Patents by Inventor Thomas Lance Dodd

Thomas Lance Dodd 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).

  • Patent number: 9112886
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing sensitive data values. A primary facility is provided that directly or indirectly receives requests from a requestor to store an actual data value. The primary facility obtains a replacement value associated with the actual value and encrypts the actual value, and the replacement value is transmitted to the requestor. The replacement and encrypted values are stored in a master copy database at the primary facility, and copies thereof are stored in distributed secondary databases. When the requestor needs an actual data value, the requestor transmits the replacement value either to the primary facility for retrieval of data from the master database, or to the secondary facility for retrieval from the respective secondary database. The chosen facility retrieves the encrypted value from its respective database using the replacement value, decrypts the encrypted value, and transmits the actual value back to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance Dodd
  • Patent number: 8583943
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing and managing sensitive data. A system and method are provided that include a central device that receives an actual data value from a requestor, encrypts the actual data value, obtains a replacement value for the encrypted actual data value, obtains a secondary replacement value based on the encrypted actual data value, and transmits the replacement value to the requestor for storage by the requestor. The system and method also includes a storage device for storing the secondary replacement value in association with the encrypted actual data value at a secure location. The requestor can later use the replacement value to retrieve the actual data value from the central device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance Dodd
  • Patent number: 8401183
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing sensitive data. A system is provided that includes a central device configured to receive a key from a requester, to obtain a new key associated with the key, and to transmit the new key to the requestor, and a storage device for storing the new key in association with the key. Also, a secure system is provided that includes a parsing unit that parses an actual data value into a first data field and a second data field, a key generation unit that generates a key, a first process that transmits the key to a central manager and receives a new key associated with the key from the central manager, and at least one storage device configured to store the first data field in association with the key, and to store the second data field in association with the new key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance Dodd
  • Publication number: 20120173887
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing and managing sensitive data. A system and method are provided that include a central device that receives an actual data value from a requestor, encrypts the actual data value, obtains a replacement value for the encrypted actual data value, obtains a secondary replacement value based on the encrypted actual data value, and transmits the replacement value to the requestor for storage by the requestor. The system and method also includes a storage device for storing the secondary replacement value in association with the encrypted actual data value at a secure location. The requestor can later use the replacement value to retrieve the actual data value from the central device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Business Nework Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance Dodd
  • Patent number: 8185752
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing and managing sensitive data. A system and method are provided that include a central device that receives an actual data value from a requester, encrypts the actual data value, obtains a replacement value for the encrypted actual data value, obtains a secondary replacement value based on the encrypted actual data value, and transmits the replacement value to the requester for storage by the requester. The system and method also includes a storage device for storing the secondary replacement value in association with the encrypted actual data value at a secure location. The requester can later use the replacement value to retrieve the actual data value from the central device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance Dodd
  • Publication number: 20100031023
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing sensitive data values. A primary facility is provided that directly or indirectly receives requests from a requestor to store an actual data value. The primary facility obtains a replacement value associated with the actual value and encrypts the actual value, and the replacement value is transmitted to the requestor. The replacement and encrypted values are stored in a master copy database at the primary facility, and copies thereof are stored in distributed secondary databases. When the requestor needs an actual data value, the requestor transmits the replacement value either to the primary facility for retrieval of data from the master database, or to the secondary facility for retrieval from the respective secondary database. The chosen facility retrieves the encrypted value from its respective database using the replacement value, decrypts the encrypted value, and transmits the actual value back to the requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance Dodd
  • Publication number: 20090169010
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing and managing sensitive data. A system and method are provided that include a central device that receives an actual data value from a requester, encrypts the actual data value, obtains a replacement value for the encrypted actual data value, obtains a secondary replacement value based on the encrypted actual data value, and transmits the replacement value to the requester for storage by the requester. The system and method also includes a storage device for storing the secondary replacement value in association with the encrypted actual data value at a secure location. The requester can later use the replacement value to retrieve the actual data value from the central device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance DODD
  • Publication number: 20090169016
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securely storing sensitive data. A system is provided that includes a central device configured to receive a key from a requester, to obtain a new key associated with the key, and to transmit the new key to the requestor, and a storage device for storing the new key in association with the key. Also, a secure system is provided that includes a parsing unit that parses an actual data value into a first data field and a second data field, a key generation unit that generates a key, a first process that transmits the key to a central manager and receives a new key associated with the key from the central manager, and at least one storage device configured to store the first data field in association with the key, and to store the second data field in association with the new key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lance DODD