Patents by Inventor Silvia Giacone

Silvia Giacone 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).

  • Secure DNA-based password
    Patent number: 11240033
    Abstract: A method includes determining a password-length threshold. The password-length threshold may comprise an integer. The method also includes obtaining, for a first user, a set of nucleotide locations. The number of nucleotide locations in the set may be greater than or equal to the integer. The method also includes obtaining a first sample of the user's DNA. The method also includes determining, in the first sample, a nucleotide at each nucleotide location in the set of nucleotide locations, resulting in a first nucleotide-password sequence. The method also includes performing a one-way hashing operation on the first nucleotide-password sequence with a first hashing algorithm, resulting in a first hashed password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Lavery, Igor S. Ramos, Silvia Giacone, Bernadette Marie Wing, Fernando Jose Suarez Saiz
  • SECURE DNA-BASED PASSWORD
    Publication number: 20210099302
    Abstract: A method includes determining a password-length threshold. The password-length threshold may comprise an integer. The method also includes obtaining, for a first user, a set of nucleotide locations. The number of nucleotide locations in the set may be greater than or equal to the integer. The method also includes obtaining a first sample of the user's DNA. The method also includes determining, in the first sample, a nucleotide at each nucleotide location in the set of nucleotide locations, resulting in a first nucleotide-password sequence. The method also includes performing a one-way hashing operation on the first nucleotide-password sequence with a first hashing algorithm, resulting in a first hashed password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew J. Lavery, Igor S. Ramos, Silvia Giacone, Bernadette Marie Wing, Fernando Jose Suarez Saiz