Patents by Inventor Jonathan Steinmann

Jonathan Steinmann 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).

  • System and method for public API authentication
    Patent number: 11463431
    Abstract: A system and method for public API authentication by an API server includes receiving from a client/app a PK request for a Partial Key (PK), having a User ID, Session ID, rolling hash function (Fn2) version defining a client/app hash function (Fn2), and a received Temporary Key (TK); validating the received TK using Fn2 with the Session ID and either an Initial Key (IK) or a current PK; when the TK validation is complete, sending a PK calculated using a PK hash function (Fn1) with the User ID and a slot-generated rolling random number; receiving an API request for an API service having the User ID, Session ID, Fn2 version, and a received Authorization Key (AK); validating the received AK using Fn2 with the Session ID and the current PK; and when AK validation is complete, sending a successful response from the API service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Carmen Nigro, Jonathan Steinmann
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLIC API AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20210377247
    Abstract: A system and method for public API authentication by an API server includes receiving from a client/app a PK request for a Partial Key (PK), having a User ID, Session ID, rolling hash function (Fn2) version defining a client/app hash function (Fn2), and a received Temporary Key (TK); validating the received TK using Fn2 with the Session ID and either an Initial Key (IK) or a current PK; when the TK validation is complete, sending a PK calculated using a PK hash function (Fn1) with the User ID and a slot-generated rolling random number; receiving an API request for an API service having the User ID, Session ID, Fn2 version, and a received Authorization Key (AK); validating the received AK using Fn2 with the Session ID and the current PK; and when AK validation is complete, sending a successful response from the API service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Carmen Nigro, Jonathan Steinmann