Patents by Inventor Michael H. Grundy

Michael H. Grundy 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).

  • Private information exchange in smart card commerce
    Patent number: 7870998
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for private information exchange in smart card commerce is disclosed. The method includes, in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port, exchanging public keys between the user and authorized point of sale, receiving an information request from an external point of sale machine across the communication channel, decrypting an information request and parsing a data token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Chase-Salerno, Sean Dague, Richard Ferri, Michael H. Grundy
  • Method and system for private information exchange in smart card commerce
    Patent number: 7516884
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for private information exchange in smart card commerce is disclosed. The method includes, in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port, exchanging public keys between the user and authorized point of sale, receiving an information request from an external point of sale machine across the communication channel, decrypting an information request and parsing a data token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Chase-Salerno, Sean Dague, Richard Ferri, Michael H. Grundy
  • PRIVATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN SMART CARD COMMERCE
    Publication number: 20080229108
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for private information exchange in smart card commerce is disclosed. The method includes, in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port, exchanging public keys between the user and authorized point of sale, receiving an information request from an external point of sale machine across the communication channel, decrypting an information request and parsing a data token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. CHASE-SALERNO, SEAN DAGUE, RICHARD FERRI, MICHAEL H. GRUNDY