Patents by Inventor Rodney Rivers

Rodney Rivers 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).

  • System and method for authenticating users in a computer network
    Patent number: 8171288
    Abstract: A rule based biometric user authentication method and system in a computer network environment is provided. Multiple authentication rules can exist in the computer network. For example, there may be a default system-wide rule, and a rule associated with a particular user trying to log in. There may be other rules such as one associated with a remote computer from which the user is logging in, one associated with a group to which the user belongs, or one associated with a system resource to which the user requires access such as an application program or a database of confidential information. An order of precedence among the rules is then established which is used to authenticate the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Imprivata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Brown, Gregory C. Jensen, Rodney Rivers, Dan Nelson
  • System and method for authenticating users in a computer network
    Publication number: 20050273866
    Abstract: A rule based biometric user authentication method and system in a computer network environment is provided. Multiple authentication rules can exist in the computer network. For example, there may be a default system-wide rule, and a rule associated with a particular user trying to log in. There may be other rules such as one associated with a remote computer from which the user is logging in, one associated with a group to which the user belongs, or one associated with a system resource to which the user requires access such as an application program or a database of confidential information. An order of precedence among the rules is then established which is used to authenticate the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: SAFLINK Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Brown, Gregory Jensen, Rodney Rivers, Dan Nelson
  • System and method for authenticating users in a computer network
    Patent number: 6928547
    Abstract: A rule based biometric user authentication method and system in a computer network environment is provided. Multiple authentication rules can exist in the computer network. For example, there may be a default system-wide rule, and a rule associated with a particular user trying to log in. There may be other rules such as one associated with a remote computer from which the user is logging in, one associated with a group to which the user belongs, or one associated with a system resource to which the user requires access such as an application program or a database of confidential information. An order of precedence among the rules is then established which is used to authenticate the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Saflink Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Brown, Gregory C. Jensen, Rodney Rivers, Dan Nelson
  • System and method for authenticating users in a computer network
    Publication number: 20040010724
    Abstract: A rule based biometric user authentication method and system in a computer network environment is provided. Multiple authentication rules can exist in the computer network. For example, there may be a default system-wide rule, and a rule associated with a particular user trying to log in. There may be other rules such as one associated with a remote computer from which the user is logging in, one associated with a group to which the user belongs, or one associated with a system resource to which the user requires access such as an application program or a database of confidential information. An order of precedence among the rules is then established which is used to authenticate the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Saflink Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Brown, Gregory C. Jensen, Rodney Rivers, Dan Nelson
  • System and method for authenticating users in a computer network
    Patent number: 6618806
    Abstract: A rule based biometric user authentication method and system in a computer network environment is provided. Multiple authentication rules can exist in the computer network. For example, there may be a default system-wide rule, and a rule associated with a particular user trying to log in. There may be other rules such as one associated with a remote computer from which the user is logging in, one associated with a group to which the user belongs, or one associated with a system resource to which the user requires access such as an application program or a database of confidential information. An order of precedence among the rules is then established which is used to authenticate the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Saflink Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Brown, Rodney Rivers, Dan Nelson