Patents by Inventor William Roberts Cheswick
William Roberts Cheswick 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).
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Patent number: 10592658Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 10574640Abstract: Methods, systems, and products authenticate a user to a device. A user selects or submits a media file for authentication. Features in the media file are compared to a set of criteria for authentication. The number of matching criteria, that is within a range of values for each criterion in the set of criteria, is determined. The number of matching criteria is compared to a threshold value. When the number of matching criteria equals or exceeds the threshold value, then the user that selected or submitted the media file is authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: David Kormann, William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20180314819Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 10032018Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 9864903Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20170324721Abstract: Methods, systems, and products authenticate a user to a device. A user selects or submits a media file for authentication. Features in the media file are compared to a set of criteria for authentication. The number of matching criteria, that is within a range of values for each criterion in the set of criteria, is determined. The number of matching criteria is compared to a threshold value. When the number of matching criteria equals or exceeds the threshold value, then the user that selected or submitted the media file is authenticated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: David Kormann, William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20170286667Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party..Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 9742754Abstract: Methods, systems, and products authenticate a user to a device. A user selects or submits a media file for authentication. Features in the media file are compared to a set of criteria for authentication. The number of matching criteria, that is within a range of values for each criterion in the set of criteria, is determined. The number of matching criteria is compared to a threshold value. When the number of matching criteria equals or exceeds the threshold value, then the user that selected or submitted the media file is authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: David Kormann, William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 9710642Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20170200045Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: William Roberts CHESWICK
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Patent number: 9679133Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing contextual feedback to a user of a computer system upon detection of an invasion of the computer system are provided herein. An invasion of the computer system is detected and a contextually appropriate alert is selected from a set of alerts. The alert is played immediately upon detection of the invasion so that the user is alerted to the invasion within close temporal proximity to the user's action that resulted in the invasion of the computer system. In addition, details of the invasion are logged to a diagnostic log file for later use by support personnel in repairing the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 9613259Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20160203312Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: NEMMARA K. SHANKARANARAYANAN, WILLIAM ROBERTS CHESWICK
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Patent number: 9342595Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating a visualization of video content. The method includes receiving video content, receiving user input associated with the received video content, extracting each frame in the video content, processing the extracted frames based on the received user input, and outputting a still image including each of the processed extracted frames positioned sequentially. The still image can include a histogram of sound data associated with the processed extracted frames. The user input can indicate an image adjustment to be applied when processing the extracted frames, a number of frames of video content per column, a paper size, and/or a frame size. The frames can be positioned sequentially in columns and/or rows. The image can be output as an image file or on a printable medium. The image can contain more than one video clip, such as films in a trilogy.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 9323918Abstract: A password recovery technique for access to a system includes receiving a request from a first party to recover the first party's password to access the system, receiving a selection of a second party from the first party, sending a message to the second party requesting that the second party authorize the request to recover the first party's password, receiving authorization from the second party for the request to recover the first party's password, and resetting the first party's password responsive to receiving authorization from the second party.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20160103993Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing contextual feedback to a user of a computer system upon detection of an invasion of the computer system are provided herein. An invasion of the computer system is detected and a contextually appropriate alert is selected from a set of alerts. The alert is played immediately upon detection of the invasion so that the user is alerted to the invasion within close temporal proximity to the user's action that resulted in the invasion of the computer system. In addition, details of the invasion are logged to a diagnostic log file for later use by support personnel in repairing the computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Patent number: 9230108Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing contextual feedback to a user of a computer system upon detection of an invasion of the computer system are provided herein. An invasion of the computer system is detected and a contextually appropriate alert is selected from a set of alerts. The alert is played immediately upon detection of the invasion so that the user is alerted to the invasion within close temporal proximity to the user's action that resulted in the invasion of the computer system. In addition, details of the invasion are logged to a diagnostic log file for later use by support personnel in repairing the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20150193534Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating a visualization of video content. The method includes receiving video content, receiving user input associated with the received video content, extracting each frame in the video content, processing the extracted frames based on the received user input, and outputting a still image including each of the processed extracted frames positioned sequentially. The still image can include a histogram of sound data associated with the processed extracted frames. The user input can indicate an image adjustment to be applied when processing the extracted frames, a number of frames of video content per column, a paper size, and/or a frame size. The frames can be positioned sequentially in columns and/or rows. The image can be output as an image file or on a printable medium. The image can contain more than one video clip, such as films in a trilogy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventor: William Roberts CHESWICK
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Patent number: 8988458Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating a visualization of video content. The method includes receiving video content, receiving user input associated with the received video content, extracting each frame in the video content, processing the extracted frames based on the received user input, and outputting a still image including each of the processed extracted frames positioned sequentially. The still image can include a histogram of sound data associated with the processed extracted frames. The user input can indicate an image adjustment to be applied when processing the extracted frames, a number of frames of video content per column, a paper size, and/or a frame size. The frames can be positioned sequentially in columns and/or rows. The image can be output as an image file or on a printable medium. The image can contain more than one video clip, such as films in a trilogy.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
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Publication number: 20150071504Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventor: William Roberts CHESWICK