Patents by Inventor Maliheh Shirvanian

Maliheh Shirvanian 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).

  • Publication number: 20240105197
    Abstract: Provided is a method for enabling speaker de-identification in public audio data by leveraging adversarial perturbation. The method may include receiving audio data associated with at least one voice sample. One or more of the voice sample(s) may be perturbed toward an edge of a decision boundary of at least one classifier model. One pitch of each voice sample may be perturbed to shift each voice sample across the decision boundary of the at least one classifier model to provide at least one de-identified voice sample. A media file with the at least one de-identified voice sample may be encoded. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yangyong Zhang, Maliheh Shirvanian, Sunpreet Singh Arora
  • Publication number: 20230246820
    Abstract: An application or device is authenticated using secure application data validation. A server computer receives an authentication request comprising an application identifier or a user device identifier associated with a user device, the authentication request originating from the user device. The server computer receives a set of behavioral data associated with the application or the user device. Responsive to receiving the application identifier or device identifier, the server computer obtains a fuzzy vault associated with the application identifier or the user device identifier. The server computer determines a reconstructed key value using the fuzzy vault and the set of behavioral data. The application or the user device is authenticated using the reconstructed key value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Mihai Christodorescu, Maliheh Shirvanian, D.M. Shams Zawoad
  • Publication number: 20230216843
    Abstract: At an authorization server, a shared secret electronic key may be shared with a second computer. A selection to use a system to complete a transaction may be received from a first computing device. An image may be communicated to the first computing device. A digital representation entered by the user representing the image and a PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key may be received from the second computing device. The system and method may determine if the digital representation entered by the user on the second computing device matches the image communicated to the first computing device. The system and method may determine if the PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key from the second computing device is as expected. In response to determining the digital representation entered by the user matches the image and the PIN the second computing device is as expected, the user may be authorized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Maliheh Shirvanian, Shashank Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11676610
    Abstract: Acoustic signatures can be used in connection with a voice-enabled computer system. An acoustic signature can be a specific noise pattern (or other sound) that is played while the user is speaking and that is mixed in the acoustic channel with the user's speech. The microphone of the voice-enabled computer system can capture, as recorded audio, a mix of the acoustic signature and the user's voice. The voice-enabled computer system can analyze the recorded audio (locally or at a backend server) to verify that the expected acoustic signature is present and/or that no previous acoustic signature is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Yangyong Zhang, Mastooreh Salajegheh, Maliheh Shirvanian, Sunpreet Singh Arora
  • Patent number: 11647018
    Abstract: At an authorization server, a shared secret electronic key may be shared with a second computer. A selection to use a system to complete a transaction may be received from a first computing device. An image may be communicated to the first computing device. A digital representation entered by the user representing the image and a PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key may be received from the second computing device. The system and method may determine if the digital representation entered by the user on the second computing device matches the image communicated to the first computing device. The system and method may determine if the PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key from the second computing device is as expected. In response to determining the digital representation entered by the user matches the image and the PIN the second computing device is as expected, the user may be authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Maliheh Shirvanian, Shashank Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20230131437
    Abstract: Provided is a method for authentication. The method may include receiving first password data, first biometric input data, and first secret key data. A second secret key may be generated based on the first secret key and the first password. Fuzzy extractor helper data may be generated based on the first biometric input and the second secret key. The fuzzy extractor helper data and the first secret key may be stored. The user may be authenticated based on an attempted password and/or a second biometric input. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Maliheh Shirvanian, Mihai Christodorescu, Daniel Siegfried Werner Masny, Ivan De Oliveira Nunes, Peter Byerly Rindal
  • Patent number: 11595398
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to providing content access control in information centric networking (ICN) networks. Methods and systems include hardware and/or software that perform operations for sending to a content provider of an ICN network an access request for content in response to receiving a first content request from a client. The operations also include receiving from the content provider access control information for the content. The operations further include sending to the client a challenge. Additionally, the operations include receiving from the client an authorization of the content provider that includes information obtained by the client from the content provider based on the challenge. Furthermore, the operations include verifying the authorization received from the client using the access control information received from the content provider. Moreover, the operations include sending to the client the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Abedelaziz Mohaisen, Maliheh Shirvanian, G. Craig Murray
  • Publication number: 20220270618
    Abstract: Acoustic signatures can be used in connection with a voice-enabled computer system. An acoustic signature can be a specific noise pattern (or other sound) that is played while the user is speaking and that is mixed in the acoustic channel with the user's speech. The microphone of the voice-enabled computer system can capture, as recorded audio, a mix of the acoustic signature and the user's voice. The voice-enabled computer system can analyze the recorded audio (locally or at a backend server) to verify that the expected acoustic signature is present and/or that no previous acoustic signature is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Yangyong Zhang, Mastooreh Salajegheh, Maliheh Shirvanian, Sunpreet Singh Arora
  • Publication number: 20220215086
    Abstract: A delegated biometric authentication system and related methods are disclosed. Using the system, a user can securely delegate biometric authentication to a public device from his communication device. This public device may be an Internet of things device that is not owned by the user, such as a computer, smart TV. tablet, etc. The public device may operate in a public place, such as a hotel or library. The communication device may be the users own smartphone or tablet, etc. A fuzzy vault process can be used to store the user's biometric template in the system Embodiments preserver the user's privacy without compromising authentication security and user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Sunpreet Singh Arora, Maliheh Shirvanian
  • Patent number: 11355128
    Abstract: Acoustic signatures can be used in connection with a voice-enabled computer system. An acoustic signature can be a specific noise pattern (or other sound) that is played while the user is speaking and that is mixed in the acoustic channel with the user's speech. The microphone of the voice-enabled computer system can capture, as recorded audio, a mix of the acoustic signature and the user's voice. The voice-enabled computer system can analyze the recorded audio (locally or at a backend server) to verify that the expected acoustic signature is present and/or that no previous acoustic signature is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Yangyong Zhang, Mastooreh Salajegheh, Maliheh Shirvanian, Sunpreet Singh Arora
  • Patent number: 11321445
    Abstract: A delegated biometric authentication system and related methods are disclosed. Using the system, a user can securely delegate biometric authentication to a public device from his communication device. This public device may be an Internet of things device that is not owned by the user, such as a computer, smart TV, tablet, etc. The public device may operate in a public place, such as a hotel or library. The communication device may be the user's own smartphone or tablet, etc. A fuzzy vault process can be used to store the user's biometric template in the system Embodiments preserver the user's privacy without compromising authentication security and user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Sunpreet Singh Arora, Maliheh Shirvanian
  • Publication number: 20210193154
    Abstract: Acoustic signatures can be used in connection with a voice-enabled computer system. An acoustic signature can be a specific noise pattern (or other sound) that is played while the user is speaking and that is mixed in the acoustic channel with the user's speech. The microphone of the voice-enabled computer system can capture, as recorded audio, a mix of the acoustic signature and the user's voice. The voice-enabled computer system can analyze the recorded audio (locally or at a backend server) to verify that the expected acoustic signature is present and/or that no previous acoustic signature is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yangyong Zhang, Mastooreh Salajegheh, Maliheh Shirvanian, Sunpreet Singh Arora
  • Publication number: 20210097166
    Abstract: A delegated biometric authentication system and related methods are disclosed. Using the system, a user can securely delegate biometric authentication to a public device from his communication device. This public device may be an Internet of things device that is not owned by the user, such as a computer, smart TV, tablet, etc. The public device may operate in a public place, such as a hotel or library. The communication device may be the user's own smartphone or tablet, etc. A fuzzy vault process can be used to store the user's biometric template in the system Embodiments preserver the user's privacy without compromising authentication security and user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Sunpreet Singh Arora, Maliheh Shirvanian
  • Publication number: 20210075781
    Abstract: At an authorization server, a shared secret electronic key may be shared with a second computer. A selection to use a system to complete a transaction may be received from a first computing device. An image may be communicated to the first computing device. A digital representation entered by the user representing the image and a PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key may be received from the second computing device. The system and method may determine if the digital representation entered by the user on the second computing device matches the image communicated to the first computing device. The system and method may determine if the PIN based on the copy of the shared electronic key from the second computing device is as expected. In response to determining the digital representation entered by the user matches the image and the PIN the second computing device is as expected, the user may be authorized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Maliheh Shirvanian, Shashank Agrawal
  • Patent number: 10887314
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to providing content access control in information centric networking (ICN) networks. Methods and systems include hardware and/or software that perform operations for sending to a content provider of an ICN network an access request for content in response to receiving a first content request from a client. The operations also include receiving from the content provider access control information for the content. The operations further include sending to the client a challenge. Additionally, the operations include receiving from the client an authorization of the content provider that includes information obtained by the client from the content provider based on the challenge. Furthermore, the operations include verifying the authorization received from the client using the access control information received from the content provider. Moreover, the operations include sending to the client the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Abedelaziz Mohaisen, Maliheh Shirvanian, G. Craig Murray
  • Publication number: 20170093752
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to providing content access control in information centric networking (ICN) networks. Methods and systems include hardware and/or software that perform operations for sending to a content provider of an ICN network an access request for content in response to receiving a first content request from a client. The operations also include receiving from the content provider access control information for the content. The operations further include sending to the client a challenge. Additionally, the operations include receiving from the client an authorization of the content provider that includes information obtained by the client from the content provider based on the challenge. Furthermore, the operations include verifying the authorization received from the client using the access control information received from the content provider. Moreover, the operations include sending to the client the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Abedelaziz Mohaisen, Maliheh Shirvanian, G. Craig Murray