Patents by Inventor Robert Laidlaw
Robert Laidlaw 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).
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Patent number: 8819416Abstract: Modular authentication and session management involves the use of discrete modules to perform specific tasks in a networked computing environment. There may be a separate authentication server that verifies the identity of the user and an authorization client that grants various levels of access to users. There may also be an authentication client that receives an initial request from a requesting application and forwards the request to the authentication server to verify the identity of the use. The authorization client may then be invoked to provide the necessary level of access. The use of discrete modules allows multiple business applications to use the same modules to perform user authentication tasks, thus alleviating the unnecessary multiplication of code.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLCInventors: Robert Laidlaw, Coby Royer, Rick D. Johnson, Scott More
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Patent number: 8291228Abstract: Modular authentication and session management involves the use of discrete modules to perform specific tasks in a networked computing environment. There may be a separate authentication server that verifies the identity of the user and an authorization client that grants various levels of access to users. There may also be an authentication client that receives an initial request from a requesting application and forwards the request to the authentication server to verify the identity of the use. The authorization client may then be invoked to provide the necessary level of access. The use of discrete modules allows multiple business applications to use the same modules to perform user authentication tasks, thus alleviating the unnecessary multiplication of code.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Robert Laidlaw, Coby Royer, Rick D. Johnson, Scott More
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Publication number: 20100241848Abstract: An infrastructure for securely communicating with electronic meters is described, which enables secure communication between a utility and a meter located at a customer, over a communication link or connection such as via a network. This enables messages to be sent from the utility to the meter and vice versa in a secure manner. The network provides a communication medium for communicating via the C12.22 protocol for secure metering. A cryptographic backend is used to cryptographically process messages to be sent to the meter and to similarly cryptographically process messages sent from the meter. By providing appropriate cryptographic measures such as key management, confidentiality and authentication, the meter can only interpret and process messages from a legitimate utility and the utility can ensure that the messages it receives are from a legitimate meter and contain legitimate information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Certicom Corp.Inventors: Keelan Smith, Ian Robert Laidlaw, Jason Andrew Colburne
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Patent number: 7760069Abstract: A method of using an electronic locking system to access one of a plurality of lockers includes programming the electronic locking system by recording at least one biometric characteristic of a user when the user is located at the plurality of lockers, and associating the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user with the one of a plurality of lockers so that the user is authorized to access the one of a plurality of lockers. The method includes re-recording the at least one biometric characteristic of the user and comparing the re-recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user with the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user, and unlocking the one of a plurality of lockers if the re-recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user matches the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Typhoon Industries LLCInventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin MacAlpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas
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Publication number: 20090044020Abstract: Modular authentication and session management involves the use of discrete modules to perform specific tasks in a networked computing environment. There may be a separate authentication server that verifies the identity of the user and an authorization client that grants various levels of access to users. There may also be an authentication client that receives an initial request from a requesting application and forwards the request to the authentication server to verify the identity of the use. The authorization client may then be invoked to provide the necessary level of access. The use of discrete modules allows multiple business applications to use the same modules to perform user authentication tasks, thus alleviating the unnecessary multiplication of code.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Robert Laidlaw, Coby Royer, Rick D. Johnson, Scott More
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Patent number: 7454622Abstract: Modular authentication and session management involves the use of discrete modules to perform specific tasks in a networked computing environment. There may be a separate authentication server that verifies the identity of the user and an authorization client that grants various levels of access to users. There may also be an authentication client that receives an initial request from a requesting application and forwards the request to the authentication server to verify the identity of the use. The authorization client may then be invoked to provide the necessary level of access. The use of discrete modules allows multiple business applications to use the same modules to perform user authentication tasks, thus alleviating the unnecessary multiplication of code.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Robert Laidlaw, Coby Royer, Rick D. Johnson, Scott More
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Publication number: 20060267727Abstract: An electronic locking system comprising a plurality of lockers, a controller in communication with the plurality of lockers for electronically controlling locking and unlocking of the plurality of lockers, and a biometric sensor in communication with the controller for recording a biometric characteristic of a user when the user is located at the plurality of lockers. The controller associates the recorded biometric characteristic of the user with one of the plurality of lockers thereby permitting only the user to open the one locker.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin MacAlpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas
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Publication number: 20060255905Abstract: A method of using an electronic locking system to access one of a plurality of lockers includes programming the electronic locking system by recording at least one biometric characteristic of a user when the user is located at the plurality of lockers, and associating the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user with the one of a plurality of lockers so that the user is authorized to access the one of a plurality of lockers. The method includes re-recording the at least one biometric characteristic of the user and comparing the re-recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user with the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user, and unlocking the one of a plurality of lockers if the re-recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user matches the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin MacAlpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas
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Patent number: 7113071Abstract: A method of using an electronic locking system to access one of a plurality of lockers includes programming the system by recording at least one biometric characteristic of a user, storing the recorded biometric characteristic of the user in memory, and associating the recorded biometric characteristic of the user with one of the lockers so that the user is authorized to access the locker. The method also includes locking the locker, re-recording the biometric characteristic of the user, after the re-recording step, comparing the re-recorded biometric characteristic of the user with the recorded biometric characteristic of the user and unlocking the locker if the re-recorded biometric characteristic of the user matches the recorded biometric characteristic of the user. The system is newly reprogrammed for each subsequent user of the locker.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Inventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin MacAlpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas
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Publication number: 20050040932Abstract: A method of using an electronic locking system to access one of a plurality of lockers includes programming the system by recording at least one biometric characteristic of a user, storing the recorded biometric characteristic of the user in memory, and associating the recorded biometric characteristic of the user with one of the lockers so that the user is authorized to access the locker. The method also includes locking the locker, re-recording the biometric characteristic of the user, after the re-recording step, comparing the re-recorded biometric characteristic of the user with the recorded biometric characteristic of the user and unlocking the locker if the re-recorded biometric characteristic of the user matches the recorded biometric characteristic of the user. The system is newly reprogrammed for each subsequent user of the locker.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin MacAlpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas
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Patent number: 6806807Abstract: An electronic locking system has a plurality of lockable storage enclosures, and a controller for controlling locking and unlocking of the storage enclosures. The system also includes a biometric sensor in communication with the controller for sensing one or more identifying characteristics of users, the controller being adapted to store the one or more identifying characteristics from the users in a memory and linking the stored identifying characteristics for the users with one of the lockable storage enclosures. The system is dynamic so that each time a lockable storage enclosure is used, one or more new identifying characteristics are associated with the lockable storage enclosure for locking and unlocking the lockable storage enclosure. Also disclosed is an intelligent locking device having a first slidable bolt for locking and unlocking a first enclosed area and a second slidable bolt for locking and unlocking a second enclosed area.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Inventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin Macalpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas
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Publication number: 20040128547Abstract: Modular authentication and session management involves the use of discrete modules to perform specific tasks in a networked computing environment. There may be a separate authentication server that verifies the identity of the user and an authorization client that grants various levels of access to users. There may also be an authentication client that receives an initial request from a requesting application and forwards the request to the authentication server to verify the identity of the use. The authorization client may then be invoked to provide the necessary level of access. The use of discrete modules allows multiple business applications to use the same modules to perform user authentication tasks, thus alleviating the unnecessary multiplication of code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2002Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Robert Laidlaw, Coby Royer, Rick D. Johnson, Scott More
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Publication number: 20020147525Abstract: An electronic locking system has a plurality of lockable storage enclosures, and a controller in communication with the lockable storage enclosures for controlling locking and unlocking of the storage enclosures. The electronic locking system also includes a biometric sensor in communication with the controller for sensing one or more identifying characteristics of multiple users, the controller being adapted to store the one or more identifying characteristics from the multiple users in a memory and linking the stored identifying characteristics for each one of the users with one of the lockable storage enclosures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Jordan Cayne, Mark Adams, Colin Macalpine, Robert Laidlaw, Laurence Thomas