Patents by Inventor Mark A. Sartor
Mark A. Sartor 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: 11604885Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a request to analyze trust of a client system and perform actions based on a client trust profile. A trust rating server device receives a request from a client computing device to analyze the trust on the device. The request identifies at least one credential or certificate installed on the device for example. The credential or certificate is obtained and analyzed to identify key information that relates to trust, such as level of encryption, country or entity of origin, duration of credential, certifying authority, etc. A rating is established using the key information and compared to a profile or other metric. One or more credentials or certifications may be blocked, disabled, enabled or removed based on a user's profile. Trust credentials are continuously monitored on the device for changes, and new credentials are blocked that do not meet thresholds established in the user's profile.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 11588858Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases, the generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20210385250Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases, the generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20210216649Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a request to analyze trust of a client system and perform actions based on a client trust profile. A trust rating server device receives a request from a client computing device to analyze the trust on the device. The request identifies at least one credential or certificate installed on the device for example. The credential or certificate is obtained and analyzed to identify key information that relates to trust, such as level of encryption, country or entity of origin, duration of credential, certifying authority, etc. A rating is established using the key information and compared to a profile or other metric. One or more credentials or certifications may be blocked, disabled, enabled or removed based on a user's profile. Trust credentials are continuously monitored on the device for changes, and new credentials are blocked that do not meet thresholds established in the user's profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 10963576Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a request to analyze trust of a client system and perform actions based on a client trust profile. A trust rating server device receives a request from a client computing device to analyze the trust on the device. The request identifies at least one credential or certificate installed on the device for example. The credential or certificate is obtained and analyzed to identify key information that relates to trust, such as level of encryption, country or entity of origin, duration of credential, certifying authority, etc. A rating is established using the key information and compared to a profile or other metric. One or more credentials or certifications may be blocked, disabled, enabled or removed based on a user's profile. Trust credentials are continuously monitored on the device for changes, and new credentials are blocked that do not meet thresholds established in the user's profile.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 10893074Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20200084243Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20200026863Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a request to analyze trust of a client system and perform actions based on a client trust profile. A trust rating server device receives a request from a client computing device to analyze the trust on the device. The request identifies at least one credential or certificate installed on the device for example. The credential or certificate is obtained and analyzed to identify key information that relates to trust, such as level of encryption, country or entity of origin, duration of credential, certifying authority, etc. A rating is established using the key information and compared to a profile or other metric. One or more credentials or certifications may be blocked, disabled, enabled or removed based on a user's profile. Trust credentials are continuously monitored on the device for changes, and new credentials are blocked that do not meet thresholds established in the user's profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 10498769Abstract: A method, comprising: obtaining a current version of a policy associated with an application or website; comparing the current version against a previous version to identify differences in key words or phrases, each difference corresponding to interactions of the application or website, the interactions comprising use of computing device functionality or personal information; for each difference previously associated with a particular level of privacy risk, retrieving the particular level from a database; for each difference not previously associated with the particular level: generating a respective level of privacy risk associated with particular interactions of the application or website corresponding to the difference; associating the respective level to the difference; and storing in the database the difference and the respective level associated with the difference; generating a current privacy risk score based on each of the particular levels and on each of the respective levels associated with the oneType: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 10366241Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a request to analyze trust of a client system and perform actions based on a client trust profile. A trust rating server device receives a request from a client computing device to analyze the trust on the device. The request identifies at least one credential or certificate installed on the device for example. The credential or certificate is obtained and analyzed to identify key information that relates to trust, such as level of encryption, country or entity of origin, duration of credential, certifying authority, etc. A rating is established using the key information and compared to a profile or other metric. One or more credentials or certifications may be blocked, disabled, enabled or removed based on a user's profile. Trust credentials are continuously monitored on the device for changes, and new credentials are blocked that do not meet thresholds established in the user's profile.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20180248914Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 9942276Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20170286700Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a request to analyze trust of a client system and perform actions based on a client trust profile. A trust rating server device receives a request from a client computing device to analyze the trust on the device. The request identifies at least one credential or certificate installed on the device for example. The credential or certificate is obtained and analyzed to identify key information that relates to trust, such as level of encryption, country or entity of origin, duration of credential, certifying authority, etc. A rating is established using the key information and compared to a profile or other metric. One or more credentials or certifications may be blocked, disabled, enabled or removed based on a user's profile. Trust credentials are continuously monitored on the device for changes, and new credentials are blocked that do not meet thresholds established in the user's profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20170111395Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 9571526Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 9473535Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20160142445Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Publication number: 20150207819Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventor: Mark A. Sartor
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Patent number: 8918632Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: The Privacy Factor, LLCInventor: Mark A. Sartor