Patents by Inventor William J. Conner

William J. Conner 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).

  • Methods of resetting passwords in network service systems including user redirection and related systems and computer program products
    Patent number: 9407630
    Abstract: Resetting a password for a network service account may include redirecting the user to a password reset tool, wherein the user is blocked from network access other than the password reset tool while being redirected. After redirecting the user to the password reset tool, user entry of verification information may be accepted, and the verification information from the user may be compared with known verification information for the user. User entry of a new password may be accepted if the verification information accepted from the user matches the known verification information for the user; and the new password may be stored as the known password for the user. Related systems and computer-program products are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nadia Morris, William J. Conner
  • Methods of Resetting Passwords in Network Service Systems Including User Redirection and Related Systems and Computer Program Products
    Publication number: 20140380439
    Abstract: Resetting a password for a network service account may include redirecting the user to a password reset tool, wherein the user is blocked from network access other than the password reset tool while being redirected. After redirecting the user to the password reset tool, user entry of verification information may be accepted, and the verification information from the user may be compared with known verification information for the user. User entry of a new password may be accepted if the verification information accepted from the user matches the known verification information for the user; and the new password may be stored as the known password for the user. Related systems and computer-program products are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Nadia Morris, William J. Conner