Patents by Inventor Shefali SINGHAL

Shefali SINGHAL 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).

  • Authentication using multi-tier multi-class objects
    Patent number: 8997215
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for authenticating a user in a touchscreen environment. A first tier may be defined having at least one object, and a destination tier may be defined having at least one bin. An authentication-key may be registered, the authentication-key comprising a length defining a number of nodes and a correct sequence of nodes, each node specifying a movement of one object from the first tier to one bin of the destination tier. A user sequence of at least one touchscreen gestures is received, each gesture specifying that one object from the first tier should be moved to one bin of the destination tier. Access is permitted if the at least one touchscreen gestures corresponds to the length, the correct sequence, and the movement of the authentication-key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Badrinath Guriappa Srinivas, Shashi Bhanwar, Shefali Singhal, Debi Prosad Dogra, Saurabh Tyagi
  • AUTHENTICATION USING MULTI-TIER MULTI-CLASS OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20140075552
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for authenticating a user in a touchscreen environment. A first tier may be defined having at least one object, and a destination tier may be defined having at least one bin. An authentication-key may be registered, the authentication-key comprising a length defining a number of nodes and a correct sequence of nodes, each node specifying a movement of one object from the first tier to one bin of the destination tier. A user sequence of at least one touchscreen gestures is received, each gesture specifying that one object from the first tier should be moved to one bin of the destination tier. Access is permitted if the at least one touchscreen gestures corresponds to the length, the correct sequence, and the movement of the authentication-key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Badrinath GURIAPPA SRINIVAS, Shashi BHANWAR, Shefali SINGHAL, Debi Prosad DOGRA, Saurabh TYAGI