Patents by Inventor Robert Lorne BOWERMAN

Robert Lorne BOWERMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 10305885
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to access an enterprise resource. In some aspects, a certificate for accessing enterprise resources at one or more service providers (SP) is received at an enterprise mobility management (EMM) client on a mobile device from an EMM server. An authentication request is sent to an identity provider from an application on a mobile device. In response to the authentication request, an authentication challenge is received from the identity provider. The authentication challenge includes a certificate request. In response to the authentication challenge, an authentication response is sent from the application. The authentication response includes the certificate. An authorization token is received from the identity provider. The authorization token indicates whether the identity provider validates the certificate and the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Balasubrahmanyam Gattu, Mendel Elliot Spencer, Robert Lorne Bowerman, Calin Marius Bozsitz
  • Patent number: 10277572
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to share content. In some aspect, an enterprise mobility management (EMM) server receives a command for provisioning a user for an enterprise service at an identity provider (IDP). The EMM server sends a user provisioning request to the IDP. The user provisioning request includes a user identity attribute and a user entitlement attribute, the user identity attribute identifies the user, and the user entitlement attribute indicates an access level associated with the user for the enterprise service. The EMM server receives a user provisioning response from the IDP. The user provisioning response indicates that the user is provisioned at the IDP for the enterprise service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mendel Elliot Spencer, Kirk Douglas Smith, David Brian Seel, Robert Lorne Bowerman, Aleksandar Susnjar, Calin Marius Bozsitz
  • Publication number: 20180018161
    Abstract: An enterprise server selectively controls the ability of enterprise devices to install firmware updates. In some examples, the enterprise server identifies a subset of enterprise devices designated as alpha devices for testing functionality of newly installed firmware updates prior to installation at the remaining non-alpha devices, the alpha devices being configured to apply a first firmware update policy that enables installation of firmware updates. The enterprise server transmits a first command to the non-alpha devices to apply a second firmware update policy that disables or postpones installation of firmware updates. Once a new firmware version is determined to be installed at a number of alpha devices of a particular type for a period time, without problems, the enterprise server transmits a second command to the non-alpha devices of the particular type to temporarily apply the first firmware update policy, thereby enabling installation of the new firmware version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Balasubrahmanyam GATTU, Robert Lorne BOWERMAN, Paul Douglas MORLEY, Jeffrey Alan KUCKELMAN
  • Publication number: 20170295156
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to share content. In some aspect, an enterprise mobility management (EMM) server receives a command for provisioning a user for an enterprise service at an identity provider (IDP). The EMM server sends a user provisioning request to the IDP. The user provisioning request includes a user identity attribute and a user entitlement attribute, the user identity attribute identifies the user, and the user entitlement attribute indicates an access level associated with the user for the enterprise service. The EMM server receives a user provisioning response from the IDP. The user provisioning response indicates that the user is provisioned at the IDP for the enterprise service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mendel Elliot SPENCER, Kirk Douglas SMITH, David Brian SEEL, Robert Lorne BOWERMAN, Aleksandar SUSNJAR, Calin Marius BOZSITZ
  • Publication number: 20170257360
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to access an enterprise resource. In some aspects, a certificate for accessing enterprise resources at one or more service providers (SP) is received at an enterprise mobility management (EMM) client on a mobile device from an EMM server. An authentication request is sent to an identity provider from an application on a mobile device. In response to the authentication request, an authentication challenge is received from the identity provider. The authentication challenge includes a certificate request. In response to the authentication challenge, an authentication response is sent from the application. The authentication response includes the certificate. An authorization token is received from the identity provider. The authorization token indicates whether the identity provider validates the certificate and the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Balasubrahmanyam GATTU, Mendel Elliot SPENCER, Robert Lorne BOWERMAN, Calin Marius BOZSITZ