IP Library Granted Patent US 11,297,102
Granted Patent B2
US 11,297,102 · App. 16/839,453 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Systems and methods for situational localization of AIDA

Inventor: Greg Kras (Dunedin, FL)
Assignee: Knowbe4, Inc.
H04L63/1483G06F30/20G06Q10/06314H04L63/1433
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Patent No.
US 11,297,102
App. No.
16/839,453
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for using for a simulated phishing campaign, information about one or more situations of a user determined from an electronic calendar of the user. A campaign controller may identify an electronic calendar of a user for which to direct a simulated phishing campaign, determine one or more situations of the user from information stored in the electronic calendar and select either a template from a plurality of templates or a starting action from a plurality of starting actions for the simulated phishing campaign based at least on the one or more situations of the user. The campaign controller may communicate to one or more devices of the user a simulated phishing communication based at least on the respective template or starting action.

Claims (31)

1. A method comprising

identifying, by one or more processors, a situation of a user from information in one or more electronic calendars of a user;

identifying, based at least on the situation, a template for a simulated phishing communication; and

communicating to a device of the user the simulated phishing communication generated using the template.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying by the one or more processors that the situation comprises the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying by the one or more processors that the situation comprises the user being scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying by the one or more processors that the situation comprises the user being in a location or a time zone.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying by the one or more processors that the user is switching from a previous situation to the situation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electronic calendars comprise at least one of a work electronic calendar or a personal electronic calendar.

7. A system comprising:

one or more processors having instructions executable thereon to:

identify a situation of a user from information in one or more electronic calendars of a user;

identify, based at least on the situation, a template for a simulated phishing communication; and

communicate to a device of the user the simulated phishing communication generated using the template.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the situation comprises the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the situation comprises the user being scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the situation comprises the user being in a location or a time zone.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors have instructions executable thereon to identify that the user is switching from a previous situation to the situation.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more electronic calendars comprise at least one of a work electronic calendar or a personal electronic calendar.

13. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors have instructions executable thereon to select a type of simulated phishing communication, a content of or a timing of the simulated phishing communication based at least on the situation of the user.

14. A system comprising

one or more processors having instructions executable thereon to:

identify at least one of a location or a time zone of a user from information in one or more electronic calendars of the user;

identify, based at least on one of the location or the time zone of the user, a template for a simulated phishing communication; and

communicate to a device of the user the simulated phishing communication generated using the template.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein one of the location or the time zone is identified via the user being scheduled to be at one of a meeting, an event or on a call.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein one of the location or the time zone is identified via the user being scheduled to be one of traveling, arriving at a location or departing from a location.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein one of the location or the time zone is identified via the user being in a location or a time zone.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors have instructions executable thereon to identify that the user is switching from a previous location or time zone to the one of the location or the time zone.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more electronic calendars comprises at least one of a work electronic calendar or a personal electronic calendar.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors have instructions executable thereon to select a type of simulated phishing communication, a content of or a timing of the simulated phishing communication based at least on one of the location or time zone of the user.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 8, 2025
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072337/0277 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME: 062627/0001 Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: BLUE OWL CREDIT INCOME CORP. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OWL ROCK CORE INCOME CORP.)
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 072108/0205 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME NO.: 056885/0889 Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 062625/0841 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2023
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: OWL ROCK CORE INCOME CORP., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062627/0001 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Mar 12, 2021
From: KNOWBE4, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 056885/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2020
From: KRAS, GREG
To: KNOWBE4, INC.
Reel/Frame 052622/0466 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16502294 · Jul 3, 2019
Continuation 15829724 · Dec 1, 2017
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