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).

  • Patent number: 10592658
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 10574640
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Kormann, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20180314819
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 10032018
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 9864903
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20170324721
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Kormann, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20170286667
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 9742754
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Kormann, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 9710642
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20170200045
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: William Roberts CHESWICK
  • Patent number: 9679133
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 9613259
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20160203312
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: NEMMARA K. SHANKARANARAYANAN, WILLIAM ROBERTS CHESWICK
  • Patent number: 9342595
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 9323918
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan, William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20160103993
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Patent number: 9230108
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20150193534
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: William Roberts CHESWICK
  • Patent number: 8988458
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Roberts Cheswick
  • Publication number: 20150071504
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: William Roberts CHESWICK