IP Library Granted Patent US 11,159,310
Granted Patent B2
US 11,159,310 · App. 16/750,309 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Digital security bubble

Inventors: Christopher A. Howell (Freehold, NJ); Robert Statica (Long Valley, NJ); Kara Lynn Coppa (Long Valley, NJ)
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,159,310
App. No.
16/750,309
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A digital security bubble encapsulation is disclosed. A public 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 symmetric key. The symmetric key is encrypted with a public key received in response to the request. The encrypted message, the encrypted symmetric 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 (41)

1. A method for transmitting an encrypted encapsulation, the method comprising:

generating, by a first device, a first key;

encrypting, by the first device, a communication using the first key;

encrypting, by the first device, the first key using a second key associated with a first recipient;

encapsulating the encrypted communication, the encrypted first key, and an identifier associated with the first recipient in an encrypted encapsulation; and

transmitting the encrypted encapsulation to a mobile device associated with the first recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first key is a symmetric key.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining the second key associated with the first recipient from a server.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining the identifier associated with the first recipient from a server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second key is a public key associated with the first recipient.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication comprises an electronic medical record.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication comprises a bank transaction.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform the steps of:

generating a first key;

encrypting a communication using the first key;

encrypting the first key using a second key associated with a first recipient;

encapsulating the encrypted communication, the encrypted first key, and an identifier associated with the first recipient in an encrypted encapsulation; and

transmitting the encrypted encapsulation to a mobile device associated with the first recipient.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first key is a symmetric key.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, perform the steps of:

obtaining at least one of the second key and the identifier from a server.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the second key is a public key associated with the first recipient.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the communication comprises an electronic medical record.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the communication comprises a bank transaction.

14. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:

generate a first key;

encrypt a communication using the first key;

encrypt the first key using a second key associated with a first recipient;

encapsulate the encrypted communication, the encrypted first key, and an identifier associated with the first recipient in an encrypted encapsulation; and

transmit the encrypted encapsulation to a mobile device associated with the first recipient.

15. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the first key is a symmetric key.

16. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:

obtain at least one of the second key and the identifier from a server.

17. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the second key is a public key associated with the first recipient.

18. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the communication comprises an electronic medical record.

19. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the communication comprises a bank transaction.

20. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the communication comprises an electronic transaction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2021
From: WICKR LLC
To: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 057366/0573 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2020
From: HOWELL, CHRISTOPHER A.; STATICA, ROBERT; COPPA, KARA LYNN
To: WICKR INC.
Reel/Frame 051597/0627 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 15905242 · Feb 26, 2018
Continuation 15496187 · Apr 25, 2017
Continuation 14791196 · Jul 2, 2015
Continuation 14592832 · Jan 8, 2015
Continuation 14089634 · Nov 25, 2013
Continuation 13942554 · Jul 15, 2013
Provisional Application 61672099 · Jul 16, 2012
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