IP Library Granted Patent US 8,954,726
Granted Patent B1
US 8,954,726 · App. 14/089,634 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Digital security bubble

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Patent No.
US 8,954,726
App. No.
14/089,634
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

A digital security bubble encapsulation is disclosed. A first key and a device identifier of at least one recipient is requested from a first server. A message containing one or more components is encrypted using a second key. The second key is encrypted using the first key. The encrypted message, the encrypted second key, and the device identifier are encapsulated in a digital security bubble encapsulation. The digital security bubble encapsulation is transmitted to a second server.

Claims (37)

1. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to:

request a first key and a device identifier of at least one recipient from a first server;

encrypt a message containing one or more components using a second key;

encrypt the second key using the first key;

encapsulate the encrypted message, the encrypted second key, and the device identifier in a digital security bubble encapsulation; and

transmit the digital security bubble encapsulation to a second server; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second server are the same.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to request an is application identifier of the recipient from the first server.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one component included in the message is a message parameter comprising expiration information.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to generate the second key.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the device identifier is based at least in part on a hard drive identifier.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the device identifier is based at least in part on a motherboard identifier.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the device identifier is based at least in part on a central processing unit identifier.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the device identifier is based at least in part on a media access control address.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the device identifier is based at least in part on a plurality of identifiers associated with a plurality of hardware components.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to request a plurality of keys and a plurality of device identifiers associated with a plurality of recipients from the server.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the symmetric key is respectively encrypted with each of the received keys, resulting in a plurality of encrypted keys.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein each of the plurality of encrypted keys is included in a single digital security bubble encapsulation.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein only a designated recipient, having a device with to applicable device characteristics, is able to decrypt the message.

15. A method, comprising:

requesting a first key and a device identifier of at least one recipient from a first server;

encrypting a message containing one or more components using a second key;

encrypting the second key using the first key;

encapsulating the encrypted message, the encrypted second key, and the device identifier in a digital security bubble encapsulation; and

transmitting the digital security bubble encapsulation to a second server.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising requesting an application identifier of the recipient from the first server.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising generating the second key.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein at least one component included in the message is a message parameter comprising expiration information.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein only a designated recipient, having a device with applicable device characteristics, is able to decrypt the message.

20. A computer program product embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

requesting a first key and a device identifier of at least one recipient from a first server;

encrypting a message containing one or more components using a second key;

encrypting the second key using the first key;

encapsulating the encrypted message, the encrypted second key, and the device identifier in a digital security bubble encapsulation; and

transmitting the digital security bubble encapsulation to a second server.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2021
From: WICKR LLC
To: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 057366/0573 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: WICKR INC.
Reel/Frame 056684/0366 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 12, 2017
From: WICKR INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 044872/0729 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2017
From: STATICA, ROBERT; COPPA, KARA LYNN; HOWELL, CHRISTOPHER A
To: WICKR INC.
Reel/Frame 043054/0428 →