Patents Assigned to NextLabs, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11853442
    Abstract: A technique and system provide protection to a protected document while being viewed on a Web browser or mobile application on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to protected documents and use of content in protected documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 11695547
    Abstract: A method and system of creating and managing encryption keys that facilitates sharing of encrypted content. The system may include an information management system with a key management server and a computing device having an encryption service module. The encryption service module detects operations at the computing device and encrypts a document with an encryption key created using user information and a secret.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 11563735
    Abstract: A technique and system protects documents at rest and in motion using declarative policies and encryption. Encryption in the system is provided transparently and can work in conjunction with policy enforcers installed at a system. A system can protect information or documents from: (i) insider theft; (ii) ensure confidentiality; and (iii) prevent data loss, while enabling collaboration both inside and outside of a company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 11347880
    Abstract: A technique and system provide protection to information or documents via an authorization policy that is applied to multiple application programs and authorization requests are submitted through a REST API over HTTP or HTTPS. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to protected information or documents and use of content in protected information or documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 11132459
    Abstract: A technique and system protects documents at rest and in motion using declarative policies, access rights, and encryption. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to documents and use of content in documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 11057355
    Abstract: A system protects documents at rest and in motion using declarative policies and encryption. A document at rest includes documents on a device such as the hard drive of a computer. A document in motion is a document that is passing through a policy enforcement point. The policy enforcement point can be a server (e.g., mail server, instant messenger server, file server, or network connection server).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung, Andrew Han
  • Patent number: 11042955
    Abstract: A method and system of augmenting display content in a graphical user interface environment. Content produced by a graphical user interface is augmented with additional content before the content is displayed. In an example, a security marker may be rendered on top of an existing display content using the method described to protect high-value or sensitive information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 10936739
    Abstract: A technique and system provide protection to a protected document while being viewed on a Web browser or mobile application on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to protected documents and use of content in protected documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 10911223
    Abstract: A method and system of creating and managing encryption keys that facilitates sharing of encrypted content. The system may include an information management system with a key management server and a computing device having an encryption service module. The encryption service module detects operations at the computing device and encrypts a document with an encryption key created using user information and a secret.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 10873574
    Abstract: A technique and system protects documents at rest and in motion using declarative policies and encryption. Encryption in the system is provided transparently and can work in conjunction with policy enforcers installed at a system. A system can protect information or documents from: (i) insider theft; (ii) ensure confidentiality; and (iii) prevent data loss, while enabling collaboration both inside and outside of a company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 10592683
    Abstract: A technique and system provide protection to information or documents via an authorization policy that is applied to multiple application programs and authorization requests are submitted through a REST API over HTTP or HTTPS. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to protected information or documents and use of content in protected information or documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 10554635
    Abstract: A system protects documents at rest and in motion using declarative policies and encryption. A document at rest includes documents on a device such as the hard drive of a computer. A document in motion is a document that is passing through a policy enforcement point. The policy enforcement point can be a server (e.g., mail server, instant messenger server, file server, or network connection server).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung, Andrew Han
  • Patent number: 10536485
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling document access and application usage using centrally managed rules. The rules are stored and manipulated in a central rule database via a rule server. Policy enforcers are installed on client systems and/or on servers and perform document access and application usage control for both direct user document accesses and application usage, and application program document accesses by evaluating the rules sent to the policy enforcer. The rule server decides which rules are required by each policy enforcer. A policy enforcer can also perform obligation and remediation operations as a part of rule evaluation. Policy enforcers on client systems and servers can operate autonomously, evaluating policies that have been received, when communications have been discontinued with the rule server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 10523423
    Abstract: A method and system of creating and managing encryption keys that facilitates sharing of encrypted content. The system may include an information management system with a key management server and a computing device having an encryption service module. The encryption service module detects operations at the computing device and encrypts a document with an encryption key created using user information and a secret.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 10387669
    Abstract: A technique and system protects documents at rest and in motion using declarative policies, access rights, and encryption. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to documents and use of content in documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung
  • Patent number: 10380363
    Abstract: To prevent conflicts of interest, an information management system is used to make sure two or more groups are kept apart so that information does not circulate freely between these groups. The system has policies to implement an “ethical wall” to separate users or groups of users. The user or groups of user may be organized in any arbitrary way, and may be in the same organization or different organizations. The two groups (or two or more users) will not be able to access information belonging to the other, and users in one group may not be able to pass information to the other group. The system may manage access to documents, e-mail, files, and other forms of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 10303892
    Abstract: A technique and system provide protection to a protected document while being viewed on a Web browser or mobile application on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Methods, techniques, and systems control access to protected documents and use of content in protected documents to support information management policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Keng Lim, Poon Fung, Sudhindra Kumar
  • Patent number: 10289858
    Abstract: In an information management system, activity data is collected and analyzed for patterns. The information management system may be policy based. Activity data may be organized as entries including information on user, application, machine, action, object or document, time, and location. When checking for patterns in the activity or historical data, techniques may include inferencing, frequency checking, location and distance checking, and relationship checking, and any combination of these. Analyzing the activity data may include comparing like types or categories of information for two or more entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 10223366
    Abstract: To prevent conflicts of interest, an information management system is used to make sure two or more groups are kept apart so that information does not circulate freely between these groups. The system has policies to implement an “ethical wall” to separate users or groups of users. The user or groups of user may be organized in any arbitrary way, and may be in the same organization or different organizations. The two groups (or two or more users) will not be able to access information belonging to the other, and users in one group may not be able to pass information to the other group. The system may manage access to documents, e-mail, files, and other forms of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim
  • Patent number: 10181047
    Abstract: An information management system approves or denies user requests to access information of the system. The information includes all types of information including documents and e-mail. The information management system is driven using a policy language having policies and policy abstractions. The information management system may approve or deny many different types of requests including opening a document or file, copying a file, printing a file, sending an e-mail, reading an e-mail, cut and paste of a portion of a document, saving a document, executing an application on a file, and many others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NextLabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Keng Lim