Patents by Inventor David W. Kravitz

David W. Kravitz 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: 20230132554
    Abstract: A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz
  • Patent number: 11463423
    Abstract: A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: T-CENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz
  • Patent number: 10979418
    Abstract: One example method may include generating a template transaction certificate by one or more entities which verify proof of ownership of attributes incorporated into the template transaction certificate, and generating one or more operational transaction certificates by the one or more entities which verified proof of ownership of the template transaction certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Dulce B. Ponceleon, Diego A. Masini, John B. Geagan, III, Brian K. Smith
  • Publication number: 20200236095
    Abstract: A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz
  • Patent number: 10700853
    Abstract: One example method of operation may include receiving a request, from an entity, for one or more tokens based on one or more attributes, encrypting and masking the one or more attributes, adding the encrypted and masked one or more attributes to the one or more tokens, and transmitting the one or more tokens to the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Dulce B. Ponceleon, Diego A. Masini, Raul O. Laprida, Andres Garagiola, John B. Geagan, III
  • Patent number: 10652031
    Abstract: Method for authenticating a first and a second electronic devices associated through a communication line includes: creating a unique ID, by a third electronic device; transmitting the unique ID to the first electronic device; signing the transmitted unique ID by the first electronic device; transmitting the signed unique ID to the second electronic device, by the first electronic device; signing the transmitted signed unique ID by the second electronic device; transmitting the unique ID signed by the first and second electronic devices to the third electronic device; verifying and accepting the unique ID signed by the first device and the second device, by the third device; issuing a certificate for a secure communication line between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and transmitting the certificate to the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: T-CENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz, Kent William Stacy
  • Patent number: 10644891
    Abstract: Method for establishing secure communication between a plurality of IoT devices in one or more vehicles include: provisioning the plurality of IoT devices by providing a unique identification, a digital identity token and a cryptographic key to each of the plurality of IoT devices; establishing a secure communication line between the plurality of IoT devices by authenticating respective communication lines between respective IoT devices and issuing a digital certificate to the respective communication lines; grouping the plurality of IoT devices into different groups based on a predetermined criteria; and including a group membership for a group of the different groups in an attribute certificate indicating group characterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: T-CENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz, Kent William Stacy
  • Patent number: 10567371
    Abstract: In a method for enabling support for backwards compatibility in a User Domain, in one of a Rights Issuer (RI) and a Local Rights Manager (LRM), a Rights Object Encryption Key (REK) and encrypted REK are received from an entity that generated a User Domain Authorization for the one of the RI and the LRM and the REK is used to generate a User Domain Rights Object (RO) that includes the User Domain Authorization and the encrypted REK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: David W. Kravitz
  • Patent number: 10567361
    Abstract: A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: T-CENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz
  • Publication number: 20190372965
    Abstract: One example method may include generating a template transaction certificate by one or more entities which verify proof of ownership of attributes incorporated into the template transaction certificate, and generating one or more operational transaction certificates by the one or more entities which verified proof of ownership of the template transaction certificate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Dulce B. Ponceleon, Diego A. Masini, John B. Geagan, III, Brian K. Smith
  • Publication number: 20190296919
    Abstract: Method for establishing secure communication between a plurality of IoT devices in one or more vehicles include: provisioning the plurality of IoT devices by providing a unique identification, a digital identity token and a cryptographic key to each of the plurality of IoT devices; establishing a secure communication line between the plurality of IoT devices by authenticating respective communication lines between respective IoT devices and issuing a digital certificate to the respective communication lines; grouping the plurality of IoT devices into different groups based on a predetermined criteria; and including a group membership for a group of the different groups in an attribute certificate indicating group characterization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz, Kent William Stacy
  • Patent number: 10425399
    Abstract: One example method may include generating a template transaction certificate by one or more entities which verify proof of ownership of attributes incorporated into the template transaction certificate, and generating one or more operational transaction certificates by the one or more entities which verified proof of ownership of the template transaction certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Dulce B. Ponceleon, Diego A. Masini, John B. Geagan, III, Brian K. Smith
  • Patent number: 10333720
    Abstract: Method for establishing secure communication between a plurality of IoT devices in one or more vehicles include: provisioning the plurality of IoT devices by providing a unique identification, a digital identity token and a cryptographic key to each of the plurality of IoT devices; establishing a secure communication line between the plurality of IoT devices by authenticating respective communication lines between respective IoT devices and issuing a digital certificate to the respective communication lines; grouping the plurality of IoT devices into different groups based on a predetermined criteria; and including a group membership for a group of the different groups in an attribute certificate indicating group characterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: T-CENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz, Kent William Stacy
  • Publication number: 20190182238
    Abstract: In a method for enabling support for backwards compatibility in a User Domain, in one of a Rights Issuer (RI) and a Local Rights Manager (LRM), a Rights Object Encryption Key (REK) and encrypted REK are received from an entity that generated a User Domain Authorization for the one of the RI and the LRM and the REK is used to generate a User Domain Rights Object (RO) that includes the User Domain Authorization and the encrypted REK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: David W. Kravitz
  • Publication number: 20190140849
    Abstract: Method for authenticating a first and a second electronic devices associated through a communication line includes: creating a unique ID, by a third electronic device; transmitting the unique ID to the first electronic device; signing the transmitted unique ID by the first electronic device; transmitting the signed unique ID to the second electronic device, by the first electronic device; signing the transmitted signed unique ID by the second electronic device; transmitting the unique ID signed by the first and second electronic devices to the third electronic device; verifying and accepting the unique ID signed by the first device and the second device, by the third device; issuing a certificate for a secure communication line between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and transmitting the certificate to the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz, Kent Willam Stacy
  • Patent number: 10230756
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide techniques by which replay attacks in a blockchain network may be efficiently resisted, while preserving valid user permissions and privacy in the blockchain network. For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, in a network of computer systems, a method of communication may comprise at a user computer system, generating a security value that is to be used only once, generating a message signed with a security certificate and including the security value, and transmitting the message over the network of computer systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elli Androulaki, Angelo De Caro, Thorsten Kramp, David W. Kravitz, Alessandro Sorniotti, Marko Vukolic
  • Patent number: 10212149
    Abstract: In a method for enabling support for backwards compatibility in a User Domain, in one of a Rights Issuer (RI) and a Local Rights Manager (LRM), a Rights Object Encryption Key (REK) and encrypted REK are received from an entity that generated a User Domain Authorization for the one of the RI and the LRM and the REK is used to generate a User Domain Rights Object (RO) that includes the User Domain Authorization and the encrypted REK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: David W. Kravitz
  • Patent number: 10153908
    Abstract: Method for establishing secure communication between a plurality of IoT devices in one or more vehicles include: provisioning the plurality of IoT devices by providing a unique identification, a digital identity token and a cryptographic key to each of the plurality of IoT devices; establishing a secure communication line between the plurality of IoT devices by authenticating respective communication lines between respective IoT devices and issuing a digital certificate to the respective communication lines; grouping the plurality of IoT devices into different groups based on a predetermined criteria; and including a group membership for a group of the different groups in an attribute certificate indicating group characterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: T-CENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz, Kent William Stacy
  • Patent number: 10148642
    Abstract: In a method for enabling support for backwards compatibility in a User Domain, in one of a Rights Issuer (RI) and a Local Rights Manager (LRM), a Rights Object Encryption Key (REK) and encrypted REK are received from an entity that generated a User Domain Authorization for the one of the RI and the LRM and the REK is used to generate a User Domain Rights Object (RO) that includes the User Domain Authorization and the encrypted REK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: David W. Kravitz
  • Publication number: 20180332014
    Abstract: A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: David W. Kravitz, Donald Houston Graham, III, Josselyn L. Boudett, Russell S. Dietz