Patents Assigned to Wickr Inc.
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Patent number: 9621941Abstract: A system to provide an interactive experience with a participant device operating in relation to a vehicle is disclosed. The interactive experience may include live experience presentations synchronized across multiple participant devices. The multiple participant devices may be operating within or outside of the vehicle. The system may identify a relationship between the participant device and the vehicle. A live experience presentation on the participant device is configured based on the identified relationship. One or more of multimedia and/or multi-sensory streams may be communicated amongst the multiple participant devices and an experience service as layers. The layers are composed to generate the live experience presentation. The experience service may be implemented by an experience platform system.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: WICKR INC.Inventors: Tara Lemmey, Stanislav Vonog, Nikolay Surin
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Patent number: 9602477Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for storing encrypted files in a secure file repository and transferring those encrypted files to one or more recipients. A user selects a file to upload to a secure file repository. A secure collaboration app on the user's device generates a first encryption key that is used to encrypt the file. The encrypted file is then uploaded to the secure file repository, which provides the secure collaboration app with a random file name and a location of the encrypted file. The secure collaboration app updates locally stored metadata of the first encrypted file. To securely transfer the file, the user generates a second encryption key, encrypts the metadata with the second encryption key, and transmits the encrypted metadata to one or more receivers. The one or more receivers decrypt the encrypted metadata and use the decrypted metadata to retrieve the file and decrypt it.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Ernest W. Grzybowski, Christopher A. Howell, Thomas Michael Leavy, David A. Sugar, Dipakkumar R. Kasabwala
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Patent number: 9596079Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for configuring and participating in encrypted audio calls, audio conferences, video calls, and video conferences. In particular, a call initiator generates a meeting identifier and a first meeting key, which are encrypted using a first encryption key and distributed to one or more participants of the call. The one or more participants decrypt the meeting identifier and the first meeting key, and use that information to participate in the encrypted call. Further, participants respond to the encrypted communication data by encrypting their reply data with the first meeting key. The call initiator decrypts the reply data using the first meeting key.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Dipakkumar R. Kasabwala, Thomas Michael Leavy
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Patent number: 9590958Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for storing encrypted files in a secure file repository and transferring those encrypted files to one or more recipients. A user selects a file to upload to a secure file repository. A secure collaboration app on the user's device generates a first encryption key that is used to encrypt the file. The encrypted file is then uploaded to the secure file repository, which provides the secure collaboration app with a random file name and a location of the encrypted file. The secure collaboration app updates locally stored metadata of the first encrypted file. To securely transfer the file, the user generates a second encryption key, encrypts the metadata with the second encryption key, and transmits the encrypted metadata to one or more receivers. The one or more receivers decrypt the encrypted metadata and use the decrypted metadata to retrieve the file and decrypt it.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Howell, Thomas Michael Leavy, David A. Sugar, Dipakkumar R. Kasabwala, Ernest W. Grzybowski
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Patent number: 9591479Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for configuring and participating in encrypted audio calls, audio conferences, video calls, and video conferences. In particular, a call initiator generates a meeting identifier and a first meeting key, which are encrypted using a first encryption key and distributed to one or more participants of the call. The one or more participants decrypt the meeting identifier and the first meeting key, and use that information to participate in the encrypted call. Further, participants respond to the encrypted communication data by encrypting their reply data with the first meeting key. The call initiator decrypts the reply data using the first meeting key.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Thomas Michael Leavy, Dipakkumar R. Kasabwala
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Patent number: 9590956Abstract: A secure chat client is described that allows users to exchange encrypted communications via secure chat rooms, as well as one-to-one communications. In particular, the secure chat client allows users to create, configure, and manage secure chat rooms. Furthermore, the secure chat client provides users with the ability to recover secure messages when they obtain a new device or otherwise lose communications.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Gerard Ryan, Thomas Michael Leavy
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Patent number: 9584316Abstract: A digital security bubble encapsulation is disclosed. A first key and a device identifier of at least one recipient is requested from a first server. A message containing one or more components is encrypted using a second key. The second key is encrypted using the first key. The encrypted message, the encrypted second key, and the device identifier are encapsulated in a digital security bubble encapsulation. The digital security bubble encapsulation is transmitted to a second server.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Robert Statica, Kara Lynn Coppa, Christopher A. Howell
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Patent number: 9584530Abstract: A variety of techniques for performing identity verification are disclosed. As one example, a verification request is received from a remote user. The verification request pertains to a cryptographic key. In response to receiving a confirmation from a local user of the local device, a verification process is initiated. A result of the verification process is transmitted to the remote user. As a second example, a verification request can be received at the local device, from a local user of the device. A verification process with respect to the local user is initiated, and a result of the verification process is transmitted to a remote user that is different from the local user.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Robert Statica, Christopher A. Howell, Kara Lynn Coppa
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Patent number: 9584493Abstract: A secure chat client is described that allows users to exchange encrypted communications via secure chat rooms, as well as one-to-one communications. In particular, the secure chat client allows users to create, configure, and manage secure chat rooms. Furthermore, the secure chat client provides users with the ability to recover secure messages when they obtain a new device or otherwise lose communications.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Thomas Michael Leavy, Gerard Ryan
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Patent number: 9557817Abstract: The techniques discussed herein contemplate methods and systems for providing, for example, interactive virtual experiences that are initiated or controlled using user gestures. In embodiments, the techniques provide for gestures performed by users holding devices to be recognized and processed in a cloud computing environment such that the gestures produce a predefined desired result. According to one embodiment, a server communicates with a first device in a cloud computing environment, wherein the first device can detect surrounding devices, and an application program is executable by the server, wherein the application program is controlled by the first device and the output of the application program is directed by the server to one of the devices detected by the first device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Tara Lemmey, Stanislav Vonog, Nikolay Surin
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Patent number: 9285981Abstract: Screen capture mitigation is disclosed. The presence of a first finger is detected in a first area of a display. In response to the detection, content id displayed. A determination is made that the position of the first finger has changed. A determination is made that the distance by which the first finger has changed position exceeds a tolerance. The content is ceased to be displayed in response to the determination that the tolerance has been exceed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Thomas Michael Leavy, Robert Statica
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Patent number: 9083529Abstract: Multi-party messaging is disclosed. A plurality of public keys is requested from a first server, wherein the plurality of public keys is associated with a plurality of recipients. A message containing one or more components is encrypted using a symmetric key. The symmetric key is encrypted, using each of the respective public keys, resulting in a plurality of encrypted symmetric keys. The encrypted message and the encrypted symmetric keys are encapsulated in an encapsulation. The encapsulation is transmitted to a second server.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventor: Robert Statica
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Patent number: 8954726Abstract: A digital security bubble encapsulation is disclosed. A first key and a device identifier of at least one recipient is requested from a first server. A message containing one or more components is encrypted using a second key. The second key is encrypted using the first key. The encrypted message, the encrypted second key, and the device identifier are encapsulated in a digital security bubble encapsulation. The digital security bubble encapsulation is transmitted to a second server.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Robert Statica, Kara Lynn Coppa, Christopher A. Howell
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Patent number: 8707454Abstract: Multi-party messaging is disclosed. An encapsulation is received from a first client. The received encapsulation encapsulates an encrypted message encrypted using a symmetric key, and a plurality of keys. Each key in the plurality of keys comprises the symmetric key as encrypted with a respective public key of a respective recipient. An account associated with each of the respective recipients is determined. For each of the respective recipients, a flag is set that is indicative of the arrival of the encapsulation. For each of the respective recipients, which recipients have download the encapsulation is tracked. The encapsulation is deleted.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventor: Robert Statica
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Patent number: 8625805Abstract: A digital security bubble encapsulation is disclosed. A public key and a device identifier of at least one recipient is requested from a first server. A message containing one or more components is encrypted using a symmetric key. The symmetric key is encrypted with a public key received in response to the request. The encrypted message, the encrypted symmetric key, and the device identifier are encapsulated in a digital security bubble encapsulation. The digital security bubble encapsulation is transmitted to a second server.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Wickr Inc.Inventors: Robert Statica, Kara Lynn Coppa, Christopher A. Howell