Patents by Inventor MICRON TECHNOLOGY

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USER ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130185790
    Abstract: A method and system for authenticating a user to access a computer system. The method comprises communicating security information to the computer system, and providing the computer system with an implicit input. The method further comprises determining whether the security information and implicit input match corresponding information associated with the user. The method further comprises granting the user access to the computer system in the event of a satisfactory match. When authenticating the user, the method and system consider the possibility of the user being legitimate but subject to duress or force by a computer hacker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: MICRON TECHNOLOGY