Patents by Inventor Richard Segal

Richard Segal 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: 9742777
    Abstract: A system and method for confirming an application change event associated with a device infrastructure of a mobile device, the method comprising: identifying an application change event processed by the device infrastructure; disabling an application associated with the application change event; sending an application authorization request from the mobile device over a communications network, the application authorization request including application identification information which identifies the application associated with the application change event; receiving a decision instruction at the mobile device, the decision instruction being based on a comparison of the application identification information with one or more listed applications in a plurality of applications identified in an application authorization list, the application authorization list being remote from the mobile device over the communications network; and performing an action on the mobile device in respect of the application associated
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Good Technology Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Chun Fung Yuen, Wing Young Lam, Richard Segal, Alex Lau
  • Patent number: 9646152
    Abstract: A multi-environment computer device configured for providing a work environment type and a personal environment type via a user interface for a device user, each of the environments having the same persona, the device having: a computer processor coupled to a memory, wherein the computer processor is programmed to coordinate interaction between the device user and the pair of environments presented on the user interface by: configuring the user interface to present the personal environment for facilitating interaction between the device user and personal applications associated with the personal environment, the personal environment having an assigned user name of said persona and a personal password, the personal environment presented using a set of unique personal environment user interface design elements for distinguishing the personal environment from the work environment via the user interface; and responding to a switch environment command generated by a switch mechanism invoked by the device user via
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Good Technology Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Wing Young Lam, Chun Fung Yuen, Richard Segal
  • Publication number: 20160197930
    Abstract: A system and method for confirming an application change event associated with a device infrastructure of a mobile device, the method comprising: identifying an application change event processed by the device infrastructure; disabling an application associated with the application change event; sending an application authorization request from the mobile device over a communications network, the application authorization request including application identification information which identifies the application associated with the application change event; receiving a decision instruction at the mobile device, the decision instruction being based on a comparison of the application identification information with one or more listed applications in a plurality of applications identified in an application authorization list, the application authorization list being remote from the mobile device over the communications network; and performing an action on the mobile device in respect of the application associated
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Chun Fung YUEN, Wing Young LAM, Richard SEGAL, Alex LAU
  • Publication number: 20160110538
    Abstract: A multi-environment computer device configured for providing a work environment type and a personal environment type via a user interface for a device user, each of the environments having the same persona, the device having: a computer processor coupled to a memory, wherein the computer processor is programmed to coordinate interaction between the device user and the pair of environments presented on the user interface by: configuring the user interface to present the personal environment for facilitating interaction between the device user and personal applications associated with the personal environment, the personal environment having an assigned user name of said persona and a personal password, the personal environment presented using a set of unique personal environment user interface design elements for distinguishing the personal environment from the work environment via the user interface; and responding to a switch environment command generated by a switch mechanism invoked by the device user via
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Wing Young LAM, Chun Chun YUEN, Richard SEGAL
  • Patent number: 9305162
    Abstract: A system and method for confirming an application change event associated with a device infrastructure of a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: storing an application authorization list identifying a plurality of mobile applications, the application authorization list being remote from the mobile device over a communications network; receiving an application authorization request from the mobile device over the communications network, the application authorization request including application identification information; comparing the application identification information with one or more listed mobile applications of the plurality of mobile applications identified in the application authorization list; determining whether the application information matches any of the plurality of mobile applications to produce a decision instruction containing an authorization decision; and sending the decision instruction to the mobile device for subsequent processing of the decision instruction by a mobile
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: GOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Fung Yuen, Wing Young Lam, Richard Segal, Alex Lau
  • Publication number: 20150040246
    Abstract: A system and method for confirming an application change event associated with a device infrastructure of a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: storing an application authorization list identifying a plurality of mobile applications, the application authorization list being remote from the mobile device over a communications network; receiving an application authorization request from the mobile device over the communications network, the application authorization request including application identification information; comparing the application identification information with one or more listed mobile applications of the plurality of mobile applications identified in the application authorization list; determining whether the application information matches any of the plurality of mobile applications to produce a decision instruction containing an authorization decision; and sending the decision instruction to the mobile device for subsequent processing of the decision instruction by a mobile
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Fixmo, Inc
    Inventors: Chun Fung Yuen, Wing Young Lam, Richard Segal, Alex Lau
  • Publication number: 20140359777
    Abstract: A mobile device management server and method are provided for determining the security risk for deployed mobile devices. The mobile device management server receives risk measurements from mobile devices that are used to calculate a risk score based on rules. The risk score can also be adjusted by correlating the received risk measurements with past security breaches or typical usage measurements. The calculated risk score is compared to a one or more thresholds to determine whether to take a protective action that is associated with exceeding a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Wing Young Lam, Chun Fung Yuen, Richard Segal
  • Publication number: 20140344922
    Abstract: A multi-environment computer device configured for providing a work environment type and a personal environment type via a user interface for a device user, each of the environments having the same persona, the device having: a computer processor coupled to a memory, wherein the computer processor is programmed to coordinate interaction between the device user and the pair of environments presented on the user interface by: configuring the user interface to present the personal environment for facilitating interaction between the device user and personal applications associated with the personal environment, the personal environment having an assigned user name of said persona and a personal password, the personal environment presented using a set of unique personal environment user interface design elements for distinguishing the personal environment from the work environment via the user interface; and responding to a switch environment command generated by a switch mechanism invoked by the device user via
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Fixmo, Inc.
    Inventors: Wing Young Lam, Chun Fung Yuen, Richard Segal
  • Patent number: 8549081
    Abstract: A system includes at least one router for routing email messages from a sender node to a destination node; a system memory; a network interface; a database; and a processor configured for: extracting the delivery path information from the email message; determining a network path for the email message using delivery path information; comparing the delivery path information with the plurality of prior delivery paths; determining a measure of similarity between the network path of the received email message and one or more of the plurality of prior email paths; and determining a spam score for the email received, based on the measure of similarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Leiba, Joel Ossher, Vadakkedathu Thomas Rajan, Richard Segal, Mark N. Wegman
  • Publication number: 20090094342
    Abstract: A system includes at least one router for routing email messages from a sender node to a destination node; a system memory; a network interface; a database; and a processor configured for: extracting the delivery path information from the email message; determining a network path for the email message using delivery path information; comparing the delivery path information with the plurality of prior delivery paths; determining a measure of similarity between the network path of the received email message and one or more of the plurality of prior email paths; and determining a spam score for the email received, based on the measure of similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry Leiba, Joel Ossher, Vadakkedathu Thomas Rajan, Richard Segal, Mark N. Wegman
  • Patent number: 7475118
    Abstract: A method includes steps of receiving an email message comprising a plurality of packets and delivery-path information; determining a path for the email using the delivery-path information; comparing the path with a plurality of prior email paths; determining a measure of similarity between the path of the email received and one or more of the plurality of prior email paths; and determining a spam score for the email received, based on the measure of similarity. Other embodiments include a computer readable medium comprising computer code for performing the above function and an information processing system including a processor configured (i.e., hard-wired or programmed) to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Leiba, Joel Ossher, Vadakkedathu Thomas Rajan, Richard Segal, Mark N. Wegman
  • Publication number: 20070185960
    Abstract: A method includes steps of receiving an email message comprising a plurality of packets and delivery-path information; determining a path for the email using the delivery-path information; comparing the path with a plurality of prior email paths; determining a measure of similarity between the path of the email received and one or more of the plurality of prior email paths; and determining a spam score for the email received, based on the measure of similarity. Other embodiments include a computer readable medium comprising computer code for performing the above function and an information processing system including a processor configured (i.e., hard-wired or programmed) to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Barry Leiba, Joel Ossher, Vadakkedathu Rajan, Richard Segal, Mark Wegman
  • Publication number: 20060149821
    Abstract: A method for detecting undesirable emails is disclosed. The method combines input from two or more spam classifiers to provide improved classification effectiveness and robustness. The method's effectiveness is improved over that of any one constituent classifier in the sense that the detection rate is increased and/or the false positive rate is decreased. The method's robustness is improved in the sense that, if spammers temporarily elude any one constituent classifier, the other constituent classifiers will still be likely to catch the spam. The method includes obtaining a score from each of a plurality of constituent spam classifiers by applying them to a given input email. The method further includes obtaining a combined spam score from a combined spam classifier that takes as input the plurality of constituent spam classifier scores, the combined spam classifier being computed automatically in accordance with a specified false-positive vs. false-negative tradeoff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Vadakkedathu Rajan, Mark Wegman, Richard Segal, Jason Crawford, Jeffrey Kephart, Shlomo Hershkop
  • Publication number: 20060149820
    Abstract: A method for detecting undesirable e-mails is disclosed. The method includes collecting a plurality of undesirable e-mails, arranging the plurality of undesirable e-mails into a plurality of groups and generating, for each group, at least one token, thereby producing a plurality of tokens for the plurality of undesirable e-mails. The method further includes receiving a first e-mail and generating at least one token for the first e-mail. The method further includes causing a comparison of the at least one token for the first e-mail with at least one of the plurality of tokens for the plurality of undesirable e-mails and identifying the first e-mail as an undesirable e-mail if the at least one token for the first e-mail matches any of the plurality of tokens for the plurality of undesirable e-mails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Vadakkedathu Rajan, Mark Wegman, Richard Segal, Jason Crawford, Joel Ossher, Jeffrey Kephart