Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hathaway

Benjamin Hathaway 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).

  • Patent number: 11916873
    Abstract: An electronic message analysis and marking system comprising: a gateway computer system in communications with a message transport system adapted to receive an original incoming electronic message from a sender message system prior to the original incoming electronic message extending into a perimeter of a recipient message system, analyze the original incoming electronic message according to a set of warning criteria, and modify the original incoming electronic message to provide a modified incoming electronic message; and, a gatekeep service in communications with the gateway computer system and a recipient's computer service wherein the gatekeeper service is adapted to receive the modified incoming electronic message, retrieve a trigger from the modified incoming electronic message and perform one or more actions according to the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20240064126
    Abstract: An electronic message analysis and marking system comprising: a gateway computer system in communications with a message transport system adapted to receive an original incoming electronic message from a sender message system prior to the original incoming electronic message extending into a perimeter of a recipient message system, analyze the original incoming electronic message according to a set of warning criteria, and modify the original incoming electronic message to provide a modified incoming electronic message; and, a gatekeep service in communications with the gateway computer system and a recipient's computer service wherein the gatekeeper service is adapted to receive the modified incoming electronic message, retrieve a trigger from the modified incoming electronic message and perform one or more actions according to the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20240056462
    Abstract: A computerized system for temporal, volume, and velocity analysis of electronic communication systems comprising: a set of computer readable instructions in communications with a message system adapted for determining a user pattern, a user environment, user location, or user schedule, determining is an electronic message is sent contrary to the user information and taking action on the electronic message taken from the group consisting of deletion, quarantine, notification, warning, re-routing, and any combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, Theodore Wecker, Andrew Barringer
  • Publication number: 20240056466
    Abstract: A computerized system for analysis of electronic communication systems comprising: a set of testing computer readable instructions adapted for: receiving an email address representing a target message system to be tested, generating a test email wherein the test message requests a reply message, receiving a reply from the target message system, analyzing the test message and the reply message according to a security test taken from the group consisting of: a TLS encryption analysis, a MX record exposure, a DKIM presence, a SPF presence, a DMARC presence, a reputational information, a reverse DNS lookup consistency and any combination thereof to provide score deduction factors, generating an aggregate deduction value according to the set of security score deduction factors, generating a security score, displaying the security score, and, displaying recommendations for target message system modifications according to the security score deduction factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20240054214
    Abstract: A computerized system for autonomous detection of unauthorized access according to outbound addresses comprising: a set of computer readable instructions adapted to create a bait email, publish the bait email, monitor outbound message information, detect the bait email and take remedial action on the message server attempted to send the outbound email taken from the group of block, lock, scan, authenticate, validate, warning, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, Theodore Wecker, Andrew Barringer
  • Publication number: 20240056408
    Abstract: A computerized system for perimeter interface for alias electronic addresses comprising: a set of computer readable instructions adapted for generated an alias email address, associated the alias email address with a true email address, analyzing incoming electronic message, retrieving the recipient information from the incoming message, associating the recipient with the alias and determining if the source of the message is from a validated source associated with the alias message. The validation source is website address, domain, individual address, group of addresses, geographic location or any combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, Andrew Barringer, Theodore Wecker
  • Patent number: 11902262
    Abstract: A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20230171212
    Abstract: A computerized system for analysis of vertices and edges of an electronic messaging system comprising: an analytical computer system configured to: receive an electronic message at the network perimeter and sent from a sender's electronic message system outside the perimeter wherein the electronic message is associated with a sender identity and a designated recipient wherein the recipient is within a network perimeter, designating the sender as a first node in a relationship network, designating the recipient as a second node in the relationship network, designating a historic communications pattern between the sender and the recipient as a third node, calculating a confidence value according to the first node, the second node and the third node. The system can create nodes and edges as part of a initial installation or can be connected to an existing system wherein historical data can be used to create nodes and calculate edges values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20220337568
    Abstract: A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Patent number: 11456998
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: an encryption server in communications with a sender computer device and a recipient computer device; and, a set of encryption server computer readable instructions included on the encryption server that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving an original information set from the sender computer device, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the original information set with the sender key, generating an key pair having a public and private key pair, encrypting the sender key with the public key of the key pair, encrypting the private key of the key pair with a master key, generating a hyperlink to the encrypted portion of the original information set, transmitting the hyperlink to the recipient computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20220045995
    Abstract: A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Patent number: 11184337
    Abstract: A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20210092102
    Abstract: A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20200382474
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: an encryption server in communications with a sender computer device and a recipient computer device; and, a set of encryption server computer readable instructions included on the encryption server that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving an original information set from the sender computer device, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the original information set with the sender key, generating an key pair having a public and private key pair, encrypting the sender key with the public key of the key pair, encrypting the private key of the key pair with a master key, generating a hyperlink to the encrypted portion of the original information set, transmitting the hyperlink to the recipient computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Patent number: 10708244
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: an encryption server in communications with a sender computer device and a recipient computer device; and, a set of encryption server computer readable instructions included on the encryption server that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving an original information set from the sender computer device, generating a sender symmetrical key, encrypting a portion of the original information set with the sender symmetrical key, generating an asymmetric key pair having a public and private key pair, encrypting the sender symmetrical key with the public key of the asymmetrical key pair, encrypting the private key of the asymmetrical key pair with a master key, generating a hyperlink to the encrypted portion of the original information set, transmitting the hyperlink to the recipient computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Publication number: 20180359222
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: an encryption server in communications with a sender computer device and a recipient computer device; and, a set of encryption server computer readable instructions included on the encryption server that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving an original information set from the sender computer device, generating a sender symmetrical key, encrypting a portion of the original information set with the sender symmetrical key, generating an asymmetric key pair having a public and private key pair, encrypting the sender symmetrical key with the public key of the asymmetrical key pair, encrypting the private key of the asymmetrical key pair with a master key, generating a hyperlink to the encrypted portion of the original information set, transmitting the hyperlink to the recipient computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer