Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Kus

Benjamin J. Kus 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: 10243953
    Abstract: Systems and methods for secure resource access and network communication are provided. A plurality of policies are received on a client device, each policy comprising a respective resource and a respective permission for a respective action that can be performed by a user of the client device in regards to the resource. A first application, which is configured to store data in an encrypted repository on the client device, receives a request to open a resource. The first application determines that one of the policies prohibits access by the resource to the encrypted repository and, based thereon, selects a different second application to open the resource that does not have access to the encrypted repository. The second application then opens the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Kus, Jeremy S. Spiegel, Jonathan S. Fan, Peter B. Loer
  • Patent number: 9813421
    Abstract: Systems and methods for secure resource access and network communication are provided. A plurality of policies are received on a client device, each policy comprising a respective resource and a respective permission for a respective action that can be performed by a user of the client device in regards to the resource. A first application, which is configured to store data in an encrypted repository on the client device, receives a request to open a resource. The first application determines that one of the policies prohibits access by the resource to the encrypted repository and, based thereon, selects a different second application to open the resource that does not have access to the encrypted repository. The second application then opens the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Kus, Jeremy S. Spiegel, Jonathan S. Fan, Peter B. Loer
  • Patent number: 9497197
    Abstract: Systems and methods for secure resource access and network communication are provided. A plurality of policies are received on a client device, each policy comprising a respective resource and a respective permission for a respective action that can be performed by a user of the client device in regards to the resource. A first application, which is configured to store data in an encrypted repository on the client device, receives a request to open a resource. The first application determines that one of the policies prohibits access by the resource to the encrypted repository and, based thereon, selects a different second application to open the resource that does not have access to the encrypted repository. The second application then opens the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Kus, Jeremy S. Spiegel, Jonathan S. Fan, Peter B. Loer
  • Publication number: 20160119348
    Abstract: Systems and methods for secure resource access and network communication are provided. A plurality of policies are received on a client device, each policy comprising a respective resource and a respective permission for a respective action that can be performed by a user of the client device in regards to the resource. A first application, which is configured to store data in an encrypted repository on the client device, receives a request to open a resource. The first application determines that one of the policies prohibits access by the resource to the encrypted repository and, based thereon, selects a different second application to open the resource that does not have access to the encrypted repository. The second application then opens the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Kus, Jeremy S. Spiegel, Jonathan S. Fan, Peter B. Loer
  • Publication number: 20160119342
    Abstract: Systems and methods for secure resource access and network communication are provided. A plurality of policies are received on a client device, each policy comprising a respective resource and a respective permission for a respective action that can be performed by a user of the client device in regards to the resource. A first application, which is configured to store data in an encrypted repository on the client device, receives a request to open a resource. The first application determines that one of the policies prohibits access by the resource to the encrypted repository and, based thereon, selects a different second application to open the resource that does not have access to the encrypted repository. The second application then opens the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Kus, Jeremy S. Spiegel, Jonathan S. Fan, Peter B. Loer
  • Publication number: 20150341367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for secure resource access and network communication are provided. A plurality of policies are received on a client device, each policy comprising a respective resource and a respective permission for a respective action that can be performed by a user of the client device in regards to the resource. A first application, which is configured to store data in an encrypted repository on the client device, receives a request to open a resource. The first application determines that one of the policies prohibits access by the resource to the encrypted repository and, based thereon, selects a different second application to open the resource that does not have access to the encrypted repository. The second application then opens the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Kus, Jeremy S. Spiegel, Jonathan S. Fan, Peter B. Loer
  • Patent number: 9055386
    Abstract: A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Evans, Jonathan S. Fan, Dennis S. Goodrow, Benjamin J. Kus, Peter B. Loer, Jason E. Mealins, Gregory M. Toto, Amrit T. Williams
  • Patent number: 8677358
    Abstract: A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Evans, Jonathan S. Fan, Dennis S. Goodrow, Benjamin J. Kus, Peter B. Loer, Jason E. Mealins, Gregory M. Toto, Amrit T. Williams
  • Patent number: 8621460
    Abstract: A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Evans, Jonathan S. Fan, Dennis S. Goodrow, Benjamin J. Kus, Peter B. Loer, Jason E. Mealins, Gregory M. Toto, Amrit T. Williams
  • Publication number: 20110167473
    Abstract: A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James B. Evans, Jonathan S. Fan, Dennis S. Goodrow, Benjamin J. Kus, Peter B. Loer, Jason E. Mealins, Gregory M. Toto, Amrit T. Williams
  • Publication number: 20110167472
    Abstract: A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James B. Evans, Jonathan S. Fan, Dennis S. Goodrow, Benjamin J. Kus, Peter B. Loer, Jason E. Mealins, Gregory M. Toto, Amrit T. Williams
  • Publication number: 20110107331
    Abstract: A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Evans, Jonathan S. Fan, Dennis S. Goodrow, Benjamin J. Kus, Peter B. Loer, Jason E. Mealins, Gregory M. Toto, Amrit T. Williams