Patents by Inventor Michael David Pinkerton

Michael David Pinkerton 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).

  • Authentication based on path indicator from a server
    Patent number: 9231942
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for selecting an authentication process are disclosed. A system is configured to determine whether a user account on a client device is to be authenticated. If the user account is to be authenticated, the system is configured to transmit a request for a path indicator to an authentication path server. The request includes a user account identifier corresponding to the user account. The authentication path server is configured to select the path indicator based on the user account identifier. The system is further configured to receive the path indicator from the authentication path server, select an authentication process based on the path indicator, and initiate the selected authentication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael David Pinkerton, Naveen Agarwal