Patents Examined by Abiy Getachew
  • Patent number: 11928198
    Abstract: An authentication device is provided with: a plurality of attribute-dependent score calculation units each calculating an attribute-dependent score dependent on a prescribed attribute for input data; an attribute-independent score calculation unit for calculating an attribute-independent score independent of the attribute for the input data; an attribute estimation unit for performing attribute estimation for the input data; and a score integration unit for determining a score weight of each of a plurality of attribute-dependent scores and of the attribute-independent score using the result of the attribute estimation and calculating an output score using the attribute-dependent scores, the attribute-independent score, and the determined score weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Okabe, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Takafumi Koshinaka
  • Patent number: 11928189
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an electronic device capable of appropriately perform update of a license provided by an information processing apparatus and used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a key generation unit that generates a device unique key that is a key unique to every device, and a license management unit that updates a license in a case where an extension code generated by a predetermined method on the basis of the device unique key, first data different for every installation of the license provided by an information processing apparatus, and second data different depending on the number of times of update of the license coincides with an input extension code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 11928231
    Abstract: An authentication model dynamically adjusts authentication factors required for access to a remote resource based on changes to a risk score for a user, a device, or some combination of these. For example, the authentication model may conditionally specify the number and type of authentication factors required by a user/device pair, and may dynamically alter authentication requirements based on changes to a current risk assessment for the user/device while the remote resource is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Joseph H. Levy, Andrew J. Thomas, Daniel Salvatore Schiappa, Kenneth D. Ray
  • Patent number: 11930123
    Abstract: Digital certificates are generated for devices by a Certificate Authority (CA), which communicates with devices via another entity—registration authority (RA)—so that the CA and RA cannot associate certificates with devices. Each certificate is associated with a public signature key, and with a public encryption key used by CA to encrypt the certificate to hide it from the RA. Both keys are derived by CA from a single key. For example, the signature key can be derived from the public encryption key rather than generated independently. However, high security is obtained even when the CA does not sign the encrypted certificate. Reduced bandwidth and computational costs are obtained as a result. Other embodiments are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: LG Electronics Inc., University of Sao Paulo
    Inventors: Marcos A. Simplicio, Jr., Eduardo Lopes Cominetti, Harsh Kupwade Patil, Jefferson E. Ricardini Fernandez, Marcos Vinicius M. Silva
  • Patent number: 11921855
    Abstract: An adaptor includes non-volatile memory that stores a scan engine. A removable storage device is connected to the adaptor, which in turn is connected to a host computer. Files being copied between the removable storage device and the host computer through the adaptor are scanned for malware using the scan engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TXOne Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Cheng, Hsiao-Pei Tien, Pao-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 11924337
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is provided with a sensitive data protection code generating unit which generates a sensitive data protection code of a predetermined data length, a symmetric encryption key generating unit which generates a symmetric encryption key by using a key derivation function that takes, as input, the sensitive data protection code, a sensitive data encrypting unit which encrypts sensitive data by using the symmetric encryption key, a sensitive data protection code encrypting unit which encrypts the sensitive data protection code by using a public key provided from an sensitive data access support terminal, and a deleting unit which deletes the symmetric encryption key and the sensitive data after the encryption of the sensitive data, and deletes the sensitive data protection code after the encryption of the sensitive data protection code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Soliton Systems K.K.
    Inventors: Bo Stig Hansen, Emil Mourier, Kiril Georgiev Georgiev, Thomas Hermann Wang-Nielsen, Yuxiao Wang
  • Patent number: 11924193
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for accelerating online certificate status protocol (OCSP) response distribution to relying parties using a content delivery network (CDN). A certificate authority generates updated OCSP responses for OCSP responses cached in the CDN that are about to expire. In addition, the certificate authority pre-generates cache keys in place of CDNs generating the keys. The certificate authority sends the OCSP responses and the cache keys in one transaction, and the CDN, in turn, consumes the new OCSP responses using the cache keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DigiCert, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Andrews, Quentin Liu
  • Patent number: 11914693
    Abstract: A fingerprint recognition method includes, when a fingerprint authentication module is in a disabled state, receiving a touch operation used to trigger an application program. If fingerprint authentication is not required for execution of the application program, the fingerprint recognition module is kept in a disabled state, and after the application program has been executed for specific duration, the fingerprint authentication module is enabled again, to perform the fingerprint authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiejing Huang, Huangwei Wu
  • Patent number: 11902281
    Abstract: On-demand activation of a security policy may be provided. Upon receiving a selection of a link, a profile identified by a security policy associated with the link may be activated and the link may be opened according to the security policy. In some embodiments, opening the link according to the security policy may comprise redirecting the opening of the link from a first application to a second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AirWatch LLC
    Inventors: Erich Stuntebeck, Jonathan Blake Brannon
  • Patent number: 11902776
    Abstract: Provided is an authentication device capable of generating a master key suited to a UE in a 5GS. The authentication device (10) includes a communication unit (11) configured to, in registration processing of user equipment (UE), acquire UE key derivation function (KDF) capabilities indicating a pseudo random function supported by the UE, a selection unit (12) configured to select a pseudo random function used for generation of a master key related to the UE by use of the UE KDF capabilities, and a key generation unit (13) configured to generate a master key related to the UE by use of the selected pseudo random function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Anand Raghawa Prasad, Sivabalan Arumugam, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Hironori Ito, Andreas Kunz
  • Patent number: 11902272
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to an online security center are provided. For example, a processor may receive authentication information via a first website, a first application, or both. The authentication information may be associated with an account registered with a second website, a second application, or both. The processor may store the authentication information. The processor may receive input of a selection related to managing a stored password of the authentication information. The processor may automatically generate a new password based at least in part on one or more password specifications that enhance security of the new password, a configurable time limit for changing the authentication information, or some combination thereof. The processor may then display a recommendation including the new password, automatically change the stored password to the new password, or some combination thereof, based on the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: James Neil Goings
  • Patent number: 11902287
    Abstract: A system includes a communication module that receives a request to post content to an event gallery associated with an event. The request in turn includes geo-location data for a device sending the content, and identification data identifying the device or a user of the device. The system further has an event gallery module to perform a first authorization operation that includes determining that the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with an event. The event gallery module also performs a second authorization operation that includes using the identification data to verify an attribute of the user. Finally, based on the first and second authorization operations, the event gallery module may selectively authorize the device to post the content to the event gallery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Sheldon Chang
  • Patent number: 11895116
    Abstract: A network device obtains information, associated with blacklisted domains, that includes blacklisted domain identifiers, and sinkhole server identifiers associated with the blacklisted domain identifiers. The network device obtains a set of rules that specify match criteria, associated with the blacklisted domains, that include source network addresses and/or destination network addresses for comparison to packet source network addresses and/or packet destination network addresses associated with incoming packets. The set of rules specify actions to perform based on a result of comparing the match criteria and the packet source network addresses and/or the packet destination network addresses for the incoming packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip H. Sanghavi, Rishi K. Mutnuru
  • Patent number: 11893139
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for displaying blockchain data, a blockchain browser, a user node, and a medium. The method can include transmitting a blockchain data query request, and receiving blockchain data obtained through query in response to the blockchain data query request. Further, the method can include obtaining filtered blockchain data, the filtered blockchain data being generated after illegal content in the blockchain data is filtered out based on a filtering rule, and displaying the filtered blockchain data. In embodiments of this disclosure, the display of the illegal content in the blockchain data can be automatically skipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Maocai Li, Zongyou Wang, Kaiban Zhou, Jinsong Zhang, Hu Lan, Li Kong, Changqing Yang, Yifang Shi
  • Patent number: 11895096
    Abstract: Embodiments described include systems and methods for encoding and decoding data for a network application. A client application may include an embedded browser. The embedded browser may establish a session with a network application. The client application may identify a policy specifying a type of data to encode upon input. The embedded browser may detect the type of data of an input field of the network application being displayed in the embedded browser. The embedded browser may, responsive to the detection and the policy, encode the data inputted into the input field or decode encoded data displayed in the input field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Abhishek Chauhan
  • Patent number: 11893090
    Abstract: A computing device (e.g., a content packager) may receive a request for content (e.g., video, audio, games, applications, data). The computing device may send a second request for the requested content to an encoder. In response to the second request, the computing device (e.g., the content packager) may receive the requested content and a content manifest associated with the requested content. The computing device may determine that encryption key data (e.g., an encryption key and/or key metadata) for the requested content is not in a cache associated with the computing device. The computing device (e.g., the content packager or a cache associated with the content packager) may send a request for the encryption key data associated with the requested content to a cache associated with a second computing device, based on the determination that the encryption key data is not in the cache associated with the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Phillip Pfeifer, Garey L. Hassler
  • Patent number: 11888645
    Abstract: An information processing device which transmits and receives a message to which a communication ID indicating a class has been assigned, includes: a storage unit which stores, for each of the communication IDs, a communication counter for verifying a recency of a communication; a recency information management unit which updates the communication counter based on a predetermined condition; an abnormality monitoring unit which identifies an influence range of an abnormality that occurred; and a message generation unit which generates a synchronization request message including the communication ID indicating that it is a message requesting a synchronization of the communication counter, and a synchronization target identifier indicating the influence range identified by the abnormality monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Morita, Hiroki Yamazaki, Kota Ideguchi
  • Patent number: 11888857
    Abstract: A risk-aware access control system and related methods are provided. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, there is a provided a method of risk-aware access control, comprising: detecting a request to perform an action with respect to two factors, the factors being of a factor type selecting people, devices, documents, and location, wherein the factors are of a different factor type; determining a coupling associated with the requested action based on the factors of the requested action; determining a risk level associated with the coupling; denying the requested action in response to a determination that the risk level does not match a security policy; and allowing the requested action in response to a determination that the risk level matches the security policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Andrew James Malton, Andrew Eric Walenstein, Jinxin Liu, Burak Kantarci, Melike Erol Kantarci, Murat Simsek
  • Patent number: 11886545
    Abstract: Federated systems for issuing playback certifications granting access to technically protected content are described. One embodiment of the system includes a registration server connected to a network, a content server connected to the network and to a trusted system, a first device including a non-volatile memory that is connected to the network and a second device including a non-volatile memory that is connected to the network. In addition, the registration server is configured to provide the first device with a first set of activation information in a first format, the first device is configured to store the first set of activation information in non-volatile memory, the registration server is configured to provide the second device with a second set of activation information in a second format, and the second device is configured to store the second set of activation information in non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Eric William Grab, Chris Russell, Francis Yee-Dug Chan, Michael George Kiefer
  • Patent number: 11880474
    Abstract: A cover or components for cellphones or other digital devices featuring physical cryptography to forward and receive encrypted messages on a tamper-proof basis which uses physical encryption to send encrypted messages between two or more users, in which decoding of the forwarded message takes place by overlaying (30) on the cell phone device or digital device (1) a key image cover (20) matching the forwarded matrix image (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Joao Carlos Gomes De Oliveira