Patents by Inventor Rich Smith

Rich Smith 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: 11658962
    Abstract: A system and method of implementing an API of an authentication service includes implementing a confirmation API, wherein the implementing includes: initiating a confirmation API request based on receiving an access request, wherein the confirmation API request operates to perform an authentication of a requestor making the access request; identifying the requestor based on a search of the requestor via the confirmation API; identifying, by one or more API endpoints of the remote authentication service: (i) a subscriber account of the subscriber maintained by the remote authentication service and (ii) identifying a user device of the requestor that is enrolled with the subscriber account based on the confirmation API request; transmitting a confirmation request to the user device; obtaining from the user device a response to the confirmation request and presenting the response to the confirmation request to the subscriber; and granting or denying the access request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jon Oberheide, Adam Goodman, Rich Smith, Chris Czub
  • Patent number: 11586711
    Abstract: A system and method of securing a computing device with a remote computer security service includes: identifying a computing device that is subscribed to a remote computer security service, wherein the computing device comprises an anti-authentication application instance provided by the remote computer security service based on the subscription; identifying an occurrence of an anti-authentication action involving the computing device based on anti-authentication policy set to a subscriber anti-authentication account with the remote computer security service for the computing device; responsively to the anti-authentication action, automatically performing by the remote security service or the anti-authentication application instance one or more anti-authentication protective services by protectively altering the computing device based on the anti-authentication policy, wherein the computing device is altered to a protected state from a normal state based on the performance of the one or more anti-authenticati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Rich Smith
  • Publication number: 20200186520
    Abstract: A system and method of implementing an API of an authentication service includes implementing a confirmation API, wherein the implementing includes: initiating a confirmation API request based on receiving an access request, wherein the confirmation API request operates to perform an authentication of a requestor making the access request; identifying the requestor based on a search of the requestor via the confirmation API; identifying, by one or more API endpoints of the remote authentication service: (i) a subscriber account of the subscriber maintained by the remote authentication service and (ii) identifying a user device of the requestor that is enrolled with the subscriber account based on the confirmation API request; transmitting a confirmation request to the user device; obtaining from the user device a response to the confirmation request and presenting the response to the confirmation request to the subscriber; and granting or denying the access request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Jon Oberheide, Adam Goodman, Rich Smith, Chris Czub
  • Publication number: 20190347384
    Abstract: A system and method of securing a computing device with a remote computer security service includes: identifying a computing device that is subscribed to a remote computer security service, wherein the computing device comprises an anti-authentication application instance provided by the remote computer security service based on the subscription; identifying an occurrence of an anti-authentication action involving the computing device based on anti-authentication policy set to a subscriber anti-authentication account with the remote computer security service for the computing device; responsively to the anti-authentication action, automatically performing by the remote security service or the anti-authentication application instance one or more anti-authentication protective services by protectively altering the computing device based on the anti-authentication policy, wherein the computing device is altered to a protected state from a normal state based on the performance of the one or more anti-authenticati
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Rich Smith
  • Publication number: 20180098634
    Abstract: A chair comprises a frame having legs, and a pair of uprights extending above the legs. A seat is carried by the legs of the frame, and a backrest is carried by the pair of uprights. A top bar is coupled between tops of the pair of uprights and extends above the backrest. A top cap is disposed on the top bar and covers an uppermost surface and uppermost perimeter edge of the top bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Rich Smith, Sterling Maughan
  • Patent number: D954965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ty Measom, Rich Smith