Patents by Inventor Patrick ADAM

Patrick ADAM 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: 11379610
    Abstract: An automatic file encryption method and device for automatically encrypting a file. A processor identifies a characteristic associated with likely sensitive content based on a usage pattern of encrypting files having the characteristic. Creation of a new file is detected and the newly-created file is analyzed to determine whether the file contains sensitive content based upon it having the characteristic. If the file is found to have the characteristic, then the file is automatically encrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Robert Joseph Lombardi, Jasmin Mulaosmanovic
  • Patent number: 11301857
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for authorizing a payment card transaction using dynamic codes. The system can receive a request for authorization of a transaction using the payment card. The request can identify a verification code associated with the payment card and an identifier of the payment card, and the payment card can have an associated dynamic code accessible to a user via a channel. The verification code can be compared with a value of the dynamic code at the time of the transaction. The system can determine whether the user of the payment card accessed the channel within a time period prior to receiving the request for authorization. In response to the verification code matching the dynamic code at the time of the transaction and determining that the user accessed the channel within the time period prior to receiving the request, the system can authorize the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
    Inventor: Patrick Adam
  • Patent number: 11206329
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for providing selective data access to representatives. In some embodiments, the system can monitor a call between a user and a representative regarding a subject matter. The user can have an associated profile with data, and the data can be locked such that the representative cannot access the data. During the conversation between the representative and the user, the system can continuously convert both parties' speech into text. The system can determine an intent of the call based on the text and unlock a portion of the data about the user based on the determined intent of the call. Only the unlocked portion of the data is displayed to the representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andrew L. Anaruk, Patrick Adam, Benjamin Goos, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Ana Maldonado
  • Patent number: 11140158
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose technology for verifying authorization of an application download. The system can receive from a device associated with a user, a request to download an application. In response to a first instance of the application being downloaded on the device, the system can assign a unique identifier to the first instance of the application. After the application is downloaded and prior to granting the person requesting the application download access to the first instance of the application, the system can request via the first instance of the application identification information and particular authentication information to verify that the person requesting the application download is authorized to do so. In response to verifying that the person requesting the application download is authorized, the unique identifier can be associated with the account, user and/or device to result in a verified download of the first instance of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Patrick Adam, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez
  • Patent number: 11134111
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for managing a meeting session. In accordance with one example, there is provided a method of managing a meeting session on a server that manages the meeting session, the meeting session comprising one or more participant devices and a presenter device. The method comprises receiving one or more break request messages from the participant devices, and sending a break message to the participant devices, the break message causing a break notification to be displayed on a display of the participant devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Ge Zhong
  • Patent number: 11129085
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for selecting a network for use by a communication device to process a data transmission. The method comprises: determining whether an amount of data sent by the communication device over a first network in communication with the communication device has reached a data limit; and if the amount of data has reached the data limit, selecting a second network for use by the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Ian Robertson
  • Patent number: 11113671
    Abstract: A method for updating an electronic mail (“email”) message presented to a user on a display screen of a data processing system, the email message belonging to a thread of email messages received by the data processing system, the method comprising: determining whether one or more of the email messages in the thread was received after the email message is opened on the display screen; and, if so, displaying an update message on the display screen indicating that one or more of the email messages in the thread was so received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Raymond Paul Vander Veen
  • Patent number: 11102652
    Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing a data connection between a mobile device and a peripheral. The mobile device is configured to determine whether to handle user approval of the data connection between the mobile device and the peripheral. Through the mobile device, an input mechanism is provided for the user to provide input. The input is used in determining whether to approve the data connection between the mobile device and the peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Brown, Michael Grant Kirkup, Neil Patrick Adams, Herbert Anthony Little, Christopher Pattenden
  • Patent number: 11043044
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Patent number: 11037137
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a display carried by the housing, and a processor carried by the housing. The processor is configured to implement a digital wallet including a multi-mode user card having first and second user interface modes, and selectively change the multi-mode user card from the first user interface mode to the second user interface mode based upon a current location, a current time, or a determined event. The second user interface mode includes one or more of a mapping interface mode, a survey interface mode, or a purchase interface mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Geoffrey Wendell MacGillivray
  • Patent number: 11021168
    Abstract: Methods and systems for mitigating irritants during travel in a vehicle. The method includes determining, at a remote server, an airborne irritant is present external to the vehicle, which may involve data from the vehicle or from other nearby vehicles. The data may be direct irritant measurements by sensors or may be indirect data indicative of possible irritants. Based on the determination that the airborne irritant is likely present external to the vehicle, an irritant mitigation action is caused within the vehicle. The irritant mitigation action may include displaying a notification signaling presence of the airborne irritant, outputting an audio notification signaling presence of the airborne irritant, closing a window of the vehicle, or closing an air vent of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Jeremy Lawson Kominar
  • Patent number: 10948920
    Abstract: A method at an autonomous vehicle for signaling a refueling attendant, the method including confirming that the autonomous vehicle is proximal to a refueling station; providing a signal to the refueling attendant; waiting for refueling to commence; and if, after a threshold period, refueling has not commenced, repeating the providing the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Publication number: 20210060526
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems of purifying solvents. The purified solvents can be used for cleaning a semiconductor substrate in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Earl Dyer, Brendan Thomas Lane, Patrick Adams Mahoney, SR.
  • Patent number: 10917516
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for providing selective data access to representatives. In some embodiments, the system can monitor a call between a user and a representative regarding a subject matter. The user can have an associated profile with data, and the data can be locked such that the representative cannot access the data. During the conversation between the representative and the user, the system can continuously convert both parties' speech into text. The system can determine an intent of the call based on the text and unlock a portion of the data about the user based on the determined intent of the call. Only the unlocked portion of the data is displayed to the representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andrew L. Anaruk, Patrick Adam, Benjamin Goos, Gabriel Carlos Fernandez, Ana Maldonado
  • Patent number: 10908727
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device having a first touch sensor array and a fingerprint sensor includes receiving a first touch at the fingerprint sensor, in a fingerprint sensing mode: receiving first touch data associated with the first touch to a fingerprint controller, and authenticating a user based on the first touch data, and in a touch sensing mode: transmitting the first touch data associated with the first touch to a second controller, wherein the fingerprint sensor and the first touch sensor array form a combined touchpad in the touch sensing mode, and determining a touch location on the combined touchpad based on the first touch data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Patent number: 10880274
    Abstract: A method for authorizing online sharing of content including a digital photograph or video, includes receiving, at an electronic device, the content, identifying an image of a person in the content, identifying authorization conditions associated with the person, identifying an image of an object or audio in the content, based on both the image of the person identified and the image of the object or audio identified, determining if the authorization conditions associated with the person are met, and in response to determining that the authorization conditions are met, providing online access to the digital photograph or video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Neil Patrick Adams
  • Patent number: 10871851
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a user interface having selectable features on the touch-sensitive display, determining that the electronic device is in a one-handed mode, determining that at least one of the selectable features of the user interface is displayed in an inaccessible portion of the touch-sensitive display, displaying, in an accessible portion of the touch sensitive display, an additional selectable feature associated with the at least one of the selectable features displayed in the inaccessible portion, and in response to receiving a selection of the additional selectable feature, performing a function associated with the at least one of the selectable features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Joseph Eytan Benedek
  • Patent number: 10846412
    Abstract: A method of applying information on the display of the electronic device includes displaying content elements associated with an application running on the electronic device on a display of the electronic device, receiving a selection of a content element associated with the application running on the electronic device, determining an identity profile having an associated key, encrypting information associated with the selected content element utilizing the key associated with the determined identity profile to generate encrypted information, displaying the encrypted information in the selected content element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Geordon Thomas Ferguson, Daniel Jonas Major
  • Patent number: 10807448
    Abstract: Methods and systems to mitigate headlight blinding during travel in a vehicle by relaying location data from vehicles to a remote server. The remote server identifies vehicles approaching each other on an otherwise unoccupied roadway and sends one or more of those vehicles a warning signal. The vehicle receiving such as warning signal may then automatically take a headlight mitigation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Jeremy Lawson Kominar
  • Patent number: RE48679
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing data transfers between a secure location and a less secure location. A data transfer checker operating on a mobile device determines whether an attempted data transfer between two locations is permitted. If it is not permitted, then the data transfer is prevented and the user may be notified of the data transfer prevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Herbert Anthony Little, Michael Grant Kirkup