Patents by Inventor Peter E. Zenzerovich

Peter E. Zenzerovich 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).

  • User-authentication-based approval of a first device via communication with a second device
    Patent number: 9706401
    Abstract: User-authentication-based approval of a first device via communication with a second device over a channel (e.g., an insecure channel) is described. The first device receives a session ID and first user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, from an identity provider, presents the first user-observable information to a user, and sends the session ID to the second device. The second device sends the session ID to the identity provider to obtain therefrom second user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, and a security challenge. The second user-observable information bears a user-discernable relationship to the first user-observable information and is presented to the user by the second device. The second device is capable of generating a response to the security challenge for transmission to the identity provider based at least on input received from the user, the response to the security challenge being indicative of the suitability of the first device for approval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Vincent, Tarek B. Kamel, Sparky Toews, Dejan Subotic, Peter E. Zenzerovich, James Shang Kai Chou
  • USER-AUTHENTICATION-BASED APPROVAL OF A FIRST DEVICE VIA COMMUNICATION WITH A SECOND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160150406
    Abstract: User-authentication-based approval of a first device via communication with a second device over a channel (e.g., an insecure channel) is described. The first device receives a session ID and first user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, from an identity provider, presents the first user-observable information to a user, and sends the session ID to the second device. The second device sends the session ID to the identity provider to obtain therefrom second user-observable information, or an identifier thereof, and a security challenge. The second user-observable information bears a user-discernable relationship to the first user-observable information and is presented to the user by the second device. The second device is capable of generating a response to the security challenge for transmission to the identity provider based at least on input received from the user, the response to the security challenge being indicative of the suitability of the first device for approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Vincent, Tarek B. Kamel, Sparky Toews, Dejan Subotic, Peter E. Zenzerovich, James Shang Kai Chou