Patents by Inventor Justin Uberti
Justin Uberti 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: 9509681Abstract: A secure instant messaging (IM) system integrates secure instant messaging into existing instant messaging systems. A certificate authority (CA) issues security certificates to users binding the user's IM screen name to a public key, used by sending users to encrypt messages and files for the user. The CA uses a subscriber database to keep track of valid users and associated information, e.g. user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to an instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users. Users encrypt instant messages and files using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. A sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of received messages is displayed to recipients.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Robert B. Lord, Terry N. Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20150264042Abstract: A secure instant messaging (IM) system integrates secure instant messaging into existing instant messaging systems. A certificate authority (CA) issues security certificates to users binding the user's IM screen name to a public key, used by sending users to encrypt messages and files for the user. The CA uses a subscriber database to keep track of valid users and associated information, e.g. user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to an instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users. Users encrypt instant messages and files using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. A sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of received messages is displayed to recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Robert B. LORD, Terry N. Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20140214989Abstract: Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Brian D. Heikes, James A. Odell, Justin Uberti, Andrew L. Wick, Xiaoyan Yin, Xiaopeng Zhang
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Patent number: 8751572Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer network-based live chat having three or more participants is hosted. A record of the live chat is archived in a central location accessible by each participant. The archived record is provided to a requesting participant after completion of and/or during the live chat. The requesting participant may be, for example, any one of the three or more participants. The requesting participant may make the request from any remote location in communication with the central location. In another embodiment, a system for enabling access to a multi-user chat archive includes a multi-user instant messaging (IM) server, a state manager, an archive database, and an archive manager. The archive database is configured to store an archived record of the live chat in a central location. In this embodiment, the central location is accessible by each of the chat participants from any remote location in communication with the central location.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Reza Behforooz, Qi Ke, Deepak Menon, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20140040784Abstract: A method for providing a multi-user chat includes: receiving a request from a first participant to initiate a first live chat with a second participant; receiving a request from the first or second participants to invite a third participant to the first live chat; establishing the first live chat having multiple participants including at least the first, second, and third participants; receiving from one of the multiple participants a selection of one of the other participants in the first live chat from a participant indicator field after establishing the first live chat among the multiple participants; and displaying a live chat area separate from a displayed area for the first live chat that allows the participant who made the selection and the participant who was identified by the selection to chat between themselves in a second live chat that is not displayed to other participants of the first live chat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Reza Behforooz, Justin Uberti, Deepak Menon, Qi Ke
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Patent number: 8301892Abstract: A secure instant messaging (IM) system integrates secure instant messaging into existing instant messaging systems. A certificate authority (CA) issues security certificates to users binding the user's IM screen name to a public key, used by sending users to encrypt messages and files for the user. The CA uses a subscriber database to keep track of valid users and associated information, e.g. user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to an instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users. Users encrypt instant messages and files using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. A sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of received messages is displayed to recipients.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Marathon Solutions LLCInventors: Robert B. Lord, Terry N. Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20100223470Abstract: A secure instant messaging (IM) system integrates secure instant messaging into existing instant messaging systems. A certificate authority (CA) issues security certificates to users binding the user's IM screen name to a public key, used by sending users to encrypt messages and files for the user. The CA uses a subscriber database to keep track of valid users and associated information, e.g. user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to an instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users. Users encrypt instant messages and files using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. A sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of received messages is displayed to recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: AOL INC.Inventors: ROBERT B. LORD, TERRY N. HAYES, JUSTIN UBERTI
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Patent number: 7779076Abstract: Perception of a personalization item is enabled in an instant messaging communications session by rendering, on an instant message recipient system, an instant messaging application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least an instant message recipient and an instant message sender. An identifier that enables identification of a personalization item of an individual instant message user is obtained, and the identifier is associated with the personalization item. The personalization item is obtained independently of the message used to obtain the identifier, and the personalization item is rendered at the instant message recipient system.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Brian Heikes, James A. Odell, Justin Uberti, Andrew L. Wick, Xiaoyan Yin, Xiaopeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20100174996Abstract: Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: AOL INC.Inventors: Brian Heikes, James A. Odell, Justin Uberti, Andrew L. Wick, Xiaoyan Yin, Xiaopeng Zhang
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Patent number: 7739508Abstract: A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Robert B. Lord, Terry N. Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20100122165Abstract: A playback engine is enabled to display unsupported video content. In one embodiment, a virtual video camera is registered with the playback engine. The virtual video camera supports an application interface for receiving video data and a camera interface for providing video data. Video content not supported by the playback engine is processed by a component separate from the playback engine and transmitted to the virtual video camera through the application interface. The virtual video camera provides the video content to the playback engine through the camera interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Google Inc.Inventor: Justin Uberti
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Patent number: 7689649Abstract: Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Brian Heikes, James A. Odell, Justin Uberti, Andrew L. Wick, Xiaoyan Yin, Xiaopeng Zhang
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Patent number: 7525951Abstract: A system for instant communication in real time is described wherein it is determined if a user with a given e-mail address is available for on-line messaging. The system takes in a group of e-mail addresses and automatically looks for screen names that are available for instant messaging. Once a screen name is available for online communication, an ion appears next to the screen name. Instant messaging is achieved by pressing the icon. The screen names, the icons and the e-mail addresses all appear in the same window, thereby, integrating traditional e-mail addresses with instant messaging services making real time communication an effective tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Netscape Communications CorporationInventors: Alex Musil, Justin Uberti, Andy Wick
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Publication number: 20070050624Abstract: A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Robert Lord, Terry Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Patent number: 7131003Abstract: A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: Robert B. Lord, Terry N. Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20050030937Abstract: A system for instant communication in real time is described wherein it is determined if a user with a given e-mail address is available for on-line messaging. The system takes in a group of e-mail addresses and automatically looks for screen names that are available for instant messaging. Once a screen name is available for online communication, an ion appears nest to the screen name. Instant messaging is achieved by pressing the icon. The screen names, the icons and the e-mail addresses all appear in the same window, thereby, integrating traditional e-mail addresses with instant messaging services making real time communication an effective tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2001Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Andy Wick, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20040199514Abstract: A share window is provided to enable a first user of a first communication program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communication program executing on a second client system. The first user can use a share window to designate files or folders for sharing without changing locations of the files or folders. When a file or folder is designated for sharing using the share window, the file or folder is added to a list of shared files or folders. The shared files or folders are accessible using the second communication program regardless of whether the users of the first and second communication programs are actively communicating using the communications programs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2003Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Ira Rosenblatt, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20040168055Abstract: A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Robert B. Lord, Terry N. Hayes, Justin Uberti
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Publication number: 20030222907Abstract: Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Brian Heikes, James A. Odell, Justin Uberti, Andrew L. Wick, Xiaoyan Yin, Xiaopeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20030225846Abstract: Perception of a personalization item is enabled in an instant messaging communications session by rendering, on an instant message recipient system, an instant messaging application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least an instant message recipient and an instant message sender. An identifier that enables identification of a personalization item of an individual instant message user is obtained, and the identifier is associated with the personalization item. The personalization item is obtained independently of the message used to obtain the identifier, and the personalization item is rendered at the instant message recipient system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Brian Heikes, James A. Odell, Justin Uberti, Andrew L. Wick, Xiaoyan Yin, Xiaopeng Zhang