Patents by Inventor Mary Ellen McCaffrey

Mary Ellen McCaffrey 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).

  • Method and system for person data authentication and management
    Patent number: 7080403
    Abstract: A person authentication system for authenticating core person data to a plurality of unrelated database systems and virtually linking the plurality of unrelated database systems thus creating a person data repository is provided. A controller module is connected to the person data repository for applying business rules to the input and modification of the core person data. An access control module connected between a user interface of any one of the plurality of unrelated databases systems and the controller module monitors for the input, query or modification of core person data and imposes the business rules on any input, query or modification of the core person data. An authentication module connected to the controller module authenticates as unique the addition of a person to the person data repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Mary Ellen McCaffrey, Joseph Napoleon, Melissa Loving, Anne Root
  • Method and system for person data authentication and management
    Publication number: 20030105762
    Abstract: A person authentication system for authenticating core person data to a plurality of unrelated database systems and virtually linking the plurality of unrelated database systems thus creating a person data repository is provided. A controller module is connected to the person data repository for applying business rules to the input and modification of the core person data. An access control module connected between a user interface of any one of the plurality of unrelated databases systems and the controller module monitors for the input, query or modification of core person data and imposes the business rules on any input, query or modification of the core person data. An authentication module connected to the controller module authenticates as unique the addition of a person to the person data repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Mary Ellen McCaffrey, Joseph Napoleon, Melissa Loving, Anne Root