Patents by Inventor Shahar Mintz

Shahar Mintz 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).

  • Techniques for securing delivery of an audio message
    Patent number: 9853955
    Abstract: Techniques for securing the delivery of an audio message on a device are described. A method may include receiving a message encrypted with a public key from a sender at a recipient device; authenticating a recipient using an image of an ear of the recipient; retrieving a private key when the authentication succeeds; decrypting the message using the private key; and presenting the decrypted message through a speaker on the recipient device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Shahar Mintz
  • TECHNIQUES FOR SECURING DELIVERY OF AN AUDIO MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20160182464
    Abstract: Techniques for securing the delivery of an audio message on a device are described. A method may include receiving a message encrypted with a public key from a sender at a recipient device; authenticating a recipient using an image of an ear of the recipient; retrieving a private key when the authentication succeeds; decrypting the message using the private key; and presenting the decrypted message through a speaker on the recipient device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Shahar Mintz