Patents by Inventor William A. Thornton, III

William A. Thornton, III 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).

  • Single-party, secure multi-channel authentication for access to a resource
    Patent number: 8671444
    Abstract: A method for using multiple channels to access a resource, wherein an authenticated user requests a resource that requires a second authentication parameter over a first channel, a token value is transmitted to the user on the first channel, and the user transmits the token value and a second authentication parameter over a second channel. The token value is used to associate the first authentication parameter to the second authentication parameter, whereby the user is allowed access to the resource on the first or second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Rajandra Laxman Kulkarni, Adam Greenberg, Anthony M. Marotto, William A. Thornton, III
  • Multi-party, secure multi-channel authentication
    Patent number: 8474028
    Abstract: A method for using multiple channels to access a resource, wherein a first user requests a resource that requires an indication of approval from a second user, a token value is transmitted to the first user on the first channel, and the second user transmits the token value and a second authentication parameter over a second channel. The token value is used to associate the first authentication parameter to the second authentication parameter, whereby the first user is allowed access to the resource on the first. The first and second user may be independently authenticated in some implementations and not independently authenticated in other implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Rajandra Laxman Kulkarni, Adam Greenberg, Anthony M. Marotto, William A. Thornton, III
  • Single-party, secure multi-channel authentication
    Patent number: 8434133
    Abstract: A method for using multiple channels to authenticate a user, wherein a first authentication parameter from a first device associated with a user is received over a first channel, a token value is transmitted to the user on the first channel, and the user transmits the token value and a second authentication parameter over a second channel. The token value is used to associate the first authentication parameter to the second authentication parameter, whereby the user is authenticated on the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Rajandra Laxman Kulkarni, Adam Greenberg, Anthony M. Marotto, William A. Thornton, III