Patents by Inventor Robert F. Houghton

Robert F. Houghton 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: 10069870
    Abstract: For lingual transformation-based encryption, a method parses communication data into lingual units. The method further generates a validation nonce from the lingual units. In addition, the method generates a transform unit for each lingual unit by applying a lingual message transformation to each lingual unit as an encryption function of a selection rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Johnson, Robert F. Houghton
  • Patent number: 9686249
    Abstract: For multi-node encryption, a method communicates communication data from a first upstream node to a first downstream node in response to the first upstream node initiating secure communication with the first downstream node. The method further generates a downstream node nonce from communication data exchanged with the first downstream node. The method generates a first downstream message transformation as a function of the downstream node nonce. The method receives a request encrypted with the first downstream message transformation through the first downstream node. The method communicates the upstream message transformation encrypted with the first downstream message transformation through the first downstream node to the destination node in response to the request. In addition, the method generates a tunnel transformation at the destination node as a function of one or more upstream message transformations and the first downstream message transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Robert F. Houghton, Jeffrey J. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170006068
    Abstract: For lingual transformation-based encryption, a method parses communication data into lingual units. The method further generates a validation nonce from the lingual units. In addition, the method generates a transform unit for each lingual unit by applying a lingual message transformation to each lingual unit as an encryption function of a selection rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Johnson, Robert F. Houghton
  • Patent number: 9473465
    Abstract: For lingual transformation-based encryption, a method parses a secure message into lingual units. The method further generates a validation nonce from the lingual units. In addition, the method generates a transform unit for each lingual unit by applying a lingual message transformation to each lingual unit as an encryption function of a selection rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Johnson, Robert F. Houghton
  • Publication number: 20160294789
    Abstract: For multi-node encryption, a method communicates communication data from a first upstream node to a first downstream node in response to the first upstream node initiating secure communication with the first downstream node. The method further generates a downstream node nonce from communication data exchanged with the first downstream node. The method generates a first downstream message transformation as a function of the downstream node nonce. The method receives a request encrypted with the first downstream message transformation through the first downstream node. The method communicates the upstream message transformation encrypted with the first downstream message transformation through the first downstream node to the destination node in response to the request. In addition, the method generates a tunnel transformation at the destination node as a function of one or more upstream message transformations and the first downstream message transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Robert F. Houghton, Jeffrey J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9391962
    Abstract: For multi-node encryption, a method generates an upstream node nonce from communication data exchanged with an upstream node. In addition, the method generates a first upstream message transformation as a function of the upstream node nonce. The method further generates a tunnel transformation as a function of previous upstream message transformations and the first upstream message transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Robert F. Houghton, Jeffrey J. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160094523
    Abstract: For multi-node encryption, a method generates an upstream node nonce from communication data exchanged with an upstream node. In addition, the method generates a first upstream message transformation as a function of the upstream node nonce. The method further generates a tunnel transformation as a function of previous upstream message transformations and the first upstream message transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert F. Houghton, Jeffrey J. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160094524
    Abstract: For lingual transformation-based encryption, a method parses a secure message into lingual units. The method further generates a validation nonce from the lingual units. In addition, the method generates a transform unit for each lingual unit by applying a lingual message transformation to each lingual unit as an encryption function of a selection rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Johnson, Robert F. Houghton