Patents by Inventor THOMAS FRANKLIN SHIRLEY, JR.

THOMAS FRANKLIN SHIRLEY, JR. 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).

  • RETRIEVING ACCESS INFORMATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110289565
    Abstract: A method begins by a processing module obtaining a set of recovered random numbers, decoding encrypted share slices to produce a set of encrypted shares, and obtaining a set of personalized authenticating values regarding user access to data. The method continues with the processing module generating a set of hidden passwords based on the set of personalized authenticating values, generating a set of blinded passwords based on the set of hidden passwords and a set of blinded random numbers, and generating a set of passkeys based on the set of blinded passwords and the set of recovered random numbers. The method continues with the processing module generating a set of decryption keys based on the set of blinded random numbers and the set of passkeys, decrypting the set of encrypted shares to produce a set of shares, and decoding the set of shares to reproduce the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: CLEVERSAFE, INC.
    Inventors: JASON K. RESCH, GARY W. GRUBE, S. CHRISTOPHER GLADWIN, THOMAS FRANKLIN SHIRLEY, JR., TIMOTHY W. MARKISON