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Dirk Balfanz
Also filed as: BALFANZ DIRK
33 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,688 citations·filing 2000–2018
98Inventor score
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42 records- 0197US7275156B2Method and apparatus for establishing and using a secure credential infrastructureXEROX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·221 cites·76 claims
- 0296US9325696B1System and method for authenticating to a participating website using locally stored credentialsBALFANZ DIRK·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 26, 2016·90 cites·23 claims
- 0396US9276914B2Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 1, 2016·49 cites·20 claims
- 0496US8515389B2Method, apparatus, and program product for provisioning secure wireless sensorsSMETTERS DIANA K·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 20, 2013·60 cites·19 claims
- 0596US7937752B2Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network mediumPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2009·Granted May 3, 2011·50 cites·42 claims
- 0696US7392387B2Apparatus and methods for providing secured communicationXEROX CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 24, 2008·75 cites·19 claims
- 0796US7246374B1Enhancing computer system security via multiple user desktopsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 17, 2007·154 cites·41 claims
- 0895US8256664B1Out-of band authentication of browser sessionsBALFANZ DIRK·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 4, 2012·162 cites·21 claims
- 0995US8156337B2Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network mediumBALFANZ DIRK·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2012·62 cites·20 claims
- 1095US7916861B2System and method for establishing secondary channelsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·57 cites·20 claims
- 1193US7793110B2Posture-based data protectionPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·36 cites·18 claims
- 1292US7937089B2Method, apparatus, and program product for provisioning secure wireless sensorsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 3, 2011·70 cites·19 claims
- 1390US7581096B2Method, apparatus, and program product for automatically provisioning secure network elementsXEROX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 25, 2009·76 cites·21 claims
- 1489US9449160B1Methods and systems of adding a user account to a deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·12 cites·7 claims
- 1589US7757076B2Method and apparatus for using a secure credential infrastructure to access vehicle componentsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 13, 2010·70 cites·25 claims
- 1689US7454619B2Method, apparatus, and program product for securely presenting situation informationPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 18, 2008·66 cites·27 claims
- 1789US7376834B2System and method for securely controlling communicationsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 20, 2008·70 cites·30 claims
- 1889US7185199B2Apparatus and methods for providing secured communicationXEROX CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 27, 2007·65 cites·19 claims
- 1987US7904720B2System and method for providing secure resource managementPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 8, 2011·58 cites·41 claims
- 2087US7822863B2Personal domain controllerPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·16 cites·17 claims
- 2186US7400732B2Systems and methods for non-interactive session key distribution with revocationXEROX CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 15, 2008·66 cites·20 claims
- 2282US7130998B2Using a portable security token to facilitate cross-certification between certification authoritiesPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·22 cites·27 claims
- 2378US9882895B2Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 30, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2477US7552322B2Using a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for devices in a networkPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 23, 2009·24 cites·30 claims
- 2575US7426271B2System and method for establishing secondary channelsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 16, 2008·20 cites·21 claims
- 2674US10050960B1Methods and systems of adding a user account to a deviceGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·2 cites·8 claims
- 2773US7549047B2Method and system for securely sharing filesPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 16, 2009·18 cites·21 claims
- 2872US7725928B2System and method for establishing temporary and permanent credentials for secure online commercePALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·5 cites·23 claims
- 2971US8135956B2Systems and methods for lightweight authenticationBALFANZ DIRK·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 13, 2012·5 cites·23 claims
- 3070US8345871B2Fast authentication over slow channelsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 1, 2013·4 cites·16 claims
- 3160US9392104B2Limiting user interaction with a computing device based on proximity of a userGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 3257US10848484B2Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing deviceGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3351US2008317042A1Extensible framework for compatibility testingPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3449US2011219358A1Extensible framework for compatibility testingPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3547US2006129797A1Hardware-supported secure network bootPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3647US2006122936A1System and method for secure publication of online contentBALFANZ DIRK·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3746US8023654B2Securing multimedia network communicationPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 20, 2011·0 cites·19 claims
- 3846US2005129240A1Method and apparatus for establishing a secure ad hoc command structurePALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US2007266410A1Access of data resources using pause pointsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4045US2008168051A1Systems and methods for sharing informationPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2003149874A1Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network mediumXEROX CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4244US2005100166A1Systems and methods for authenticating communications in a network mediumPARC INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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