Patents by Inventor Nick E. Gavrilos

Nick E. Gavrilos 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).

  • Patent number: 8166526
    Abstract: A method of a wireless communication device for accessing secure resources of a resource provider or the device itself. A password associated with the wireless communication device is identified. A password identifier is assigned to the password and a non-password identifier is assigned to a non-password different from the password. The password identifier has a non-sequential association with the non-password identifier. The password identifier, the password, the non-password identifier, and the non-password are provided at a user interface of the wireless communication device. Access to a secure resource is granted in response to determining that the password identifier has been detected at the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick E Gavrilos, William S Hede
  • Patent number: 7958539
    Abstract: A method of a wireless communication device for accessing secure resources of a resource provider. For one embodiment, a password associated with the wireless communication device is partitioned into a plurality of portions, such as individual alphanumeric characters. A multiple choice question is queried for each portion of the password. Access is granted in response to determining that all portions of the password have been answered correctly by the user. For another embodiment, the password is presented as one of choices for a multiple choice question for a session where the user attempts to access the secure resources. The choices for the query remain the same for each session, but the order in which these choices are presented changes from session-to-session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick E. Gavrilos, William S. Hede, Hisashi D. Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100169959
    Abstract: A method of a wireless communication device for accessing secure resources of a resource provider or the device itself. A password associated with the wireless communication device is identified. A password identifier is assigned to the password and a non-password identifier is assigned to a non-password different from the password. The password identifier has a non-sequential association with the non-password identifier. The password identifier, the password, the non-password identifier, and the non-password are provided at a user interface of the wireless communication device. Access to a secure resource is granted in response to determining that the password identifier has been detected at the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick E. Gavrilos, William S. Hede
  • Publication number: 20080141345
    Abstract: A method of a wireless communication device for accessing secure resources of a resource provider. For one embodiment, a password associated with the wireless communication device is partitioned into a plurality of portions, such as individual alphanumeric characters. A multiple choice question is queried for each portion of the password. Access is granted in response to determining that all portions of the password have been answered correctly by the user. For another embodiment, the password is presented as one of choices for a multiple choice question for a session where the user attempts to access the secure resources. The choices for the query remain the same for each session, but the order in which these choices are presented changes from session-to-session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: NICK E. GAVRILOS, WILLIAM S. HEDE, HISASHI D. WATANABE