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).
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Patent number: 9479928Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Nikhil Vats, Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Christopher Lyle Bender
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Patent number: 9391780Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Patent number: 9225524Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Patent number: 9166794Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Nikhil Vats, Neil Patrick Adams
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Patent number: 8983070Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alexander Sherkin, Nikhil Vats, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams
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Patent number: 8838710Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Publication number: 20140258722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Patent number: 8738909Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Patent number: 8719579Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Nikhil Vats, Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams
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Publication number: 20140013121Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Ravi SINGH, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Nikhil VATS
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Patent number: 8578169Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Ravi Singh, Nikhil Vats, Alexander Sherkin
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Patent number: 8566577Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Publication number: 20120278620Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Ravi Singh, Alexander Sherkin, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Publication number: 20120260097Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Neil Patrick ADAMS, Ravi SINGH, Nikhil VATS, Alexander SHERKIN
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Publication number: 20120233252Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Nikhil VATS, Ravi SINGH, Alexander SHERKIN, Neil Patrick ADAMS
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Publication number: 20120140927Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Nikhil Vats, Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Christopher Lyle Bender
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Publication number: 20120137121Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Publication number: 20120131346Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Ravi SINGH, Nikhil VATS, Neil Patrick ADAMS
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Publication number: 20120128156Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Alexander SHERKIN, Nikhil Vats, Ravi SINGH, Neil Patrick ADAMS
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Publication number: 20120110097Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Ravi SINGH, Alexander SHERKIN, Neil Patrick ADAMS, Nikhil VATS