Patents by Inventor John R. Feezell
John R. Feezell 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: 11477171Abstract: Techniques are described with regard to client authentication management. An associated method includes constructing an authentication resolution model specific to a client based upon error patterns respectively included in a plurality of erroneous authentication submissions inconsistent with a proper authentication submission. The method further includes receiving, via an authentication interface, a new erroneous authentication submission inconsistent with the proper authentication submission. Responsive to determining that the new erroneous authentication submission corresponds to an authentication exception defined in the authentication resolution model, the method further includes completing authentication. Responsive to determining that the new erroneous authentication submission corresponds to an authentication warning defined in the authentication resolution model, the method further includes performing at least one client account warning protection activity.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran, Craig M. Trim
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Patent number: 11204994Abstract: Injection attack identification and mitigation includes tracking characteristics of user input by a user to a computer system via input device(s), building and maintaining a user profile based on the tracking and that provides a baseline of expected characteristics of user input, the baseline defined by the tracked characteristics, monitoring input to the computer system in real time as the input is provided to the computer system, identifying, based on the monitoring and on a comparison of characteristics of the monitored input to the baseline of expected characteristics, a potential malicious code injection as part of the monitored input to the computer system, and performing mitigation processing based on identifying the potential malicious code injection.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Craig M. Trim, Wayne F. Tackabury, John R. Feezell
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Patent number: 11144296Abstract: In a computer implemented approach for securely updating vehicle software the computer monitors data associated with a vehicle, determines that a software update is necessary, requests validation of a software update, receives validation of the software update from the network, updates the vehicle software with the received software update, receives an updated blockchain ledger entry associated with the vehicle, and utilizes the updated vehicle software to control the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: International Business machines CorporationInventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran
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Patent number: 11089013Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for enhanced user authentication is provided. The present invention may include obtaining, from a user device, a user name associated with the user device. The present invention may also include obtaining, from the user device, a system name associated with the user device. The present invention may then include identifying, in a database of a security device in communication with the user device, a password associated with the obtained user name and the obtained system name. The present invention may then include, in response to a login prompt of the user device, automatically injecting the identified password from the security device in communication with the user device into the login prompt.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rhonda L. Childress, John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
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Patent number: 11042624Abstract: The disclosure is directed to wirelessly injecting passwords from a password vault application on a mobile device into a computing device. A method according to embodiments includes: sending a password using a wireless protocol from a mobile computing device to a universal serial bus human interface device (USB HID device) coupled with a computing device; receiving the password at the USB HID device; and injecting, by the USB HID device, the password as a series of keystrokes into a password field on the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
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Publication number: 20210168123Abstract: Techniques are described with regard to client authentication management. An associated method includes constructing an authentication resolution model specific to a client based upon error patterns respectively included in a plurality of erroneous authentication submissions inconsistent with a proper authentication submission. The method further includes receiving, via an authentication interface, a new erroneous authentication submission inconsistent with the proper authentication submission. Responsive to determining that the new erroneous authentication submission corresponds to an authentication exception defined in the authentication resolution model, the method further includes completing authentication. Responsive to determining that the new erroneous authentication submission corresponds to an authentication warning defined in the authentication resolution model, the method further includes performing at least one client account warning protection activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran, Craig M. Trim
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Patent number: 11010466Abstract: The disclosure is directed to the keyboard injection of passwords from a password vault application on a mobile computing device to a computing system coupled to the keyboard. A method according to embodiments includes: wirelessly receiving a password at a physical keyboard; and transmitting the password from the keyboard to a computing system.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
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Patent number: 10789351Abstract: An approach is described of facilitating resolution of a human authentication test. The approach may facilitate user completion of a human authentication test having at least one image while preserving security against bots. A method pertaining to such approach may include facilitating scanning of at least one image of a human authentication test from an interface of a client application. The human authentication test may be received from an image server of an authentication server system for display via the interface of the client application. The at least one image may be scanned via an image capture device. The method further may include sending to an authentication server of the authentication server system the at least one image. The method further may include receiving from the authentication server authentication text corresponding to the at least one image and displaying the authentication text.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
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Patent number: 10762188Abstract: The disclosure is directed to wirelessly injecting passwords from a password vault application on a mobile device into a computing device. A method according to embodiments includes: sending a password using a wireless protocol from a mobile computing device to a universal serial bus human interface device (USB HID device) coupled with a computing device; receiving the password at the USB HID device; and injecting, by the USB HID device, the password as a series of keystrokes into a password field on the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
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Publication number: 20200201975Abstract: The disclosure is directed to wirelessly injecting passwords from a password vault application on a mobile device into a computing device. A method according to embodiments includes: sending a password using a wireless protocol from a mobile computing device to a universal serial bus human interface device (USB HID device) coupled with a computing device; receiving the password at the USB HID device; and injecting, by the USB HID device, the password as a series of keystrokes into a password field on the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
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Publication number: 20200092282Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for enhanced user authentication is provided. The present invention may include obtaining, from a user device, a user name associated with the user device. The present invention may also include obtaining, from the user device, a system name associated with the user device. The present invention may then include identifying, in a database of a security device in communication with the user device, a password associated with the obtained user name and the obtained system name. The present invention may then include, in response to a login prompt of the user device, automatically injecting the identified password from the security device in communication with the user device into the login prompt.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
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Publication number: 20200073651Abstract: In a computer implemented approach for securely updating vehicle software the computer monitors data associated with a vehicle, determines that a software update is necessary, requests validation of a software update, receives validation of the software update from the network, updates the vehicle software with the received software update, receives an updated blockchain ledger entry associated with the vehicle, and utilizes the updated vehicle software to control the vehicleType: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran
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Publication number: 20200074069Abstract: The disclosure is directed to the keyboard injection of passwords from a password vault application on a mobile computing device to a computing system coupled to the keyboard. A method according to embodiments includes: wirelessly receiving a password at a physical keyboard; and transmitting the password from the keyboard to a computing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
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Publication number: 20190163893Abstract: The disclosure is directed to wirelessly injecting passwords from a password vault application on a mobile device into a computing device. A method according to embodiments includes: sending a password using a wireless protocol from a mobile computing device to a universal serial bus human interface device (USB HID device) coupled with a computing device; receiving the password at the USB HID device; and injecting, by the USB HID device, the password as a series of keystrokes into a password field on the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
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Publication number: 20180232513Abstract: An approach is described of facilitating resolution of a human authentication test. The approach may facilitate user completion of a human authentication test having at least one image while preserving security against bots. A method pertaining to such approach may include facilitating scanning of at least one image of a human authentication test from an interface of a client application. The human authentication test may be received from an image server of an authentication server system for display via the interface of the client application. The at least one image may be scanned via an image capture device. The method further may include sending to an authentication server of the authentication server system the at least one image. The method further may include receiving from the authentication server authentication text corresponding to the at least one image and displaying the authentication text.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo