Patents by Inventor Nelson Melo
Nelson Melo 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).
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Patent number: 11683187Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Beyond Identity, Inc.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Patent number: 11665006Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax ID, user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Beyond Identity Inc.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Publication number: 20210250182Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Publication number: 20210184867Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax ID, user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Patent number: 10972290Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Patent number: 10958448Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Legacy authentication for user authentication with self-signed certificate and identity verification
Patent number: 10873468Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. A redirecting module redirects the self-signed certificate chain to an authentication server. The authentication server is also provided a user name, password and verifying computer address, which is stored in a password database by the authentication server, in association with the self-signed certificate. Subsequent communications intended for the verifying computer with the self-signed certificate are redirected to the authentication server, which looks up the associated user name and password and transmits the associated user name and password to the verifying computer.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Beyond Identity Inc.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark -
Publication number: 20200351105Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Publication number: 20200322173Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Publication number: 20200274859Abstract: In embodiments, a system and method is provided for authenticating a user to a verifying party computer over a network. A self-signed root certificate is generated and signed by a root private key on a user device. The user device generates an intermediate private key from a secure enclave on the user device. The intermediate private key is used to sign an intermediate certificate. The intermediate certificate is linked to the root certificate to form a certificate chain, the certificate chain including a user public key corresponding to a intermediate private key. The certificate chain is transmitted to the verifying party computer over the network. Next, user identification data is transmitted to the verifying party computer for linking with the certificate chain. Subsequently, the certificate chain can be transmitted to the verifying party computer to identify the user without the user identification data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Publication number: 20200274720Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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LEGACY AUTHENTICATION FOR USER AUTHENTICATION WITH SELF-SIGNED CERTIFICATE AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION
Publication number: 20200274721Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. A redirecting module redirects the self-signed certificate chain to an authentication server. The authentication server is also provided a user name, password and verifying computer address, which is stored in a password database by the authentication server, in association with the self-signed certificate. Subsequent communications intended for the verifying computer with the self-signed certificate are redirected to the authentication server, which looks up the associated user name and password and transmits the associated user name and password to the verifying computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark -
Patent number: 10756908Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data, including at least one of a user name, user address, user email, user phone number, user tax identification (ID), user social security number and user financial account number. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark
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Patent number: 10728044Abstract: In embodiments, an authentication server interfaces between a user device with a self-signed certificate and a verifying computer that accepts a user name and password. The user device generates a self-signed certificate signed by a private key on the user device. The self-signed certificate is transmitted to a verifying party computer over a network. The verifying party stores the self-signed certificate with user identification data. The user migrates trust to another device by providing the root certificate and intermediate certificate as a certificate chain to a second device, which then adds a new intermediate certificate to create a longer certificate chain with the same root certificate. In subsequent communications, the verifying party receives a certificate chain including the self-signed certificate from the second user device, and matches that with the user identification data stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: BEYOND IDENTITY INC.Inventors: Nelson Melo, Michael Clark, James Clark