Patents by Inventor Neil Stephen Denis Johnston

Neil Stephen Denis Johnston 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).

  • Methods and systems for increasing the security of electronic messages
    Patent number: 9230127
    Abstract: A method for accessing e-mail messages from a control system includes requesting access to e-mail message contents of a user stored in the control system, determining whether the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system, and authenticating the user when the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system. Moreover, the method includes permitting the user to view a list of e-mail messages when the user is successfully authenticated. The e-mail messages included in the list are associated with the user. Furthermore, the method includes permitting the user to access the contents of e-mail messages in the list having a security level equal to or less than a security level associated with the successful authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: DAON HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Stephen Denis Johnston, Conor Robert White, Jason Scott Cramer, Christopher James Mort, Christopher Eric Holland
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING THE SECURITY OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20140130186
    Abstract: A method for accessing e-mail messages from a control system includes requesting access to e-mail message contents of a user stored in the control system, determining whether the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system, and authenticating the user when the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system. Moreover, the method includes permitting the user to view a list of e-mail messages when the user is successfully authenticated. The e-mail messages included in the list are associated with the user. Furthermore, the method includes permitting the user to access the contents of e-mail messages in the list having a security level equal to or less than a security level associated with the successful authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Neil Stephen Denis JOHNSTON, Conor Robert WHITE, Jason Scott CRAMER, Christopher James MORT, Christopher Eric HOLLAND
  • Methods and systems for increasing the security of electronic messages
    Patent number: 8661558
    Abstract: A method for accessing e-mail messages from a control system includes requesting access to e-mail message contents of a user stored in the control system, determining whether the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system, and authenticating the user when the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system. Moreover, the method includes permitting the user to view a list of e-mail messages when the user is successfully authenticated. The e-mail messages included in the list are associated with the user. Furthermore, the method includes permitting the user to access the contents of e-mail messages in the list having a security level equal to or less than a security level associated with the successful authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Daon Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Neil Stephen Denis Johnston, Conor Robert White, Jason Scott Cramer, Christopher James Mort, Christopher Eric Holland
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING THE SECURITY OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20130074195
    Abstract: A method for accessing e-mail messages from a control system includes requesting access to e-mail message contents of a user stored in the control system, determining whether the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system, and authenticating the user when the user is enrolled in and activated by the control system. Moreover, the method includes permitting the user to view a list of e-mail messages when the user is successfully authenticated. The e-mail messages included in the list are associated with the user. Furthermore, the method includes permitting the user to access the contents of e-mail messages in the list having a security level equal to or less than a security level associated with the successful authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Neil Stephen Denis Johnston, Conor Robert White, Jason Scott Cramer, Christopher James Mort, Christopher Eric Holland