Patents by Inventor Elliott Michael Guy MAZZUCA

Elliott Michael Guy MAZZUCA 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: 10149166
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to verify a certificate. In some aspects, a request to connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) server is received from an application on a mobile device. A certificate of the VPN server is obtained at the mobile device. A device-level certificate verification for the certificate is performed. Whether an application-level certificate verification is provisioned for the application is determined. In response to determining that the application-level certification verification is provisioned, the application-level certificate verification for the certificate is performed. In response to verifying that the certificate passes the application-level certificate verification, the mobile device is connected to the VPN server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Elliott Michael Guy Mazzuca, Chang Fung Yang, Jason Songbo Xu, Chi Chiu Tse
  • Publication number: 20170208469
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to verify a certificate. In some aspects, a request to connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) server is received from an application on a mobile device. A certificate of the VPN server is obtained at the mobile device. A device-level certificate verification for the certificate is performed. Whether an application-level certificate verification is provisioned for the application is determined. In response to determining that the application-level certification verification is provisioned, the application-level certificate verification for the certificate is performed. In response to verifying that the certificate passes the application-level certificate verification, the mobile device is connected to the VPN server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Elliott Michael Guy MAZZUCA, Chang Fung YANG, Jason Songbo XU, Chi Chiu TSE
  • Patent number: 9306948
    Abstract: A method and a mobile device having a plurality of modes of operation, the method associating each connection interface on the mobile device with one of a plurality of modes; and restricting access to a profile for each connection interface on the mobile device to only a subset of applications based on the mode associated with the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Chi Chiu Tse, Elliott Michael Guy Mazzuca, Konrad Hammel
  • Patent number: 9077622
    Abstract: A method and device for automatic login of a virtual private network on an interface change, the method: associating a virtual private network profile with a plurality of connection interfaces, each connection interface within the plurality of connection interfaces having a priority; monitoring the plurality of connection interfaces for availability; if a connection interface with a higher priority than the connection interface currently used by the virtual private network becomes available, utilizing the higher priority connection interface for the virtual private network; and if the connection interface currently used by the virtual private network becomes unavailable, transferring the virtual private network to a highest priority available connection interface within the plurality of connection interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Chi Chiu Tse, Elliott Michael Guy Mazzuca, Alan Pak-Lun Ho
  • Publication number: 20130219465
    Abstract: A method and a mobile device having a plurality of modes of operation, the method associating each connection interface on the mobile device with one of a plurality of modes; and restricting access to a profile for each connection interface on the mobile device to only a subset of applications based on the mode associated with the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Chi Chiu TSE, Elliott Michael Guy MAZZUCA, Konrad HAMMEL