latency signatures provides positioning information of one or more clients relative to the one or more servers in a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Verizon Services Organization Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey H. Swinton, Douglas Pasko
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Publication number: 20090089409Abstract: A data store includes previously collected client data records, each previously collected client data record associated with a respective first network address. A verification module is communicatively coupled to the data store, the module configured to determine that it is a competent verification module and to receive a verification request including user data and a second network address and further configured to respond with an indication of whether the user data corresponds to the previously collected client data record identified by the first network address corresponding to the second network address.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Verizon Services Organization Inc.Inventors: Douglas M. Pasko, Jeffrey H. Swinton
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Publication number: 20080313350Abstract: An approach is provided for cache discovery in a peer-to-peer system. A request is received from a peer node based on a network address assigned to a plurality of network caches, wherein the peer node is configured to operate in a peer-to-peer environment. In response to the request, a closest one of the network caches is determined based on a closest instance of a network address.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: Verizon Services Organization Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey H. Swinton, Douglas M. Pasko