Patents by Inventor Rafal Malek

Rafal Malek 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for use in sharing credentials amongst a plurality of mobile communication devices
    Patent number: 8977856
    Abstract: Techniques for use in sharing a plurality of credential objects of a user account amongst a plurality of mobile devices operative in a wireless network are described. In one illustrative example, a network infrastructure (e.g. a cloud) stores a plurality of encrypted credential objects in association with the user account. Each encrypted credential object is encrypted with a credential key. The network infrastructure also stores a plurality of encrypted forms of the credential key in association with the user account. Each encrypted form of the credential key is encrypted with a respective one of a plurality of device keys. Each device key is stored at respective one of the mobile devices. The network infrastructure provides, to the mobile devices, access to the encrypted credential key and the encrypted credential objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Rafal Malek, Christophe Gustave, Edwin J. Feener, Kyung Mo Beak
  • Methods And Apparatus For Use In Sharing Credentials Amongst A Plurality Of Mobile Communication Devices
    Publication number: 20140068261
    Abstract: Techniques for use in sharing a plurality of credential objects of a user account amongst a plurality of mobile devices operative in a wireless network are described. In one illustrative example, a network infrastructure (e.g. a cloud) stores a plurality of encrypted credential objects in association with the user account. Each encrypted credential object is encrypted with a credential key. The network infrastructure also stores a plurality of encrypted forms of the credential key in association with the user account. Each encrypted form of the credential key is encrypted with a respective one of a plurality of device keys. Each device key is stored at respective one of the mobile devices. The network infrastructure provides, to the mobile devices, access to the encrypted credential key and the encrypted credential objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Rafal Malek, Christophe Gustave, Edwin J. Feener, Kyung Mo Beak