Patents by Inventor Maurice Patrick Scott

Maurice Patrick Scott 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).

  • System and method for assigning security levels for instant messaging contacts across device partitions
    Patent number: 9935979
    Abstract: A method, communication device and computer program product communicate between the communication device and a second communication device using an instant messaging application. The first device receives contact information identifying the second communication device and determines a contact type for the second communication device from the contact information. If the contact type is a first contact type, the contact information is stored in a first partition of a memory of the communication device. If the contact type is a second contact type, the contact information is stored in a second partition of the memory. The partitions may employ different encryption schemes or one partition may be is unencrypted. A third party has access and control over the second partition. The device communicates with the second communication device using a security policy associated with the contact type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ryan Conrad Brander, Maurice Patrick Scott
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING SECURITY LEVELS FOR INSTANT MESSAGING CONTACTS ACROSS DEVICE PARTITIONS
    Publication number: 20150350251
    Abstract: A method, communication device and computer program product communicate between the communication device and a second communication device using an instant messaging application. The first device receives contact information identifying the second communication device and determines a contact type for the second communication device from the contact information. If the contact type is a first contact type, the contact information is stored in a first partition of a memory of the communication device. If the contact type is a second contact type, the contact information is stored in a second partition of the memory. The partitions may employ different encryption schemes or one partition may be is unencrypted. A third party has access and control over the second partition. The device communicates with the second communication device using a security policy associated with the contact type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan Conrad Brander, Maurice Patrick Scott