Patents by Inventor Kaelin L. Colclasure

Kaelin L. Colclasure 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).

  • Methods for processing private metadata
    Patent number: 8880905
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a file received from a first user is stored in a storage device, where the file includes private metadata encrypted by a secret key associated with a second user. A private metadata identifier is stored in a predetermined storage location, indicating that private metadata of the file has not been decrypted and indexed. In response to an inquiry subsequently received from the second user, the predetermined storage location is scanned to identify the private metadata identifier based on the inquiry. The encrypted metadata identified by the private metadata identifier is transmitted to the second user for decryption. In response to the metadata that has been decrypted by the second user, the decrypted metadata is indexed for the purpose of subsequent searches of at least one of the metadata and the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kaelin L. Colclasure, John M. Hörnkvist, Braden J. Thomas
  • METHODS FOR PROCESSING PRIVATE METADATA
    Publication number: 20120110323
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a file received from a first user is stored in a storage device, where the file includes private metadata encrypted by a secret key associated with a second user. A private metadata identifier is stored in a predetermined storage location, indicating that private metadata of the file has not been decrypted and indexed. In response to an inquiry subsequently received from the second user, the predetermined storage location is scanned to identify the private metadata identifier based on the inquiry. The encrypted metadata identified by the private metadata identifier is transmitted to the second user for decryption. In response to the metadata that has been decrypted by the second user, the decrypted metadata is indexed for the purpose of subsequent searches of at least one of the metadata and the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kaelin L. Colclasure, John M. Hörnkvist, Braden J. Thomas