Patents by Inventor Madukar Narayan Thakur

Madukar Narayan Thakur 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).

  • Generating user authentication challenges based on social network activity information
    Patent number: 8997240
    Abstract: A system and method for generating user authentication challenges based at least in part on an account owner's social network activity information. A login request including an account owner's correct username and password as well as additional login information is received from a user. The login attempt is detected as a potentially fraudulent based on the additional login information from the user. The account owner's social network activity information is analyzed. An authentication challenge based at least in part on the account owner's social network activity information is generated and sent for display. The login request is allowed or denied based on the completion on the authentication challenge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Javier Kohen, Jessica Staddon, Andrew M. Archer, Madukar Narayan Thakur, Michael Christopher Hearn