Patents by Inventor Tandy G. Willeby

Tandy G. Willeby 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).

  • Publication number: 20020188872
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product which allows passwords, passcodes, PINs, and other secure information to be entered into a graphical user interface without interception. The user enters the secure code by moving a cursor and selecting characters or symbols on a GUI screen, through the use of a mouse, touchscreen, lightpen, or other conventional device. Between each selection, the GUI characters and symbols are re-arranged on the GUI screen, so that even if the user's cursor manipulation is captured, the secure code cannot be reconstructed or reproduced. The preferred embodiment is particularly drawn to a secure system, method, and computer program product for entering a PIN number in an automated teller machine (ATM) application running on a data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Tandy G. Willeby
  • Publication number: 20020188842
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product which allows a server system to verify the geographic location of a client system in order to authenticate the user or authorize a transactions. The server system, in the preferred embodiment, uses the client system's network address to determine a corresponding geographic location. In an alternative embodiment, the client system is equipped with a geographic positioning system which precisely determines the geographic location of the client system, and reports this location to the server system. The preferred embodiment is particularly drawn to a secure system, method, and computer program product for authorizing an automated teller machine (ATM) application running on a data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Tandy G. Willeby