This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 2012.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2012
Title: Frederick I. Reed III: Smart Card Security Inventor.
Introduction
Frederick I. Reed III is an inventor associated with Cary, North Carolina, and International Business Machines Corporation. His patent work addresses biometric authentication and secure operation of smart cards.
Latest Patents
Reed is credited with 1 patent: “On Chip Verification and Consequent Enablement of Card OS Operation in Smart Cards.” The invention describes verifying a cardholder on the smart card using biometrics, such as a fingerprint. A preliminary software layer, or boot loader, provides fingerprint-sensor drivers and on-card matching before the commercial card operating system starts. If authentication succeeds, the unmodified commercial operating system is allowed to boot. If authentication fails, the operating system does not start, preventing the card from being used for financial transactions.
Career Highlights
Reed’s patent highlights an approach to strengthening smart card security by performing biometric verification directly on the card before its main operating system becomes available. This design links successful authentication to the card’s ability to operate.
Collaborations
Reed’s listed coworkers include John Fred Davis and Sheldon M. Osborne. His work is associated with International Business Machines Corporation.
Conclusion
Frederick I. Reed III’s patented smart card approach combines on-card biometric verification with controlled operating-system startup to help protect financial transactions.
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