Patents by Inventor Patrick FRANCIS

Patrick FRANCIS 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: 12137163
    Abstract: A method of encrypting data, in particular encrypting data in dependence on a user verification confidence level. An encryption algorithm is provided, data is input into the encryption algorithm, along with a public key and an access structure comprising the user verification confidence level. The encryption algorithm is run to output a cypher text of encrypted data, whereby the access structure is embedded into the cypher text such that only an entity satisfying the access structure can decrypt the cypher text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space Limited
    Inventor: Patrick Francis
  • Patent number: 11706201
    Abstract: A system and method for secure cloud computing. The cloud based processing system comprises a user interface, allowing a user to enter and edit data, a proxy server, and a cloud based processing server. The user interface sends data entered by a user to the proxy server, which sends the encrypted data to the cloud based processing server. The proxy server receives editing commands from the user interface, and sends those commands to the cloud based processing server along with the encrypted data. The cloud based processing server receives the encrypted data and editing commands, applies the editing commands to the encrypted data, and sends the edited encrypted data back to the proxy server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus Defence and Space Limited, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Francis, Simon Bourne, Erik Oliver Blass
  • Patent number: 11676082
    Abstract: Technologies for interruptibility analysis and notification are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a method may comprise generating a live data stream including activity data received from one or more sensors associated with a worker, repeatedly generating an interruptibility status of the worker as a function of the activity data in the live data stream over a recent time period, and transmitting a signal that causes one of a plurality of status indicators to be displayed, the displayed status indicator corresponding to the current interruptibility status of the worker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: David Shepherd, Patrick Francis, André Meyer, Thomas Fritz, Christopher Corley, Manuela Züger
  • Publication number: 20220407697
    Abstract: A method of encrypting data, in particular encrypting data in dependence on a user verification confidence level. An encryption algorithm is provided, data is input into the encryption algorithm, along with a public key and an access structure comprising the user verification confidence level. The encryption algorithm is run to output a cypher text of encrypted data, whereby the access structure is embedded into the cypher text such that only an entity satisfying the access structure can decrypt the cypher text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Patrick FRANCIS
  • Publication number: 20200028835
    Abstract: A system and method for secure cloud computing. The cloud based processing system comprises a user interface, allowing a user to enter and edit data, a proxy server, and a cloud based processing server. The user interface sends data entered by a user to the proxy server, which sends the encrypted data to the cloud based processing server. The proxy server receives editing commands from the user interface, and sends those commands to the cloud based processing server along with the encrypted data. The cloud based processing server receives the encrypted data and editing commands, applies the editing commands to the encrypted data, and sends the edited encrypted data back to the proxy server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick FRANCIS, Simon BOURNE, Erik Oliver Blass