Patents by Inventor Richard Bruno
Richard Bruno 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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Publication number: 20220156777Abstract: The embodiments disclose a method including establishing a worldwide rewards program with a digital network for receiving credit card holder member data and providing interactive services and functions to members, contracting with companies on a participation basis for funding the credit card holder member rewards, awarding rewards purchase points to a credit card holder member for use in redeeming rewards, offering purchases of contracted companies products including vehicles using credit card holder member points for redemption purchases, and personalizing member data authorized by members using a rewards digital device application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventor: Richard Bruno Muller
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Patent number: 11133924Abstract: Disclosed examples decrypt a first block of sequential blocks using a first decryption key generated based on a first hash of a second decryption key and bit stream data, the first decryption key associated with the first block of the sequential blocks to generate a first segment of a band entropy coded bit stream; generate a third decryption key for a second block of the sequential blocks based on a second hash of the first decryption key and data of the first block of the sequential blocks; decrypt the second block of the sequential blocks using the third decryption key associated with the second block of the sequential blocks to generate a second segment of the band entropy coded bit stream; and merge the first and second segments of the band entropy coded bit stream to generate a source data bit stream using a bit mask for demultiplexing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventor: Richard Bruno
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Publication number: 20200258107Abstract: The embodiments disclose a method including establishing a worldwide rewards program with a digital network for receiving credit card holder member data and providing interactive services and functions to members, contracting with companies on a participation basis for funding the credit card holder member rewards, awarding rewards purchase points to a credit card holder member for use in redeeming rewards, offering purchases of contracted companies products including vehicles using credit card holder member points for redemption purchases, and personalizing member data authorized by members using a rewards digital device application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventor: Richard Bruno Muller
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Publication number: 20200177367Abstract: Disclosed examples decrypt a first block of sequential blocks using a first decryption key generated based on a first hash of a second decryption key and bit stream data, the first decryption key associated with the first block of the sequential blocks to generate a first segment of a band entropy coded bit stream; generate a third decryption key for a second block of the sequential blocks based on a second hash of the first decryption key and data of the first block of the sequential blocks; decrypt the second block of the sequential blocks using the third decryption key associated with the second block of the sequential blocks to generate a second segment of the band entropy coded bit stream; and merge the first and second segments of the band entropy coded bit stream to generate a source data bit stream using a bit mask for demultiplexing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: Richard Bruno
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Patent number: 10567164Abstract: A disclosed example separates a source data bit stream into at least a high bit stream and a low bit stream, the high bit stream and the low bit stream associated with an entropy band having an entropy designation indicating a level of entropy content, the entropy designation selected from an entropy designation range between a high entropy designation and a low entropy designation; entropy code the high bit stream and the low bit stream separately; create the at least two band entropy coded bit streams; generate a bit mask with a hash, the hash having inputs of at least a strong encryption key and selected data that is from the source data bit stream, the selected data not encrypted during any encryption process; merge the at least two band entropy coded bit streams into a resultant band entropy coded bit stream based on a sequence of at least one indexed value obtained from the bit mask; and at least one of store or share the resultant band entropy coded bit stream in a same file format as the source data bType: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventor: Richard Bruno
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Publication number: 20190253236Abstract: A disclosed example separates a source data bit stream into at least a high bit stream and a low bit stream, the high bit stream and the low bit stream associated with an entropy band having an entropy designation indicating a level of entropy content, the entropy designation selected from an entropy designation range between a high entropy designation and a low entropy designation; entropy code the high bit stream and the low bit stream separately; create the at least two band entropy coded bit streams; generate a bit mask with a hash, the hash having inputs of at least a strong encryption key and selected data that is from the source data bit stream, the selected data not encrypted during any encryption process; merge the at least two band entropy coded bit streams into a resultant band entropy coded bit stream based on a sequence of at least one indexed value obtained from the bit mask; and at least one of store or share the resultant band entropy coded bit stream in a same file format as the source data bType: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventor: Richard Bruno
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Patent number: 10356071Abstract: A technique allows for transparently managing, suspending, restoring, sharing, limiting and migrating user sessions on a device without having access to user credentials. A user may automatically log in and out of each or all their online accounts instantaneously and, in doing so, the user may share sessions without sharing passwords across client devices as well as with other authenticated and authorized users. Sharing may be done in a secure manner with the initiating-user being able to restrict shared session rights, as well as being able to remove access to each of the shared sessions.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventors: Gregory Whiteside, Richard Bruno, Richard Reiner
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Patent number: 10270590Abstract: A pre-encryption process for symmetric encryption processes that inputs a bit stream into any existing or future encryption standard to increase encryption complexity with a disproportionate increase in processing time. The first encoding step is the two-stage generation of two strong keys based on a seed strong crypto key and known information from the Source Data bit stream. The second step is to split and encode the bit stream based on entropy levels. After entropy coding, the aligned bit streams are multiplexed in a cyclic fashion to generate one resulting bit stream. The third step is to slice the resulting bit stream into blocks, encrypting each block and adding each block to a coded output bit stream. Each new strong crypto key is derived from the previous crypto key and the previous pre-processed bit stream data. The decoding process is provided that is a simplified inverse of the encoding process.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventor: Richard Bruno
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Patent number: 9858407Abstract: A method and process for users to have secure access to multiple mobile, embedded or web based applications, is provided whereby each requires different authentication, and access to such applications is automated through the use of a single authenticating and authorizing software; the software thereby securely managing the individual authorizations and, in so doing, the authentication required by any individual application independent of the device used. To protect against any intrusion and manipulation while assuring that only legitimate user(s) that are properly authenticated have access to their applications the method secures the secret information required to access these applications and minimizes exposure to any sensitive information. Moreover, any secrets that protect information are themselves secured and made strong and the means of access is simplified and automated as much as possible while safeguarding security and confidentiality.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventors: Etienne Caron, Kwaku Zigah, Mathieu René, Richard Bruno
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Patent number: 9674156Abstract: A future proof method and system for securely transferring digital data from a data owner to a data assignee through a third party involving securely registering the data owner possessing the digital data with the third party and securely predefining to the third party a trigger event associated with a data assignee, registering the data assignee with the third party, receiving encrypted digital data and an encrypted trigger event associated with the data assignee transmitted from the data owner to the third party, and securely transferring and releasing the digital data to the at least one data assignee by the third party upon validation by the third party of the occurrence of the trigger event in such a manner that digital data can be used by data assignee on data assignee system.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Anton Stiglic, Daniel Robichaud, Marc-Antoine Ross, Richard Bruno
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Publication number: 20170093835Abstract: A technique allows for transparently managing, suspending, restoring, sharing, limiting and migrating user sessions on a device without having access to user credentials. A user may automatically log in and out of each or all their online accounts instantaneously and, in doing so, the user may share sessions without sharing passwords across client devices as well as with other authenticated and authorized users. Sharing may be done in a secure manner with the initiating-user being able to restrict shared session rights, as well as being able to remove access to each of the shared sessions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2014Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: GREGORY WHITESIDE, RICHARD BRUNO, RICHARD REINER
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Publication number: 20160234011Abstract: A pre-encryption process for symmetric encryption processes that inputs a bit stream into any existing or future encryption standard to increase encryption complexity with a disproportionate increase in processing time. The first encoding step is the two-stage generation of two strong keys based on a seed strong crypto key and known information from the Source Data bit stream. The second step is to split and encode the bit stream based on entropy levels. After entropy coding, the aligned bit streams are multiplexed in a cyclic fashion to generate one resulting bit stream. The third step is to slice the resulting bit stream into blocks, encrypting each block and adding each block to a coded output bit stream. Each new strong crypto key is derived from the previous crypto key and the previous pre-processed bit stream data. The decoding process is provided that is a simplified inverse of the encoding process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventor: Richard Bruno
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Publication number: 20160103988Abstract: A method and process for users to have secure access to multiple mobile, embedded or web based applications, is provided whereby each requires different authentication, and access to such applications is automated through the use of a single authenticating and authorizing software; the software thereby securely managing the individual authorizations and, in so doing, the authentication required by any individual application independent of the device used. To protect against any intrusion and manipulation whilst assuring that only legitimate user(s) that are properly authenticated have access to their applications the method secures the secret information required to access these applications and minimizes exposure to any sensitive information. Moreover, any secrets that protect information are themselves secured and made strong and the means of access is simplified and automated as much as possible whilst safeguarding security and confidentiality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Etienne Caron, Kwaku Zigah, Mathieu René, Richard Bruno
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Publication number: 20150256336Abstract: An end-to-end encryption method is provided for encrypting Digital Data to be made available by a Data Owner to a Data Assignee at some future point in time. The Data Owner shares the coordinates of the Data Assignee and an invitation associated the Data Assignee with a 3rd party. The Data Owner subsequently generates a Secret and encrypts the Digital Data with the Secret. The Secret is then encrypted by Data Owner with the Data Assignee's Public Key, and securely transmitted along with the encrypted Digital Data Set to the 3rd party. The Data Assignee can then obtain the encrypted Digital Data Set and the encrypted Secret from the 3rd party, decrypt the Secret with the Data Assignee Private Key and subsequently decrypt the Digital Data Set with the Secret. All secrets are maintained in a non-discoverable fashion and access to secret information can be rendered securely on multiple systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Anton Stiglic, Daniel Robichaud, Marc-Antoine Ross, Alexandre Cormier, Richard Bruno
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Publication number: 20150195254Abstract: A future proof method and system for securely transferring digital data from a data owner to a data assignee through a third party involving securely registering the data owner possessing the digital data with the third party and securely predefining to the third party a trigger event associated with a data assignee, registering the data assignee with the third party, receiving encrypted digital data and an encrypted trigger event associated with the data assignee transmitted from the data owner to the third party, and securely transferring and releasing the digital data to the at least one data assignee by the third party upon validation by the third party of the occurrence of the trigger event in such a manner that digital data can be used by data assignee on data assignee system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Anton Stiglic, Daniel Robichaud, Marc-Antoine Ross, Richard Bruno
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Patent number: 7551923Abstract: A method for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a multi-sector wireless communication system includes generating a first signal, processing a first signal with a first Auto Tune Combiner, transmitting the first signal on an antenna associated with a first sector, sampling the first signal with a radio frequency test device, generating a second signal, processing the second signal with a second Auto Tune Combiner, transmitting the second signal on an antenna associated with a second sector, and sampling the second signal with the radio frequency test device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Kraig Keys, Christopher Scott Erwin, Richard Bruno, David Bogart, Martin Chang
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Patent number: 7200393Abstract: An apparatus for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a wireless communications system. The apparatus includes a first radio source for generating a first signal, a first Auto Tune Combiner for processing the first signal, a first antenna associated with a sector for transmitting the first signal, a first radio frequency test device for sampling the processed first signal and producing a first feedback signal, a second radio source for generating a second signal, a second Auto Tune Combiner for processing the second signal, a second antenna associated with the sector for transmitting the second signal, a second radio frequency test device for sampling the processed second signal and producing a second feedback signal, and a multicoupler for directing the first and second feedback signals to the first and second radio sources.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2002Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Cingular Wireless II, LLCInventors: David Bogart, Martin Chang, Richard Bruno, Christopher Scott Erwin, Kraig Keys
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Publication number: 20060209817Abstract: Telecommunications switching systems that require real-time computer control can be controlled using remotely located computers coupled to the switching systems via data links. By coupling several switching systems to one or more centrally located control computers, maintenance staffing can be reduced while increasing overall system reliability by providing back up control computers in multiple centralized locations. Centrally located control computers can be backed up with redundant computers at the central control site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Inventors: Richard Bruno, Nicholas De Trana, Craig DeCaluwe, Hossein Eslambolchi, James Gallagher, Paul Greendyk, Patricia Klink, Clayton Lockhart, Gary Martyn
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Patent number: 7065352Abstract: A method for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a multi-sector wireless communication system includes generating a first signal, processing a first signal with a first Auto Tune Combiner, transmitting the first signal on an antenna associated with a first sector, sampling the first signal with a radio frequency test device, generating a second signal, processing the second signal with a second Auto Tune Combiner, transmitting the second signal on an antenna associated with a second sector, and sampling the second signal with the radio frequency test device.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2002Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Cingular Wireless II, LLCInventors: David Bogart, Richard Bruno, Martin Chang, Christopher Scott Erwin, Kraig Keys
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Publication number: 20040204107Abstract: An apparatus for improving the use of a transmission spectrum in a wireless communications system. The apparatus includes a first radio source for generating a first signal, a first Auto Tune Combiner for processing the first signal, a first antenna associated with a sector for transmitting the first signal, a first radio frequency test device for sampling the processed first signal and producing a first feedback signal, a second radio source for generating a second signal, a second Auto Tune Combiner for processing the second signal, a second antenna associated with the sector for transmitting the second signal, a second radio frequency test device for sampling the processed second signal and producing a second feedback signal, and a multicoupler for directing the first and second feedback signals to the first and second radio sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: David Bogart, Martin Chang, Richard Bruno, Christopher Scott Erwin, Kraig Keys