Patents by Inventor Norik Kocharyan

Norik Kocharyan 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).

  • PIN recovery in a smart card
    Patent number: 7461399
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to resources on a smart card, the method involving: providing a list of n questions for presentation to the user, where n is an integer; receiving from the user answers to questions among the list of n questions; determining how many of the received answers are correct; and if a sufficient number of the n questions was answered correctly, granting access to the resources on the smart card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: RSA Security Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Juels, Ryan Culbertson, Andrea Doherty, Darren Dupre, Norik Kocharyan
  • PIN recovery in a smart card
    Publication number: 20060037073
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to resources on a smart card, the method involving: providing a list of n questions for presentation to the user, where n is an integer; receiving from the user answers to questions among the list of n questions; determining how many of the received answers are correct; and if a sufficient number of the n questions was answered correctly, granting access to the resources on the smart card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: RSA Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Juels, Ryan Culbertson, Andrea Doherty, Darren Dupre, Norik Kocharyan