Patents by Inventor Assar E. WESTERLUND

Assar E. WESTERLUND 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).

  • Publication number: 20250392456
    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for establishing a custodial relationship between a user device and a custodian device for recovering access to a user account and/or to encrypted user data with assistance provided by the custodian device to effect access recovery. A server of a cloud network service provides an anonymous identifier to associate with the custodian device and an account recovery key to store at the custodian device. Identity of an account of the cloud network service associated with the custodian device can be hidden from the server. The user device generates a data recovery key and provides a first portion of the data recovery key to the custodian device and a second portion of the data recovery key to the server. Integrity of the stored account recovery key and portions of the data recovery key are checked regularly by the custodian device and the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Gokul P. THIRUMALAI, Alexandre A. AYBES, Dmitry V. BELOV, Jean-Luc GIRAUD, Kalyan C. GOPAVARAPU, Sudhakar N. MAMBAKKAM, Rebekah H. MERCER, Keaton F. MOWERY, Steven A. MYERS, Munish K. POONIA, Nihar SHARMA, Assar E. WESTERLUND, Frederic JACOBS
  • Patent number: 12395327
    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for establishing a custodial relationship between a user device and a custodian device for recovering access to a user account and/or to encrypted user data with assistance provided by the custodian device to effect access recovery. A server of a cloud network service provides an anonymous identifier to associate with the custodian device and an account recovery key to store at the custodian device. Identity of an account of the cloud network service associated with the custodian device can be hidden from the server. The user device generates a data recovery key and provides a first portion of the data recovery key to the custodian device and a second portion of the data recovery key to the server. Integrity of the stored account recovery key and portions of the data recovery key are checked regularly by the custodian device and the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gokul P. Thirumalai, Alexandre A. Aybes, Dmitry V. Belov, Jean-Luc Giraud, Kalyan C. Gopavarapu, Sudhakar N. Mambakkam, Rebekah H. Mercer, Keaton F. Mowery, Steven A. Myers, Munish K. Poonia, Nihar Sharma, Assar E. Westerlund, Frederic Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20240256105
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to account recovery. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices: performing a recovery contact set up process including providing a notification to a contact; after performing the recovery contact set up process, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate an account recovery process; in response to the request to initiate the account recovery process and without providing a request to the contact, displaying, via the display generation component, a recovery code interface for receiving a set of recovery credentials; while displaying of the recovery code interface, receiving the set of recovery credentials; in accordance with a determination that the recovery credentials are valid, performing a recovery function; and in accordance with a determination that the recovery credentials are not valid, forgoing performing the recovery function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Carmen S. YU, Dmitry V. BELOV, Roberto GARCIA, Munish K. POONIA, Hannah S. STORY, Gokul P. THIRUMALAI, Assar E. WESTERLUND
  • Publication number: 20220393867
    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for establishing a custodial relationship between a user device and a custodian device for recovering access to a user account and/or to encrypted user data with assistance provided by the custodian device to effect access recovery. A server of a cloud network service provides an anonymous identifier to associate with the custodian device and an account recovery key to store at the custodian device. Identity of an account of the cloud network service associated with the custodian device can be hidden from the server. The user device generates a data recovery key and provides a first portion of the data recovery key to the custodian device and a second portion of the data recovery key to the server. Integrity of the stored account recovery key and portions of the data recovery key are checked regularly by the custodian device and the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Gokul P. THIRUMALAI, Alexandre A. AYBES, Dmitry V. BELOV, Jean-Luc GIRAUD, Kalyan C. GOPAVARAPU, Sudhakar N. MAMBAKKAM, Rebekah H. MERCER, Keaton F. MOWERY, Steven A. MYERS, Munish K. POONIA, Nihar SHARMA, Assar E. WESTERLUND, Frederic JACOBS