Patents by Inventor Ranjith T. Suresh

Ranjith T. Suresh 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).

  • Secure authentication at a self-service terminal
    Patent number: 8499346
    Abstract: A method of providing secure authentication of a service user at a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises: detecting attempted access by the service user to a restricted function on the self-service terminal and ascertaining if a predefined operating system account is present on the terminal. In the event that the predefined operating system account is not present, then the method comprises permitting access to the restricted function by the service user. In the event that the predefined operating system account is present, then the method comprises requesting the service user to provide login credentials and authenticating the login credentials using the operating system account. If the login credentials are not authenticated, access to the restricted function is denied; whereas, if the login credentials are authenticated, access to the restricted function is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew D. J. Kilgore, Ranjith T. Suresh, Stefano Cipollone
  • SECURE AUTHENTICATION AT A SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20110154481
    Abstract: A method of providing secure authentication of a service user at a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises: detecting attempted access by the service user to a restricted function on the self-service terminal and ascertaining if a predefined operating system account is present on the terminal. In the event that the predefined operating system account is not present, then the method comprises permitting access to the restricted function by the service user. In the event that the predefined operating system account is present, then the method comprises requesting the service user to provide login credentials and authenticating the login credentials using the operating system account. If the login credentials are not authenticated, access to the restricted function is denied; whereas, if the login credentials are authenticated, access to the restricted function is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew D.J. Kilgore, Ranjith T. Suresh, Stefano Cipollone