Patents by Inventor William J. Blanke

William J. Blanke 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).

  • ADVANCED AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190253404
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for performing advanced authentication techniques and associated applications. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: receiving a policy identifying a set of acceptable authentication capabilities; determining a set of client authentication capabilities; and filtering the set of acceptable authentication capabilities based on the determined set of client authentication capabilities to arrive at a filtered set of one or more authentication capabilities for authenticating a user of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Marc Briceno, Brendon Wilson, Ramesh Kesanupalli, Davit Baghdasaryan, Rajiv Dholakia, William J. Blanke, Rolf Lindemann, Igor Polivanyi, Avinash Umap
  • System and method for collecting and utilizing client data for risk assessment during authentication
    Patent number: 10366218
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for performing client risk assessment for authentication. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a client risk assessment agent to perform an assessment of client configuration data to determine a risk level associated with a client device; and an authentication engine to performing authentication for a particular transaction in accordance with the risk level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Nok Nok Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Blanke
  • Advanced authentication techniques and applications
    Patent number: 10270748
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for performing advanced authentication techniques and associated applications. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: receiving a policy identifying a set of acceptable authentication capabilities; determining a set of client authentication capabilities; and filtering the set of acceptable authentication capabilities based on the determined set of client authentication capabilities to arrive at a filtered set of one or more authentication capabilities for authenticating a user of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Nok Nok Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Briceno, Brendon Wilson, Ramesh Kesanupalli, Davit Baghdasaryan, Rajiv Dholakia, William J. Blanke, Rolf Lindemann, Igor Polivanyi, Avinash Umap
  • System and method for establishing trust using secure transmission protocols
    Patent number: 9455979
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for establishing trust using secure communication protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: NOK NOK LABS, INC.
    Inventor: William J. Blanke
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING TRUST USING SECURE TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20160219043
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for establishing trust using secure communication protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: William J. Blanke
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND UTILIZING CLIENT DATA FOR RISK ASSESSMENT DURING AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20140289808
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for performing client risk assessment for authentication. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a client risk assessment agent to perform an assessment of client configuration data to determine a risk level associated with a client device; and an authentication engine to performing authentication for a particular transaction in accordance with the risk level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: William J. Blanke
  • ADVANCED AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140289833
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and machine readable medium are described for performing advanced authentication techniques and associated applications. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: receiving a policy identifying a set of acceptable authentication capabilities; determining a set of client authentication capabilities; and filtering the set of acceptable authentication capabilities based on the determined set of client authentication capabilities to arrive at a filtered set of one or more authentication capabilities for authenticating a user of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Marc Briceno, Brendon Wilson, Ramesh Kesanupalli, Davit Baghdasaryan, Rajiv Dholakia, William J. Blanke, Rolf Lindemann, Igor Polivanyi, Avinash Umap