Patents by Inventor Nick Waterman

Nick Waterman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for accessing authentication credentials within a credential vault
    Patent number: 11580201
    Abstract: A method at a computing device, the method including detecting, at the computing device, a trigger that authentication is pending for an application or service; indicating a state of a credential vault via a user interface of the computing device; and when the credential vault is in a locked state, activating an authentication mechanism for the credential vault without changing focus on the user interface for the application or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Mark Alex Cullum, Nick Waterman
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS WITHIN A CREDENTIAL VAULT
    Publication number: 20180152838
    Abstract: A method at a computing device, the method including detecting, at the computing device, a trigger that authentication is pending for an application or service; indicating a state of a credential vault via a user interface of the computing device; and when the credential vault is in a locked state, activating an authentication mechanism for the credential vault without changing focus on the user interface for the application or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Mark Alex CULLUM, Nick Waterman