Patents by Inventor Neil Patrick

Neil Patrick 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).

  • Publication number: 20200280574
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of detecting clipboard listener applications that includes placing, by a clipboard listener-detector application, a content reference, such as a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), on a device clipboard; receiving, by the clipboard listener-detector application, at least one request from one or more clipboard listener applications for data based on the content URI; identifying the one or more clipboard listener applications from which said at least one request was received; and outputting an identity of each of the one or more identified clipboard listener applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Patent number: 10754962
    Abstract: A method, electronic device, and computer readable storage medium, for secure context-aware management of passwords stored in a password manager application in an electronic device. The password manager application prompts for entry of a password at a first user interface to unlock display of sensitive information in a second user interface. A first portion of the sensitive information is displayed in a prioritized list in the unlocked second user interface, with the second portion of the sensitive information remaining user inaccessible, only while the password manager application is in a certain password access context based on contextual information in the electronic device. The contextual information can be any combination of a current geolocation of the device, a current time, an identification of an access point in a vicinity of the device, and other contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Shivangi Anantrupa Gandhi, Kristof Takacs, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Patent number: 10754965
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting presented content text from unauthorized perception. A message comprising presentable data defining presentable content is received. A presence of a privacy indication token within the presentable data is determined. Based on determining the presence of the privacy indication token within the presentable data, a presentation privacy filter is applied to presentations of the presentable content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Jeremy Lawson Kominar
  • Patent number: 10754714
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided relating to taking an action in response to determining that a person who is present in the vicinity of the device, such as a smart speaker, is not authorized to be present. In an aspect, the electronic device receives the notification and a topic identifier associated with the notification. Information identifying persons located in the vicinity of the electronic device may be received. The device may then receive and/or determine information identifying at least one person located within the vicinity who is not authorized, based on the topic identifier, to be present in the vicinity when the notification is to be outputted. The device generates an output signal indicating receipt of the notification and that there is at least one person present in the vicinity who is not authorized to be present when the notification is to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Edward Snow Willis, David Brian Seel, Melanie Arlene Barker, Andrew Kugler, David Noel Vanden Heuvel, Andrew Frank Young
  • Patent number: 10754929
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to share content. In some aspect, a first user input for copying a content is received at a first application on a mobile device. A token that is associated with the content is generated. A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is sent from the first application to a clipboard application. A second user input for pasting the content is received at a second application on the mobile device. The token is received at the second application from the clipboard application. A request for the content is received from the second application. The request includes the token. Whether the second application is authorized to receive the content is determined at the first application. In response to determining that the second application is authorized to receive the content, the content is provided to the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Jeremy Lawson Kominar, Joseph Patrick Kirwin, Glenn Daniel Wurster
  • Patent number: 10750000
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for opportunistically initiating a multimedia call between two or more devices such as smart speakers at a time when users of the respective smart speakers are available to participate in a call. A server system receives an instruction from a first smart speaker associated with a first user to establish a real-time communication session with a second smart speaker. In response to that instruction, the server system monitors availability of both the first user and the second user at their respective smart speakers. On determining that both the first user and the second user are available at the same time, the server system initiates the real-time communication session between the first smart speaker and the second smart speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20200247364
    Abstract: Methods and systems to restrict vehicle operations based on driver identity. Owners or administrators may impose restrictions on certain users of a vehicle. Certain drivers may be classed as restricted users that have associated limitations or restrictions on their use of vehicle features. The vehicle determines the identity of the driver. Based on that identity and/or the class with which the identity is associated, some features may be disabled and some features may be subject to limitation, such as mileage, speed, or location restrictions. Ongoing monitoring of limited features may result in detection of a violation that triggers one or more security actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Jasmin MULAOSMANOVIC, Robert Joseph LOMBARDI
  • Publication number: 20200244788
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for opportunistically initiating a multimedia call between two or more devices such as smart speakers at a time when users of the respective smart speakers are available to participate in a call. A server system receives an instruction from a first smart speaker associated with a first user to establish a real-time communication session with a second smart speaker. In response to that instruction, the server system monitors availability of both the first user and the second user at their respective smart speakers. On determining that both the first user and the second user are available at the same time, the server system initiates the real-time communication session between the first smart speaker and the second smart speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Patent number: 10719614
    Abstract: A method of providing private information from an electronic device, includes identifying private information for display on the display of the electronic device, determining if a private output connection is established, and, in response to determining that the private output connection is established, providing the private information via the private output connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Kristof Takacs
  • Patent number: 10715506
    Abstract: A method at a computing device for enabling access to a credential vault if a master password for the credential vault is lost, the method including selecting at least one credential from within the credential vault; encrypting one of the master password or a vault key for the credential vault with the selected at least one credential, thereby creating a recovery file; and storing the recovery file, wherein the selected at least one credential can be used to decrypt the recovery file to enable access to the credential vault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ivan Albert Zudic, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20200215460
    Abstract: A degasser system may comprise a mass flow controller device and a sample pump coupled to a sample degasser for controlling the dilution of gases extracted from drilling fluid in the sample degasser by a dilution fluid, such as nitrogen gas. The mass flow controller may inject the dilution fluid into the tank of the sample degasser to dilute the gases extracted from the drilling fluid. The dilution fluid may be aspirated or sparged into the sample degasser. The sample pump may extract a sample of the gases separated from the drilling fluid by the sample degasser. The rate of injection of the dilution fluid into the sample degasser and the rate of extraction of the gas sample from the drilling fluid may be adjustable to control the dilution of the gas sample for analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Hay Henderson, Neil Patrick Schexnaider, Paul Brown
  • Patent number: 10708052
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring data input are disclosed. A dataset entered into a non-password field is received. Based on the dataset meeting one or more criteria for a likely password, a determination as to whether the dataset is inadvertently entered into the non-password field is made. Based on determining that the dataset is inadvertently entered into the non-password field, further processing of the dataset is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jeremy Lawson Kominar, Neil Patrick Adams, Nick Mark Waterman, Marc Anthony Lepage
  • Patent number: 10693641
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining encryption keys are disclosed. An encrypted master key is determined by encrypting a master key based on an initial user password and discarding the master key. The encrypted master key is stored. A request for the master key including a present user password is received and verified based on comparison to the initial user password. Based on failure of verifying the present user password, a failed attempt counter that is maintained within a secure container is created. User password based access to the master key is locked out based on the failed attempt counter exceeding a defined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Catalin Visinescu
  • Patent number: 10693639
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems, for distributing recovery keys. One method includes: transmitting, from a first user device to a secure community server, a key distribution request, wherein the key distribution request identifies a second user device, and the first user device and the second user device are members of a same secure community managed by the secure community server; transmitting a first portion of a recovery key to secure community server for forwarding to the second user device; transmitting a second portion of the recovery key to the secure community server; and discarding the first portion and the second portion of the recovery key at the first user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Roger Paul Bowman, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20200175783
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a condition of a vehicle based on initial image data. The initial image data depicts an initial condition of a physical component of the vehicle. The system includes an image sensor and an environment sensor. The system includes processor-executable instructions to detect, via the environment sensor, an environment condition corresponding to a potential vehicle damaging event. In response to detecting the environment condition, the system generates, via the image sensor, just-in-time image data of the physical component of the vehicle. The system compares the just-in-time image data and the initial image data to identify a vehicle condition change. In response to identifying a vehicle condition change, the system transmits, to a computing device, the just-in-time image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Patent number: 10667057
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking users within a facility. The facility includes two or more zones and each facility zone is associated with a respective acoustic device. The system includes a communication module, a processor, and memory storing processor executable instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause the processor to: receive a first acoustic input from a first acoustic device associated with a first zone and determine that the first acoustic input is associated with a first user. The instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to associate the first acoustic input with the first user. Using contextual data of the first user, the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to confirm the association of the first acoustic input with the first user and associate a location of the first user with the first zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Edward Snow Willis
  • Patent number: 10654835
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods/uses of using the same, for example, for treating a JAK-related disorder, such as cancer, cancer cachexia or an immune disorder: wherein R1 is methyl or ethyl; R2 is selected from methyl, ethyl, methoxy and ethoxy; R3 is selected from hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine and methyl; R4 is selected from methyl, ethyl and β€”CH2OCH3; R5 and R6 are each individually methyl or hydrogen; and R7 is selected from methyl, ethyl, β€”(CH2)2OH and β€”(CH2)2OCH3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Dizal (Jiangsu) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Annika Birgitta Margareta Astrand, Neil Patrick Grimster, Sameer Kawatkar, Jason Grant Kettle, Magnus K. Nilsson, Linette Ruston, Qibin Su, Melissa Vasbinder, Jon James Winter-Holt, Richard Donald Woessner, Claudio Edmundo Chuaqui, James McCabe
  • Patent number: 10642730
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing garbage collection involving sensitive information on a mobile device are described herein. Secure information is received at a mobile device over a wireless network. The sensitive information is extracted from the secure information. A software program operating on the mobile device uses an object to access the sensitive information. Secure garbage collection is performed upon the object after the object becomes unreachable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Citrix Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Anthony Little, Neil Patrick Adams, Stefan E. Janhunen, John Fredric Arthur Dahms
  • Patent number: 10641092
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for injecting and detecting compositions in drilling fluid systems. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of injecting and detecting a composition in a drilling fluid system. The method can include injecting the composition into the drilling fluid system. The drilling fluid system can include a gas detector. The method can also include detecting the composition with the gas detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Schexnaider, James Dave Faul, II, James Harold Wright
  • Patent number: 10625179
    Abstract: A degasser system may comprise a mass flow controller device and a sample pump coupled to a sample degasser for controlling the dilution of gases extracted from drilling fluid in the sample degasser by a dilution fluid, such as nitrogen gas. The mass flow controller may inject the dilution fluid into the tank of the sample degasser to dilute the gases extracted from the drilling fluid. The dilution fluid may be aspirated or sparged into the sample degasser. The sample pump may extract a sample of the gases separated from the drilling fluid by the sample degasser. The rate of injection of the dilution fluid into the sample degasser and the rate of extraction of the gas sample from the drilling fluid may be adjustable to control the dilution of the gas sample for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Hay Henderson, Neil Patrick Schexnaider, Paul Brown