Patents by Inventor George Dos Santos
George Dos Santos 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).
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Patent number: 9594916Abstract: A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device, the method comprising: receiving from an enterprise server an information technology (IT) policy message which includes an encryption key; storing the encryption key in a protected memory of the mobile communication device; receiving a request to backup data stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting the data using the encryption key stored in the protected memory; and transferring the encrypted data from the mobile communication device to an electronic device for storage.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Scott William Totzke, David Francis Tapuska, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Maxime Matton, Michael Thomas Hardy, George Dos Santos, Christopher James Runstedler
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Patent number: 9195473Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sharing an internal storage of a portable electronic device on a host electronic device and an electronic device configured for same. The internal storage is automatically mounted and dismounted as a network drive on the host electronic device in response to connection events and disconnection events.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Timothy Richard Tyhurst, Edward Snow Willis, George Dos Santos, Michel Theodor Schmiderer, Brandon Dean Slack
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Publication number: 20150248562Abstract: A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device, the method comprising: receiving from an enterprise server an information technology (IT) policy message which includes an encryption key; storing the encryption key in a protected memory of the mobile communication device; receiving a request to backup data stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting the data using the encryption key stored in the protected memory; and transferring the encrypted data from the mobile communication device to an electronic device for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Scott William Totzke, David Francis Tapuska, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Maxine Matton, Michael Thomas Hardy, George Dos Santos, Christopher James Runstedler
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Patent number: 9053330Abstract: A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device to an external computing device, the mobile communication device being in communication with the external computing device, the method includes: receiving a request to backup one or more data items stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting a data item using an encryption key stored in a protected memory of the mobile communication device; and transferring the encrypted data item to the external computing device for storage by the external computing device. A method of restoring backup data to a mobile communication device from an external computing device is also provided, as are mobile communication devices and computing devices configured for implementing the backup and restore operations.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Scott William Totzke, David Francis Tapuska, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Maxime Matton, Michael Thomas Hardy, George Dos Santos, Christopher James Runstedler
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Patent number: 9021016Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for managing communications between a client machine and a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device comprising: a storage configured to maintain a host application; a processor configured to execute the host application; an interface configured to connect to the client machine, the interface further configured to carry a web request from the client machine to the processor, the host application configured to respond to the web request.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Edward Snow Willis, Ennis Al-Asaaed, Michael Ian Clough, Cédric Charrier, Timothy Richard Tyhurst, George Dos Santos, Aleksandar Ristovski, Sean Derek Boudreau
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Publication number: 20130283049Abstract: A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device to an external computing device, the mobile communication device being in communication with the external computing device, the method includes: receiving a request to backup one or more data items stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting a data item using an encryption key stored in a protected memory of the mobile communication device; and transferring the encrypted data item to the external computing device for storage by the external computing device. A method of restoring backup data to a mobile communication device from an external computing device is also provided, as are mobile communication devices and computing devices configured for implementing the backup and restore operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Michael Kenneth BROWN, Andrew Douglas Bocking, Scott William Totzke, David Francis Tapuska, Ronald Scotte Zinn, Maxime Matton, Michael Thomas Hardy, George Dos Santos, Christopher James Runstedler
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Publication number: 20130268929Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sharing an internal storage of a portable electronic device on a host electronic device and an electronic device configured for same. The internal storage is automatically mounted and dismounted as a network drive on the host electronic device in response to connection events and disconnection events.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Timothy Richard Tyhurst, Edward Snow Willis, George Dos Santos, Michel Theodor Schmiderer, Brandon Dean Slack
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Patent number: 8484464Abstract: A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device to an external computing device, the mobile communication device being connected to the external computing device for exchanging data with each other, the method comprising: receiving a request to backup one or more data items in a plurality of data items stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting a data item using an encryption key stored in memory of the mobile communication device; transferring the encrypted data item to the external computing device; and storing a backup file comprising the encrypted data item in the memory of the external computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Michael K. Brown, Andrew Bocking, Scott Totzke, David Tapuska, Scotte Zinn, Maxime Matton, Michael Hardy, George Dos Santos, Christopher Runstedler
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Publication number: 20120178460Abstract: A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably configured network node (such as a personal computer) and a given mobile device, the bypass server may form a local connection with the network node and divert along the local connection those packets that are addressed to the given mobile device. As such, a lower cost/higher bandwidth local communication path between the given mobile device and the mobile device server may be established, when compared to the conventional remote communication path. The local communication path may be especially useful for bulk data transfers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Allan David Lewis, George Dos Santos, Russel N. Owen, Wen Gao, Philip C. Luk, David A. Bajar, David P. Yach
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Patent number: 8155645Abstract: A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably configured network node (such as a personal computer) and a given mobile device, the bypass server may form a local connection with the network node and divert along the local connection those packets that are addressed to the given mobile device. As such, a lower cost/higher bandwidth local communication path between the given mobile device and the mobile device server may be established, when compared to the conventional remote communication path. The local communication path may be especially useful for bulk data transfers.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Allan David Lewis, George Dos Santos, Russell N. Owen, Wen Gao, Philip C. Luk, David A. Bajar, David P. Yach
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Publication number: 20120079006Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for managing communications between a client machine and a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device comprising: a storage configured to maintain a host application; a processor configured to execute the host application; an interface configured to connect to the client machine, the interface further configured to carry a web request from the client machine to the processor, the host application configured to respond to the web request.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicants: QNX Software Systems, Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Willis Edward Snow, Ennis Al-Asaaed, Michael Ian Clough, Cédric Charrier, Timothy Richard Tyhurst, George Dos Santos, Aleksandar Ristovski, Sean Derek Boudreau
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Publication number: 20110117904Abstract: A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably configured network node (such as a personal computer) and a given mobile device, the bypass server may form a local connection with the network node and divert along the local connection those packets that are addressed to the given mobile device. As such, a lower cost/higher bandwidth local communication path between the given mobile device and the mobile device server may be established, when compared to the conventional remote communication path. The local communication path may be especially useful for bulk data transfers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Allan David Lewis, George Dos Santos, Russell N. Owen, Wen Gao, Philip C. Luk, David A. Bajar, David P. Yach
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Patent number: 7853242Abstract: A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably configured network node (such as a personal computer) and a given mobile device, the bypass server may form a local connection with the network node and divert along the local connection those packets that are addressed to the given mobile device. As such, a lower cost/higher bandwidth local communication path between the given mobile device and the mobile device server may be established, when compared to the conventional remote communication path. The local communication path may be especially useful for bulk data transfers.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Research in Motion LimitedInventors: Allan David Lewis, George Dos Santos, Russell N. Owen, Wen Gao, Philip C. Luk, David A. Bajar, David P. Yach
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Publication number: 20080310633Abstract: A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device to an external computing device, the mobile communication device being connected to the external computing device for exchanging data with each other, the method comprising: receiving a request to backup one or more data items in a plurality of data items stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting a data item using an encryption key stored in memory of the mobile communication device; transferring the encrypted data item to the external computing device; and storing a backup file comprising the encrypted data item in the memory of the external computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Michael K. Brown, Andrew Bocking, Scott Totzke, David Tapuska, Scotte Zinn, Maxime Matton, Michael Hardy, George Dos Santos, Christopher Runstedler
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Publication number: 20060133329Abstract: A bypass server is placed in an outgoing link between a mobile device server and a relay used to distribute data from the mobile device server to remote mobile devices to which the data is addressed. Where a direct connection is established between a suitably configured network node (such as a personal computer) and a given mobile device, the bypass server may form a local connection with the network node and divert along the local connection those packets that are addressed to the given mobile device. As such, a lower cost/higher bandwidth local communication path between the given mobile device and the mobile device server may be established, when compared to the conventional remote communication path. The local communication path may be especially useful for bulk data transfers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Allan Lewis, George Dos Santos, Russell Owen, Wen Gao, Philip Luk, David Bajar, David Yach