Patents by Inventor Kevin Charles MCCONNELL

Kevin Charles MCCONNELL 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).

  • Inferred access authentication decision for an application
    Patent number: 11003761
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing an inferred access authentication decision for an application by a processor. A minimum required credential strength of a current authentication process for an application is compared to a previous, successful authentication for the application. The minimum required credential strength of application is inferred to be sufficient to validate the current authentication process upon determining a minimum required credential value (AMRCV) is greater than a predetermined threshold of the previous successful authentication for the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles S. Lingafelt, Gregory J. Boss, Andrew R. Jones, John E. Moore, Jr., Kevin Charles Mcconnell
  • INFERRED ACCESS AUTHENTICATION DECISION FOR AN APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20200074072
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing an inferred access authentication decision for an application by a processor. A minimum required credential strength of a current authentication process for an application is compared to a previous, successful authentication for the application. The minimum required credential strength of application is inferred to be sufficient to validate the current authentication process upon determining a minimum required credential value (AMRCV) is greater than a predetermined threshold of the previous successful authentication for the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles S. LINGAFELT, Gregory J. BOSS, Andrew R. JONES, John E. MOORE, JR., Kevin Charles MCCONNELL