Patents by Inventor Mark A. Biggar

Mark A. Biggar 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).

  • Authenticating users and on-line sites
    Patent number: 8429730
    Abstract: A method and system enables a user and/or an on-line site to be authenticated by comparing a received password with an expected password, transmitting a new password if the received and expected passwords match, and authenticating a communication if the new password matches what is expected by the on-line site. The initially received password may be distorted, such as with CAPTCHA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ebay Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Mardikar, Mark A. Biggar
  • AUTHENTICATING USERS AND ON-LINE SITES
    Publication number: 20090307765
    Abstract: A method and system enables a user and/or an on-line site to be authenticated by comparing a received password with an expected password, transmitting a new password if the received and expected passwords match, and authenticating a communication if the new password matches what is expected by the on-line site. The initially received password may be distorted, such as with CAPTCHA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Upendra Mardikar, Mark A. Biggar