Patents by Inventor Michael E Graves

Michael E Graves 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).

  • Authenticated payment
    Patent number: 7778934
    Abstract: A buyer (110) wishes to use a payment instrument as part of an online commerce transaction with a seller (120) and it is desired to authenticate that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. A separate authentication service (130) determines whether the buyer (110) has access to certain secret information without revealing the secret information to the seller (120). Access to the secret information would verify that the buyer (110) has authority to use the payment instrument. The authentication service (130) informs the seller (120) whether the buyer (110) is authorized to use the payment instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E Graves, Peter E Frank, Thane Plambeck, Gregory R Whitehead