Patents by Inventor Kristina Loraine Kister Herrick

Kristina Loraine Kister Herrick 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for peer-to-peer transfer of secure data using near field communications
    Patent number: 8516255
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method of transferring data from a first device to a second device. The method includes transmitting a request to transfer the data from the first device to the second device, receiving, at the first device, a decryption key to allow transfer of the data stored in a memory of the first device, receiving, at the second device, an encryption key, and transmitting the data from the first device to the second device using peer-to-peer communications. The method also includes encrypting the data at the second device using the encryption key, storing the encrypted data in a memory of the second device, receiving, at the first device, an acknowledgement from the second device, the acknowledgement indicating that the data has been encrypted and stored in the memory of the second device, and deleting the data from the memory of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: John Roberts, Kristina Loraine Kister Herrick
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PEER-TO-PEER TRANSFER OF SECURE DATA USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20110276802
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method of transferring data from a first device to a second device. The method includes transmitting a request to transfer the data from the first device to the second device, receiving, at the first device, a decryption key to allow transfer of the data stored in a memory of the first device, receiving, at the second device, an encryption key, and transmitting the data from the first device to the second device using peer-to-peer communications. The method also includes encrypting the data at the second device using the encryption key, storing the encrypted data in a memory of the second device, receiving, at the first device, an acknowledgement from the second device, the acknowledgement indicating that the data has been encrypted and stored in the memory of the second device, and deleting the data from the memory of the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: John Roberts, Kristina Loraine Kister Herrick