Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Daly

Christopher J. Daly 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: 20240106640
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing a private key on an IoT device for encrypted communication with an external user device and includes a proximity-based communication interface, encryption circuitry and IoT functional circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Amera IoT Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20240086498
    Abstract: A secure communication system is disclosed for communication between first and second party devices. An input interface is provided for receiving from an external host a unique host factor in addition to a user input interface for receiving from a user a unique PIN for a user and a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of stored entropy stores as a user selected entropy store A first private key generator is operable for generating a private key using a key generation algorithm requiring the selected entropy store, the host factor and the unique user PIN. The second party device includes a second storage device for storing a plurality of entropy stores. An input interface is provided for receiving the same unique host factor as received by the first party device. A communication interface facilitates communication with the first party device to receive from the first party device a user PIN and an indication of the user selected entropy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Patent number: 11681783
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for securely communicating between a user device and a target device, which includes a user input receiving user inputs and a user device memory for storing at least one fixed dataset having a plurality of data bits and an inherent entropy. At least one predetermined harvest process is stored in ser device memory, which is operable within a main harvest process to distill the dataset to a predetermined bit length to define a private key of the user at a predetermined key length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: AMERA IOT INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Daly, Max Fleming
  • Patent number: 11637698
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing a private key on an IoT device for encrypted communication with an external user device and includes a proximity-based communication interface, encryption circuitry and IoT functional circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AMERA IOT INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Patent number: 11625455
    Abstract: A secure communication system is disclosed for communication between first and second party devices. An input interface is provided for receiving from an external host a unique host factor in addition to a user input interface for receiving from a user a unique PIN for a user and a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of stored entropy stores as a user selected entropy store A first private key generator is operable for generating a private key using a key generation algorithm requiring the selected entropy store, the host factor and the unique user PIN. The second party device includes a second storage device for storing a plurality of entropy stores. An input interface is provided for receiving the same unique host factor as received by the first party device. A communication interface facilitates communication with the first party device to receive from the first party device a user PIN and an indication of the user selected entropy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: AMERA IOT INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20230006815
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing a private key on an IoT device for encrypted communication with an external user device and includes a proximity-based communication interface, encryption circuitry and IoT functional circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20220414186
    Abstract: A secure communication system is disclosed for communication between first and second party devices. An input interface is provided for receiving from an external host a unique host factor in addition to a user input interface for receiving from a user a unique PIN for a user and a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of stored entropy stores as a user selected entropy store A first private key generator is operable for generating a private key using a key generation algorithm requiring the selected entropy store, the host factor and the unique user PIN. The second party device includes a second storage device for storing a plurality of entropy stores. An input interface is provided for receiving the same unique host factor as received by the first party device. A communication interface facilitates communication with the first party device to receive from the first party device a user PIN and an indication of the user selected entropy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20220300581
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for securely communicating between a user device and a target device, which includes a user input receiving user inputs and a user device memory for storing at least one fixed dataset having a plurality of data bits and an inherent entropy. At least one predetermined harvest process is stored in ser device memory, which is operable within a main harvest process to distill the dataset to a predetermined bit length to define a private key of the user at a predetermined key length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher J. Daly, Max Fleming
  • Patent number: 11308183
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for securely communicating between a user device and a target device, which includes a user input receiving user inputs and a user device memory for storing at least one fixed dataset having a plurality of data bits and an inherent entropy. At least one predetermined harvest process is stored in ser device memory, which is operable within a main harvest process to distill the dataset to a predetermined bit length to define a private key of the user at a predetermined key length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMERA IOT INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Daly, Max Fleming
  • Patent number: 11271911
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for securely transferring a private key from the user device to an operating device. A proximity-based communication interface is provided between the user and operating devices. The user device is operable to store a private key. The user device requests an identifying code from the operating device, which is then validated by the user device as a valid private key receiving device. The user device is operable to access a predetermined physical interface on the operating device and, in conjunction with access, activate the physical interface to initialize a transfer operation across the communication interface that is dependent upon accessing the physical interface. The stored private key is then transferred to the operating device across the communication interface for storage in a dedicated memory location on the operating device, the transfer operation being a one-way Write-only memory transfer operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: AMERA lOT INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Patent number: 11256783
    Abstract: A secure communication system is disclosed for communication between first and second party devices. An input interface is provided for receiving from an external host a unique host factor in addition to a user input interface for receiving from a user a unique PIN for a user and a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of stored entropy stores as a user selected entropy store A first private key generator is operable for generating a private key using a key generation algorithm requiring the selected entropy store, the host factor and the unique user PIN. The second party device includes a second storage device for storing a plurality of entropy stores. An input interface is provided for receiving the same unique host factor as received by the first party device. A communication interface facilitates communication with the first party device to receive from the first party device a user PIN and an indication of the user selected entropy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: AMERA IOT INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Patent number: 11258602
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing a private key on an IoT device for encrypted communication with an external user device and includes a proximity-based communication interface, encryption circuitry and IoT functional circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: AMERA IOT INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20210326410
    Abstract: A secure communication system is disclosed for communication between first and second party devices. An input interface is provided for receiving from an external host a unique host factor in addition to a user input interface for receiving from a user a unique PIN for a user and a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of stored entropy stores as a user selected entropy store A first private key generator is operable for generating a private key using a key generation algorithm requiring the selected entropy store, the host factor and the unique user PIN. The second party device includes a second storage device for storing a plurality of entropy stores. An input interface is provided for receiving the same unique host factor as received by the first party device. A communication interface facilitates communication with the first party device to receive from the first party device a user PIN and an indication of the user selected entropy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20210263998
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for securely communicating between a user device and a target device, which includes a user input receiving user inputs and a user device memory for storing at least one fixed dataset having a plurality of data bits and an inherent entropy. At least one predetermined harvest process is stored in ser device memory, which is operable within a main harvest process to distill the dataset to a predetermined bit length to define a private key of the user at a predetermined key length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher J. Daly, Max Fleming
  • Publication number: 20210266151
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing a private key on an IoT device for encrypted communication with an external user device and includes a proximity-based communication interface, encryption circuitry and IoT functional circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20210266302
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for securely transferring a private key from the user device to an operating device. A proximity-based communication interface is provided between the user and operating devices. The user device is operable to store a private key. The user device requests an identifying code from the operating device, which is then validated by the user device as a valid private key receiving device. The user device is operable to access a predetermined physical interface on the operating device and, in conjunction with access, activate the physical interface to initialize a transfer operation across the communication interface that is dependent upon accessing the physical interface. The stored private key is then transferred to the operating device across the communication interface for storage in a dedicated memory location on the operating device, the transfer operation being a one-way Write-only memory transfer operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher J. Daly
  • Patent number: 10817590
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for securely communicating between a user device and a target device, which includes a user input receiving user inputs and a user device memory for storing at least one fixed dataset having a plurality of data bits and an inherent entropy. At least one predetermined harvest process is stored in ser device memory, which is operable within a main harvest process to distill the dataset to a predetermined bit length to define a private key of the user at a predetermined key length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Amera IoT Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Daly, Max Fleming
  • Patent number: 6240551
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for transmitting a video signal and picture correction information therefor via a satelite or like transmission system. Mechanisms for, receiving a transmitted video signal and correction information and for processing a received video signal based on the correction information before display are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: NuWave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert I. Webb, David Bergeron, Christopher J. Daly
  • Patent number: 6151018
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for improving or otherwise affecting the picture produced from a video signal. The apparatus preferably includes a video signal receiver, a circuit that decodes picture parameter correction information from a received video signal, and a circuit that processes a received video signal based on decoded picture parameter correction information. The correction information is preferably located in the vertical blanking interval of the received video signal. The method includes encoding picture parameter correction information into a vertical blanking interval of a video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: NuWave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert I. Webb, David Bergeron, Christopher J. Daly