Patents Examined by David Cervetti
  • Patent number: 9805184
    Abstract: A method of unlocking an electronic device based on motion recognitions generates motion information by detecting a user's motion, calculates optical flows based on the motion information, converts the optical flows into a code by sorting and grouping the optical flows based on predetermined reference directions, generates a comparison result indicating whether the code is consistent with a predetermined password by comparing the code with the predetermined password, and determines whether to unlock the electronic device based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Hyuk Bae, Kyu-Min Kyung, Tae-Chan Kim, Seong-Yeong Jeong, Shung-Han Cho
  • Patent number: 9760724
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses are described herein that allow an enterprise to analyze and manage work product images that are stored on a mobile device. Employees of an enterprise may use a mobile device to store both work product images (e.g., images of sensitive or proprietary information) and non-work product images (e.g., personal images). An enterprise may desire to enforce security protocols on the work product images, but the employee may not want the security protocols applied to the non-work product images. In some embodiments, by installing and executing an image manager that is able to analyze and manage images, the enterprise can enforce security protocols on only the work product images. Such security protocols may include the prevention of unauthorized viewing of the work product image (e.g., by encrypting the work product image) or deleting any work product image from the mobile device when the employee's employment has ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Simon Frost
  • Patent number: 9740870
    Abstract: An access control technology is described. Ownership control information is stored for an object in a computing system. Access control to objects in the computing system is based in part on accounts having ownership control of objects in the computing system. A first account with ownership control of the object is identified. Ownership control of the object is changed to a second account upon detection of a first security event. Ownership control of the object is restored to the first account upon detection of a second security event using the stored ownership control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Isaac Jeremy Shepard
  • Patent number: 9722985
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for authenticating users using the haptic, aural, and/or olfactory association processing channels that are unique to humans are presented. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes displaying a plurality of images and generating a sensory output, wherein the sensory output includes a tactile sensation that corresponds to one of the plurality of images. The method further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of an image of the plurality of images and determining whether the selected image matches the one of the plurality of images for which the sensory output corresponds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Scott Tartz, Shaun William Van Dyken
  • Patent number: 8443200
    Abstract: A security system for electronic commerce for verifying the authenticity of a user including: a server authentication program installed in a web-server at a website of a web-service provider; a client software component downloaded and installed at a workstation of the user; the server authentication program being integrated with existing web-applications with the web-service provider and for receiving existing security parameters entered by the user; a biometric scanner activated for identifying characteristics of a biometrics image and for converting the biometrics image into digital data; a device for compressing and encrypting the digital data from the biometric scanner; a device for transmitting the compressed and encrypted data to the web-server; a device for comparing the encrypted data with data stored in a database; and a device for sending status codes of comparison, if comparison is successful, to the web-service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Karsof Systems LLC
    Inventor: Kaleedhass Karthik
  • Patent number: 8392706
    Abstract: A method and system for searching and collecting electronically stored information are described. Consistent with an embodiment of the invention, configuration and execution of a search are separated in time and location. For example, a search configuration application executing at a first computer system is utilized to generate a search configuration file, which controls the operation of a search agent when the search agent is executing at a target computer system and performing a search of storage devices act of the target computer system. Encryption is utilized to prevent unauthorized access to the search configuration file as well as the search results file generated by the search agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Perlustro, L.P.
    Inventors: Elliot Spencer, Samuel J. Baker, Erik Andersen
  • Patent number: 8352732
    Abstract: This invention relates to a transmission method for conditional access content, in which said content is broadcast in the form of data packets (DP). These data packets contain at least one marker having a known value and a useful part (PL). This method includes the following steps: extraction of said marker (Mc) from the data packet (DP) and replacement of this marker with an encryption key identification information (PAR); encryption of said useful part (PL) by an encryption key (K1) that can be identified by said encryption key identification information (PAR); formation of an encrypted data packet containing at least said encryption key identification information (PAR) and the encrypted useful part (PLK1); transmission of said encrypted data packet to at least one receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Nagra France SAS
    Inventor: Thierry Lelegard
  • Patent number: 8316458
    Abstract: A license issuing server manages information about a plurality of software applications including an installable software application and a yet uninstallable software application, such as an unreleased software application, in association with a product code. Upon receiving a request for a license file which can identify the product code from a client device, the license issuing server generates a plurality of license files corresponding to information about a plurality of software applications managed in association with the product code and collectively issues the license files to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuzo Mikami
  • Patent number: 8155321
    Abstract: A processing system to serve as a source device for protected digital content comprises a processor and control logic. The processing system may generate and save a first master key, and may transmit that key to a first receiving device for use during a first session. During a second session, the processing system may obtain an identifier for a candidate receiving device. The processing system may use the identifier to determine whether the processing system contains a master key for the candidate receiving device. If the processing system such a master key, the processing system may send verification data concerning that key to the candidate receiving device, and may use that key to encrypt a session key for the second session. If not, a second master key may be generated and transmitted to the candidate receiving device for use during the second session. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Priyadarsini Devanand, Gary L. Graunke
  • Patent number: 7584364
    Abstract: A method of code obfuscation includes receiving a code segment. The existing code of the code segment is modified and/or additional code injected to create overlapped code. The overlapped code performs a plurality of semantically different actions depending upon the content of execution. The resulting obfuscated code having overlapped code is then output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mariusz H. Jakubowski, Matthias Jacob