Patents by Inventor Michael David Abrams

Michael David Abrams 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).

  • Push channel authentication for mobile computing devices
    Patent number: 8584225
    Abstract: Methods and systems for push channel authentication for mobile computing devices are provided. A mobile application may be supplied, and an indication that the application has been loaded on the mobile computing device may be processed. A device identifier received from the mobile computing device through a network may be processed, and corresponding information may be stored in an authentication information repository. An authentication key and an authentication token may be generated and sent separately to the mobile computing device through a push channel and through a second channel. That the mobile application has received the authentication key and the authentication token may be verified. A notification that the mobile application has received the authentication key and the authentication token may be processed. The notification may be validated at least in part with the information corresponding to the device identifier in the authentication information repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Bain Kennedy, Kenneth Ives-Halperin, James Yang, Harry Evans, Michael David Abrams