Patents by Inventor John S. Nell

John S. Nell 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).

  • Systems, methods and apparatus for authenticating access to enterprise resources
    Patent number: 8401522
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for controlling access to one or more enterprise resources, including one or more functions of an enterprise device, or other computing device, based on information about one or more activities of a user. Some embodiments provide for determining an intuitive challenge question having a corresponding response, such as an intuitive password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventors: Carmela R. Crawford, John S. Nell
  • Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling access to mobile devices
    Patent number: 8346217
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for controlling access to one or more functions of a mobile device, or other computing device, based on information about activities of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Knowledge Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Carmela R. Crawford, John S. Nell
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120214442
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for controlling access to one or more functions of a mobile device, or other computing device, based on information about activities of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Carmela R. Crawford, John S. Nell
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING ACCESS TO ENTERPRISE RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20120216260
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for controlling access to one or more enterprise resources, including one or more functions of an enterprise device, or other computing device, based on information about one or more activities of a user. Some embodiments provide for determining an intuitive challenge question having a corresponding response, such as an intuitive password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: KNOWLEDGE SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventors: Carmela R. Crawford, John S. Nell