Patents by Inventor John Michael Boyer

John Michael Boyer 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).

  • Patent number: 9363258
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for receiving a request from a client to instantiate an electronic document. After successful completion of mutual authentication between a web application server and the client, the web application server provides the electronic document to the client. The web application server may then receive a set of changes associated with the electronic document to form a modified document. After receiving a request from the client for a digital signature to be generated for the modified document, the web application server generates a digital signature using a private key of the web application server and an identity of an end-user associated with the client. The web application server then signs the modified document with the digital signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Boyer, David Franklin Manning, Michael Cain Mansell, Sonja Christine McLellan
  • Patent number: 9218324
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium encapsulate user interface components that collect data for a case management solution, while consistently enforcing metadata and constraints. Multiple types of interactive documents are supported, and a configuration indicates the type whose user interface components are to be encapsulated. A wrapper widget is created based on the interactive document type and implements an interface that enables it to interact externally with the case management environment and internally with the interactive document. The wrapper widget injects case property data values, metadata and/or constraints from the case management environment into the interactive document, which then enables editing of the case property data values and the effecting of the metadata and/or enforcing of the constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Boyer, Wayne Allan Malkin, Brent Alexander Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140019834
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium encapsulate user interface components that collect data for a case management solution, while consistently enforcing metadata and constraints. Multiple types of interactive documents are supported, and a configuration indicates the type whose user interface components are to be encapsulated. A wrapper widget is created based on the interactive document type and implements an interface that enables it to interact externally with the case management environment and internally with the interactive document. The wrapper widget injects case property data values, metadata and/or constraints from the case management environment into the interactive document, which then enables editing of the case property data values and the effecting of the metadata and/or enforcing of the constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: John Michael Boyer, Wayne Allan Malkin, Brent Alexander Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090158043
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for receiving a request from a client to instantiate an electronic document. After successful completion of mutual authentication between a web application server and the client, the web application server provides the electronic document to the client. The web application server may then receive a set of changes associated with the electronic document to form a modified document. After receiving a request from the client for a digital signature to be generated for the modified document, the web application server generates a digital signature using a private key of the web application server and an identity of an end-user associated with the client. The web application server then signs the modified document with the digital signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: John Michael Boyer, David Franklin Manning, Michael Cain Mansell, Sonja Christine McLellan
  • Publication number: 20030221109
    Abstract: An improved digital signature method that maintains the secure signer and document authentication properties of a correct digital signature scheme and accounts for document longevity without introducing the complexities of an intricate public key infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Pure Edge Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael Boyer, Michael Cain Mansell
  • Publication number: 20020161719
    Abstract: A system for on-line enrolment includes an application server for controlling and communicating with an end-user and an institution with which the end-user desires to enroll. The application server has an evaluation service for providing workflow and logic in accordance with the institution's business criteria. When initiated by an end-user a management server determines and downloads appropriate client software to the end-user, which includes a signing agent, that allows the end-user to digitally sign the business agreements needed to complete an account enrolment with an institution such as a bank, stock broker or other financial institution. A verification service authenticates information provided by the end-user. A certificate service sends a digital certificate to an end-user. An evaluation service receives a digitally signed electronic business agreement from the end-user to complete enrolment of the end-user and forms a complete enrolment package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: David Franklin Manning, Michael Cain Mansell, John Michael Boyer, Theodore Edward Neustaedter, Richard William Reeve Bennett, Bradley Michael Debroni, Michael Graham Rowling, Randall Joseph Kapuscinski