The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Eric N. Billingsley, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Louis M. Monier, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric N. Billingsley, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Louis M. Monier, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of, and system for, monitoring interaction between a user and a computer is provided. The method includes generating an image including random reference data readable by the user, and communicating the image to the computer for display to the user. User input data is then received and a comparison between the random reference data and the user input data is performed to determine if the user is interacting with the computer.