Patents by Inventor Judith Edwards

Judith Edwards 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).

  • Automated banking machine component authentication system and method
    Patent number: 7229009
    Abstract: An automated banking machine is provided which includes a first component and a second component. The first component is operative generate a first hash of a first identity data and a public key associated with the second component. The first component is operative to encrypt a randomly generated secret key using the public key associated with the second component. The second component is operative to receive at least one message from the first component which includes the encrypted secret key and the first hash. The second component is operative to decrypt the secret key with a private key that corresponds to the public key. The second component is operative to permit information associated with a transaction function to be communicated between the first and second components which is encrypted with the secret key when the first hash is determined by the second component to correspond to the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald Parsons, Judith Edwards, Donald McCoy, James Block
  • Automated banking machine component authentication system and method
    Patent number: 7121460
    Abstract: An automated banking machine is provided which includes a first component and a second component. The first component is operative generate a first hash of a first identity data and a public key associated with the second component. The first component is operative to encrypt a randomly generated secret key using the public key associated with the second component. The second component is operative to receive at least one message from the first component which includes the encrypted secret key and the first hash. The second component is operative to decrypt the secret key with a private key that corresponds to the public key. The second component is operative to permit information associated with a transaction function to be communicated between the first and second components which is encrypted with the secret key when the first hash is determined by the second component to correspond to the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald Parsons, Judith Edwards, Donald McCoy, James Block