Patents by Inventor Nikhil VATS

Nikhil VATS 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).

  • Patent number: 9479928
    Abstract: Often, for reasons of wireless bandwidth conservation, incomplete messages are provided to wireless messaging devices. Employing cryptography, for secrecy or authentication purposes, when including a received message that has been incompletely received can lead to lack of context on the receiver's end. By automatically obtaining the entirety of the message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, encrypt and sign the composite message. Conveniently, security considerations are maintained even in view of bandwidth optimization measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nikhil Vats, Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Christopher Lyle Bender
  • Patent number: 9391780
    Abstract: Methods and devices for storing sent message data are described. The sent message data corresponds to a message sent to a destination by a communication device via a server. The method includes compiling a first portion of the message which has a plurality of components; applying security encoding to the first portion; and storing the first portion. The first portion includes at least one but not all of the plurality of components in the message, and pointers to the components not included in the first portion. A method of verifying sent message data on a communication device is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Patent number: 9225524
    Abstract: A system and method of sending an e-mail message associated with a wireless device is provided. A request to forward or reply to an original e-mail message is sent from the wireless device to a server. The request contains one or more recipients and includes a message identifier of an original e-mail message. A portion indicator is provided for retrieving portions of the original e-mail message identified by the message identifier. An e-mail message is sent to the one or more recipients comprising any added user text and the one or more retrieved portions of the original e-mail message such that text of the original message that the user may not be aware is not forwarded to new recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Patent number: 9166794
    Abstract: Often, for reasons of wireless bandwidth conservation, incomplete messages are provided to wireless messaging devices. Employing cryptography, for secrecy or authentication purposes, when including a received message that has been incompletely received can lead to lack of context on the receiver's end. By automatically obtaining the entirety of the message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, sign the composite message. Since signing the composite message involves access to a private key, access to that private key is secured such that such access to the private key can only be arranged responsive to an explicit request for a hash that is to be signed using the private key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Nikhil Vats, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Patent number: 8983070
    Abstract: Often, for reasons of wireless bandwidth conservation, incomplete messages are provided to wireless messaging devices. Employing cryptography, for confidentiality or authentication purposes, when including a received message that has been incompletely received can lead to lack of context on the receiver's end. By automatically obtaining the entirety of the message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, construct a cryptographic message syntax message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Sherkin, Nikhil Vats, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Patent number: 8838710
    Abstract: A system and method of forwarding an e-mail from a wireless device is provided. The wireless device receives the e-mail message in portions as needed, the portions having the attachments contained therein. The portions of the e-mail message containing only a subset of attachments associated with the e-mail message in the user mailbox. When a wireless device forwards the e-mail message to one or more recipients a message identifier and an attachment indicator is provided for identifying the number of attachments in the e-mail message to be forwarded. The identified e-mail message is retrieved and the attachments are extracted from the retrieved e-mail message based on the attachment indicator. The e-mail message is forwarded to the one or more recipients and the extracted attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Publication number: 20140258722
    Abstract: A system and method of sending an e-mail message associated with a wireless device is provided. A request to forward or reply to an original e-mail message is sent from the wireless device to a server. The request contains one or more recipients and includes a message identifier of an original e-mail message. A portion indicator is provided for retrieving portions of the original e-mail message identified by the message identifier. An e-mail message is sent to the one or more recipients comprising any added user text and the one or more retrieved portions of the original e-mail message such that text of the original message that the user may not be aware is not forwarded to new recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Patent number: 8738909
    Abstract: A system and method of sending an e-mail message associated with a wireless device is provided. A request to forward or reply to an original e-mail message is sent from the wireless device to a server. The request contains one or more recipients and includes a message identifier of an original e-mail message. A portion indicator is provided for retrieving portions of the original e-mail message identified by the message identifier. An e-mail message is sent to the one or more recipients comprising any added user text and the one or more retrieved portions of the original e-mail message such that text of the original message that the user may not be aware is not forwarded to new recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Patent number: 8719579
    Abstract: By automatically obtaining the entirety of a received message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, sign the composite message. In both the above contexts, handling message receipts when message processing ahead of message transmission involved more than one component may be facilitated by storing appropriate expected receipt content during the message processing, either on the device or the server. Validation of the receipt can then be accomplished through use of the stored expected receipt content in a manner that retains the benefits of message processing ahead of message transmission that involves more than one component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Nikhil Vats, Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20140013121
    Abstract: Methods and devices for storing sent message data are described. The sent message data corresponds to a message sent to a destination by a communication device via a server. The method includes compiling a first portion of the message which has a plurality of components; applying security encoding to the first portion; and storing the first portion. The first portion includes at least one but not all of the plurality of components in the message, and pointers to the components not included in the first portion. A method of verifying sent message data on a communication device is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Ravi SINGH, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Nikhil VATS
  • Patent number: 8578169
    Abstract: A system and method of signing a message to be sent from a first communication device to a destination via a second communication device. The message includes a first portion on the first communication device and a second portion on the second communication device. The method includes receiving at the second communication device the first portion of the message and a first signature for the first portion from the first communication device; combining the first portion and the second portion to form the message; obtaining a second signature for the message; and sending the first signature, the second signature and the message from the second communication device to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Ravi Singh, Nikhil Vats, Alexander Sherkin
  • Patent number: 8566577
    Abstract: Methods and devices for storing sent message data are described. The sent message data corresponds to a message sent to a destination by a communication device via a server. The method includes compiling a first portion of the message which has a plurality of components; applying security encoding to the first portion; and storing the first portion. The first portion includes at least one but not all of the plurality of components in the message, and pointers to the components not included in the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Publication number: 20120278620
    Abstract: A system and method of sending an e-mail message associated with a wireless device is provided. A request to forward or reply to an original e-mail message is sent from the wireless device to a server. The request contains one or more recipients and includes a message identifier of an original e-mail message. A portion indicator is provided for retrieving portions of the original e-mail message identified by the message identifier. An e-mail message is sent to the one or more recipients comprising any added user text and the one or more retrieved portions of the original e-mail message such that text of the original message that the user may not be aware is not forwarded to new recipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Publication number: 20120260097
    Abstract: A system and method of signing a message to be sent from a first communication device to a destination via a second communication device. The message includes a first portion on the first communication device and a second portion on the second communication device. The method includes receiving at the second communication device the first portion of the message and a first signature for the first portion from the first communication device; combining the first portion and the second portion to form the message; obtaining a second signature for the message; and sending the first signature, the second signature and the message from the second communication device to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Ravi SINGH, Nikhil VATS, Alexander SHERKIN
  • Publication number: 20120233252
    Abstract: By automatically obtaining the entirety of a received message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, sign the composite message. In both the above contexts, handling message receipts when message processing ahead of message transmission involved more than one component may be facilitated by storing appropriate expected receipt content during the message processing, either on the device or the server. Validation of the receipt can then be accomplished through use of the stored expected receipt content in a manner that retains the benefits of message processing ahead of message transmission that involves more than one component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Nikhil VATS, Ravi SINGH, Alexander SHERKIN, Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Publication number: 20120140927
    Abstract: Often, for reasons of wireless bandwidth conservation, incomplete messages are provided to wireless messaging devices. Employing cryptography, for secrecy or authentication purposes, when including a received message that has been incompletely received can lead to lack of context on the receiver's end. By automatically obtaining the entirety of the message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, encrypt and sign the composite message. Conveniently, security considerations are maintained even in view of bandwidth optimization measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Nikhil Vats, Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Christopher Lyle Bender
  • Publication number: 20120137121
    Abstract: Methods and devices for storing sent message data are described. The sent message data corresponds to a message sent to a destination by a communication device via a server. The method includes compiling a first portion of the message which has a plurality of components; applying security encoding to the first portion; and storing the first portion. The first portion includes at least one but not all of the plurality of components in the message, and pointers to the components not included in the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
  • Publication number: 20120131346
    Abstract: Often, for reasons of wireless bandwidth conservation, incomplete messages are provided to wireless messaging devices. Employing cryptography, for secrecy or authentication purposes, when including a received message that has been incompletely received can lead to lack of context on the receiver's end. By automatically obtaining the entirety of the message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, sign the composite message. Since signing the composite message involves access to a private key, access to that private key is secured such that such access to the private key can only be arranged responsive to an explicit request for a hash that is to be signed using the private key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Ravi SINGH, Nikhil VATS, Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Publication number: 20120128156
    Abstract: Often, for reasons of wireless bandwidth conservation, incomplete messages are provided to wireless messaging devices. Employing cryptography, for confidentiality or authentication purposes, when including a received message that has been incompletely received can lead to lack of context on the receiver's end. By automatically obtaining the entirety of the message to be included, an outgoing message that includes the received message can be processed in a manner that securely and accurately represents the intended outgoing message. Alternatively, a server can assemble a composite message from a new message and an original message and, in cooperation with a wireless messaging device, construct a cryptographic message syntax message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Nikhil Vats, Ravi SINGH, Neil Patrick ADAMS
  • Publication number: 20120110097
    Abstract: A system and method of forwarding an e-mail from a wireless device is provided. The wireless device receives the e-mail message in portions as needed, the portions having the attachments contained therein. The portions of the e-mail message containing only a subset of attachments associated with the e-mail message in the user mailbox. When a wireless device forwards the e-mail message to one or more recipients a message identifier and an attachment indicator is provided for identifying the number of attachments in the e-mail message to be forwarded. The identified e-mail message is retrieved and the attachments are extracted from the retrieved e-mail message based on the attachment indicator. The e-mail message is forwarded to the one or more recipients and the extracted attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ravi SINGH, Alexander SHERKIN, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Nikhil VATS