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).

  • Patent number: 11477171
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran, Craig M. Trim
  • Patent number: 11204994
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Craig M. Trim, Wayne F. Tackabury, John R. Feezell
  • Patent number: 11144296
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran
  • Patent number: 11089013
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
  • Patent number: 11042624
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
  • Publication number: 20210168123
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran, Craig M. Trim
  • Patent number: 11010466
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
  • Patent number: 10789351
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
  • Patent number: 10762188
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
  • Publication number: 20200201975
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
  • Publication number: 20200092282
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
  • Publication number: 20200073651
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell, Edgar A. Zamora Duran
  • Publication number: 20200074069
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
  • Publication number: 20190163893
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, John R. Feezell
  • Publication number: 20180232513
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: John R. Feezell, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo