Patents by Inventor Patrick Shawn Mullen

Patrick Shawn Mullen 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: 8375425
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, data processing system and computer program product are disclosed for password expiration based on vulnerability detection. A request for a password is received during re-activation of a first account that belongs to a particular user. A test password is compared to a previously created password that belongs to the particular user to determine if a match occurred. Responsive to determining that there is a match, a second account that belongs to the particular user with respect to the match is expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Patrick Shawn Mullen, Jessica Carol Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
  • Publication number: 20090126018
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for password expiration based on vulnerability detection. The computer implemented method comprises receiving a request for a password after re-activating a user account and requesting a password generator, to create a hashed password. The method further comprises comparing the hashed password to a previously created password of a user, to determine a match entry. Responsive to determining a match entry, expiring an account of the user with respect to the match entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Patrick Shawn Mullen, Jessica Carol Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh