Patents by Inventor Ronald M. Daly

Ronald M. Daly 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: 11386447
    Abstract: An educational guide module including a reward system for a virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network, the virtual storage system includes at least one processor receiving from the user computing device, a selection of at least one of an education guide or the reward system corresponding to the virtual storage system, as input by a user, performing at least one instructional guide operation to instruct the user on operation of the virtual storage system, when the education guide is selected, and performing a reward operation to provide a reward to the user when the reward system is selected. The performance of the reward operation includes displaying at least one question to the user, receiving information input by the user as an answer to the at least one question, storing the information received, and calculating points based on the information received, and wherein the points are used to redeem a reward within the virtual storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Virtual Strongbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo
  • Patent number: 11295379
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of storing and sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including one or more of the following: access information that includes authentication information for secured access by the recipient and expiration information corresponding to the recipient's access to the electronic document; or download information that includes a number of times the electronic document is to be downloaded by the recipient and expiration information corresponding to the recipient's downloading the electronic document, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: VIRTUAL STRONGBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20210342875
    Abstract: An educational guide module including a reward system for a virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network, the virtual storage system includes at least one processor receiving from the user computing device, a selection of at least one of an education guide or the reward system corresponding to the virtual storage system, as input by a user, performing at least one instructional guide operation to instruct the user on operation of the virtual storage system, when the education guide is selected, and performing a reward operation to provide a reward to the user when the reward system is selected. The performance of the reward operation includes displaying at least one question to the user, receiving information input by the user as an answer to the at least one question, storing the information received, and calculating points based on the information received, and wherein the points are used to redeem a reward within the virtual storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald M. DALY, JR., Leonard GIAMBALVO
  • Patent number: 11074604
    Abstract: An educational guide module including a reward system for a virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network, the virtual storage system includes at least one processor receiving from the user computing device, a selection of at least one of an education guide or the reward system corresponding to the virtual storage system, as input by a user, performing at least one instructional guide operation to instruct the user on operation of the virtual storage system, when the education guide is selected, and performing a reward operation to provide a reward to the user when the reward system is selected. The performance of the reward operation includes displaying at least one question to the user, receiving information input by the user as an answer to the at least one question, storing the information received, and calculating points based on the information received, and wherein the points are used to redeem a reward within the virtual storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Virtual Strongbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo
  • Patent number: 10990688
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents received from an external system, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including download information and expiration information corresponding to the electronic document, and authentication information, as input by a user, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient, and encrypt the at least one share link using the authentication information. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor each storing the electronic documents and the at least one share link created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: VIRTUAL STRONGBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20200334745
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of storing and sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including one or more of the following: access information that includes authentication information for secured access by the recipient and expiration information corresponding to the recipient's access to the electronic document; or download information that includes a number of times the electronic document is to be downloaded by the recipient and expiration information corresponding to the recipient's downloading the electronic document, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Ronald M. Daly, JR., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Patent number: 10740838
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents received from an external system, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including download information and expiration information corresponding to the electronic document, as input by a user, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor each storing the electronic documents and the at least one share link created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: VIRTUAL STRONGBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20190244285
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents received from an external system, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including download information and expiration information corresponding to the electronic document, as input by a user, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor each storing the electronic documents and the at least one share link created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, JR., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20190243982
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents received from an external system, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including download information and expiration information corresponding to the electronic document, and authentication information, as input by a user, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient, and encrypt the at least one share link using the authentication information. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor each storing the electronic documents and the at least one share link created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Patent number: 10303778
    Abstract: A virtual storage system and a method of sharing electronic documents within a virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that processes a plurality of electronic documents received from an external system, receives from the user computing device, a request for sharing an electronic document of the plurality of electronic documents, and input information including download information and expiration information corresponding to the electronic document, as input by a user, and creates at least one share link corresponding to the electronic document based on the input information, for sharing the electronic document with a recipient. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor each storing the electronic documents and the at least one share link created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: VIRTUAL STRONGBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Patent number: 9836233
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and methods of selectively or automatically copying electronic documents to a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor configured to process, encrypt and copy electronic documents retrieved from an external system, and a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the electronic documents retrieved from the external system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Virtual Strongbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Daly, Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Patent number: 9813499
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and methods of sharing access to the virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that receives a request for granting share access of at least one electronic folder of a plurality of electronic folders, and for adding at least one electronic document therein, and input information including upload link information and expiration information corresponding to the share access of the electronic folder, as input by a user, and creates at least one upload link corresponding to the electronic folder based on the input information, for granting share access to a recipient of the at least one upload link. The virtual storage system also includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the processor and storing the electronic document to be uploaded, and the upload link created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Virtual Strongbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20170090799
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and methods of selectively or automatically copying electronic documents to a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor configured to process, encrypt and copy electronic documents retrieved from an external system, and a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the electronic documents retrieved from the external system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ronald M. DALY, JR., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Patent number: 9552496
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and methods of selectively or automatically copying electronic documents to a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor configured to process, encrypt and copy electronic documents retrieved from an external system, and a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the electronic documents retrieved from the external system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Virtual Strongbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20160203507
    Abstract: An educational guide module including a reward system for a virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network, the virtual storage system includes at least one processor receiving from the user computing device, a selection of at least one of an education guide or the reward system corresponding to the virtual storage system, as input by a user, performing at least one instructional guide operation to instruct the user on operation of the virtual storage system, when the education guide is selected, and performing a reward operation to provide a reward to the user when the reward system is selected. The performance of the reward operation includes displaying at least one question to the user, receiving information input by the user as an answer to the at least one question, storing the information received, and calculating points based on the information received, and wherein the points are used to redeem a reward within the virtual storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald M. DALY, JR., Leonard Giambalvo
  • Patent number: 9331987
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and file encryption methods for encrypting electronic documents to be uploaded into a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor which captures a data stream corresponding to an electronic document retrieved from an external system, to be uploaded to the virtual storage system, and creates at least one encryption parameter and encrypts the data stream captured using the at least one encryption parameter created. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the encrypted data stream corresponding to the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Virtual StrongBox
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20150222610
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and file encryption methods for encrypting electronic documents to be uploaded into a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor which captures a data stream corresponding to an electronic document retrieved from an external system, to be uploaded to the virtual storage system, and creates at least one encryption parameter and encrypts the data stream captured using the at least one encryption parameter created. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the encrypted data stream corresponding to the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20150127574
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a terms of service agreement within an online document retrieval and storage system, and an electronic document enrollment verification process within the terms of service agreement that includes accessing the online document retrieval and storage system, viewing a terms of service (TOS) agreement displayed via the user computing device, selecting to view an electronic document within the TOS agreement, inputting verification information displayed within the electronic document, and accepting or rejecting the TOS agreement displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: DigitalMailer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. DALY, JR., Leonard GIAMBALVO
  • Patent number: 9003183
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and file encryption methods for encrypting electronic documents to be uploaded into a virtual storage system where the virtual storage system includes at least one processor which captures a data stream corresponding to an electronic document retrieved from an external system, to be uploaded to the virtual storage system, and creates at least one encryption parameter and encrypts the data stream captured using the at least one encryption parameter created. The virtual storage system further includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the at least one processor and each configured to store the encrypted data stream corresponding to the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: DigitalMailer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M Daly, Jr., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie
  • Publication number: 20150032840
    Abstract: A virtual storage system in data communication with a user computing device via a communication network and methods of sharing access to the virtual storage system that includes at least one processor that receives a request for granting share access of at least one electronic folder of a plurality of electronic folders, and for adding at least one electronic document therein, and input information including upload link information and expiration information corresponding to the share access of the electronic folder, as input by a user, and creates at least one upload link corresponding to the electronic folder based on the input information, for granting share access to a recipient of the at least one upload link. The virtual storage system also includes a plurality of redundant physical storage devices in data communication with the processor and storing the electronic document to be uploaded, and the upload link created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: DigitalMailer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Daly, JR., Leonard Giambalvo, Robert Jacob Smilie