Patents by Inventor Alexander J. Cohen

Alexander J. Cohen 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).

  • Receiving an indication of a security breach of a protected set of files
    Patent number: 8640247
    Abstract: Embodiments include a system, a computer program product, an apparatus, a device, and a method. An embodiment provides a method. The method includes a tripwire file into a protected set of files that includes at least one normal file. The method facilitates a communication to a second party of at least a portion of the protected set of files. The method also receives a signal indicating an occurrence of an activity related to the tripwire file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William Henry Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Handling masquerading elements
    Patent number: 8640248
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a computing device, and a computer program product. An embodiment provides a method implemented in a computing environment. The method includes receiving a designation of an individualized digital identifier. The method also includes associating a human-perceptible form of the designated individualized digital identifier with each element of a group of human-perceivable elements displayed by the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William Henry Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • E-paper display control of classified content based on e-paper conformation
    Patent number: 8624833
    Abstract: A method for one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers includes, but is not limited to: obtaining and controlling display of one or more portions of one or more display layers of the electronic paper assembly regarding display of second information having one or more classifications in response to the first information associated with one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
  • Obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with a communiqué in accordance with conditional directive provided by a receiving entity
    Patent number: 8626848
    Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving a first communiqué that is affiliated with a source entity and that is directed to a receiving entity; and transmitting to the receiving entity, in lieu of the first communiqué, a second communiqué that is provided in accordance with one or more conditional directives to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity, the one or more conditional directives provided by the receiving entity. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William H. Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Component information and auxiliary information related to information management
    Patent number: 8626731
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method related to receiving, retrieving and presenting information. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William Henry Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Evaluation systems and methods for coordinating software agents
    Patent number: 8627402
    Abstract: A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for associating a first mobile agent with a first security policy and a second mobile agent with a second security policy or for providing a first agent with code for responding to situational information about the first agent and about a second agent and for evaluating a received message at least in response to an indication of the first security policy and to an indication of the second security policy or for deploying the first agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, William Henry Mangione-Smith
  • Bendable electronic interface external control system and method
    Patent number: 8613394
    Abstract: A system includes, but is not limited to: obtaining and one or more application information sending modules configured to direct sending one or more application related information portions to the bendable electronic interface based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURED VOICE INTERACTION FACILITATED BY DATA CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20130336467
    Abstract: A voice channel connection and a data channel connection are established with a structured voice interaction system. Navigation information for and provided by the structured voice interaction system is received over the data channel connection. The data channel navigation information is coordinated with navigation information provided by the structured voice interaction system over the voice channel connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, JR.
  • Evaluation systems and methods for coordinating software agents
    Patent number: 8607336
    Abstract: A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for associating a first mobile agent with a first security policy and a second mobile agent with a second security policy or for providing a first agent with code for responding to situational information about the first agent and about a second agent and for evaluating a received message at least in response to an indication of the first security policy and to an indication of the second security policy or for deploying the first agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, William Henry Mangione-Smith
  • Using network access port linkages for data structure update decisions
    Patent number: 8601104
    Abstract: A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for displaying a portion of a data structure or for obtaining an inter-core linkage in association with a tabular data object and for deciding whether to update the data structure in response to an inter-core linkage and to input received after displaying the portion of the data structure or for deciding whether to update the tabular data object in response to the inter-core linkage in association with the tabular data object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, William Henry Mangione-Smith, Mark A. Malamud
  • E-paper display control based on conformation sequence status
    Patent number: 8596521
    Abstract: A system for one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers includes, but is not limited to: one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly and one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
  • Verifying a written expression
    Patent number: 8599174
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a manual device, a handheld manual device, a handheld writing device, a system, and an apparatus. An embodiment provides a system. The system includes a manual device that includes a writing element operable to discharge a marking substance on a surface in response to a movement of the writing element upon the surface. The system also includes a sensor operable to acquire information corresponding to an environment of the manual device. The system further includes a verification module operable to determine a correspondence between a first aspect of the environment of the manual device and a second aspect of the environment of the manual device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, B. Isaac Cohen, Ed Harlow, Eric C. Leuthardt, Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud
  • Evaluation systems and methods for coordinating software agents
    Patent number: 8601530
    Abstract: A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for associating a first mobile agent with a first security policy and a second mobile agent with a second security policy or for providing a first agent with code for responding to situational information about the first agent and about a second agent and for evaluating a received message at least in response to an indication of the first security policy and to an indication of the second security policy or for deploying the first agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, William Henry Mangione-Smith
  • E-paper display control based on conformation sequence status
    Patent number: 8584930
    Abstract: A method for one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers includes, but is not limited to: obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly and sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
  • Conditionally obfuscating one or more secret entities with respect to one or more billing statements related to one or more communiqués addressed to the one or more secret entities
    Patent number: 8583553
    Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: associating one or more fees with one or more communiqués that were transmitted by a particular end user and addressed to one or more secret entities; and providing one or more billing statements that indicate the one or more fees without at least directly identifying the one or more secret entities, the providing of the one or more billing statements being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the particular end user to conditionally obfuscate the one or more secret entities with respect to the one or more billing statements. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William H. Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Authenticatable displayed content
    Patent number: 8555396
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a computing device, and a computer program product. An embodiment provides a method implemented in a computing environment. The method includes receiving an indication of a selected watermark. The method also includes incorporating a human-perceivable manifestation of the selected watermark in each visual area of at least two human-visual areas displaying an output of an authorized program running in the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William Henry Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Bendable electronic interface external control system and method
    Patent number: 8544722
    Abstract: A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of a bendable electronic interface and sending one or more application related information portions to the bendable electronic interface based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
  • Usage parameters for communication content
    Patent number: 8549077
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method related to data management. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, William Henry Mangione-Smith, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Contextual information encoded in a formed expression
    Patent number: 8542952
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a manual device, a handheld manual device, a handheld writing device, a system, and an apparatus. An embodiment provides a manual device operable in a context. The manual device includes a writing element operable to form a mark on a surface in response to a movement of the writing element with respect to the surface. The manual device also includes a controller operable to encode information corresponding to the context of the manual device by regulating the formation of the mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, B. Isaac Cohen, Ed Harlow, Eric C. Leuthardt, Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud
  • Application control based on flexible interface conformation sequence status
    Patent number: 8517251
    Abstract: A system includes, but is not limited to: one or more conformation sensor modules configured to direct obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface and one or more coordination modules configured to direct coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface with one or more commands. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.