公开(公告)号：US07131003B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-31

申请号：US10371601

申请日：2003-02-20

申请人： Robert B. Lord ,  Terry N. Hayes ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Robert B. Lord ,  Terry N. Hayes ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04L9/3263 ,  G06F21/33 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/123 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate. Instant messages and files are encrypted by a sending user using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. The sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of each received instant message is displayed to the user.

摘要翻译： 安全即时消息系统将安全文本即时消息和安全文件传输集成到现有即时消息系统中。 提供了至少一个证书颁发机构（CA），其向用户发布安全证书，该用户将用户的即时消息屏幕名称绑定到由其他用户用来加密发送给用户的消息和文件以及由用户加密的公钥 解密收到的消息和文件。 CA使用订户数据库来跟踪有效用户及其相关信息，例如：用户屏幕名称，用户订阅到期日期和注册代理信息。 用户将其证书发送给发明的即时消息服务器，该服务器通过创建用户证书的哈希值并将其发送给允许接收者决定是否需要用其更新其高速缓存的其他用户向其他用户发布用户证书 用户证书的新副本。 即时消息和文件由发送用户使用加密算法和收件人的证书进行加密。 发送用户可以使用他的私人签名密钥来签署即时消息。 每个接收到的即时消息的安全状态显示给用户。

公开(公告)号：US07525951B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-28

申请号：US10471068

申请日：2001-03-07

申请人： Alex Musil ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andy Wick

发明人： Alex Musil ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andy Wick

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/28 ,  H04L51/36 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A system for instant communication in real time is described wherein it is determined if a user with a given e-mail address is available for on-line messaging. The system takes in a group of e-mail addresses and automatically looks for screen names that are available for instant messaging. Once a screen name is available for online communication, an ion appears next to the screen name. Instant messaging is achieved by pressing the icon. The screen names, the icons and the e-mail addresses all appear in the same window, thereby, integrating traditional e-mail addresses with instant messaging services making real time communication an effective tool.

摘要翻译： 描述了实时即时通信的系统，其中确定具有给定电子邮件地址的用户是否可用于在线消息传递。 系统收集一组电子邮件地址，并自动查找可用于即时消息的屏幕名称。 一旦屏幕名称可用于在线通信，屏幕名称旁会出现一个离子。 按图标即可实现即时通讯。 屏幕名称，图标和电子邮件地址都显示在同一个窗口中，从而将传统的电子邮件地址与即时消息传递服务集成，使实时通信成为一种有效的工具。

公开(公告)号：US20070050624A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11553673

申请日：2006-10-27

申请人： Robert Lord ,  Terry Hayes ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Robert Lord ,  Terry Hayes ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04L9/3263 ,  G06F21/33 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/123 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate. Instant messages and files are encrypted by a sending user using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. The sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of each received instant message is displayed to the user.

摘要翻译： 安全即时消息系统将安全文本即时消息和安全文件传输集成到现有即时消息系统中。 提供了至少一个证书颁发机构（CA），其向用户发布安全证书，该用户将用户的即时消息屏幕名称绑定到由其他用户用来加密发送给用户的消息和文件以及由用户加密的公钥 解密收到的消息和文件。 CA使用订户数据库来跟踪有效用户及其相关信息，例如：用户屏幕名称，用户订阅到期日期和注册代理信息。 用户将其证书发送给发明的即时消息服务器，该服务器通过创建用户证书的哈希值并将其发送给允许接收者决定是否需要用其更新其高速缓存的其他用户向其他用户发布用户证书 用户证书的新副本。 即时消息和文件由发送用户使用加密算法和收件人的证书进行加密。 发送用户可以使用他的私人签名密钥来签署即时消息。 每个接收到的即时消息的安全状态显示给用户。

公开(公告)号：US20050030937A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-10

申请号：US10471068

申请日：2001-03-07

申请人： Andy Wick ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Andy Wick ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/28 ,  H04L51/36 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/36 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A system for instant communication in real time is described wherein it is determined if a user with a given e-mail address is available for on-line messaging. The system takes in a group of e-mail addresses and automatically looks for screen names that are available for instant messaging. Once a screen name is available for online communication, an ion appears nest to the screen name. Instant messaging is achieved by pressing the icon. The screen names, the icons and the e-mail addresses all appear in the same window, thereby, integrating traditional e-mail addresses with instant messaging services making real time communication an effective tool.

摘要翻译： 描述了实时即时通信的系统，其中确定具有给定电子邮件地址的用户是否可用于在线消息传递。 系统收集一组电子邮件地址，并自动查找可用于即时消息的屏幕名称。 一旦屏幕名称可用于在线通信，离子就会嵌入屏幕名称。 按图标即可实现即时通讯。 屏幕名称，图标和电子邮件地址都显示在同一个窗口中，从而将传统的电子邮件地址与即时消息传递服务集成，使实时通信成为一种有效的工具。

公开(公告)号：US09742615B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US11464816

申请日：2006-08-15

申请人： Andrew L. Wick ,  Jeremy Rephlo ,  June R. Herold ,  Eric Bosco ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Andrew L. Wick ,  Jeremy Rephlo ,  June R. Herold ,  Eric Bosco ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/306 ,  G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30601 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04L67/24

摘要： A method for determining a popularity of an online identity includes identifying an online identity for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, and identifying one or more other online identities based, at least in part, on their being within a specified number of degrees of separation of the online identity. Popularity measurements for the other online identities are accessed and aggregated, and a popularity measurement for the online identity is determined based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements for the other online identities. A computer readable medium includes instructions for generating a graphical user interface for enabling a determination a more popular online identity of two online identities. The graphical user interface includes a first identifier specification mechanism that enables specification of an identifier of a first online identity, and a second identifier specification mechanism that enables specification of an identifier of a second online identity. The graphical user interface includes a display of an indication of whether a popularity of the first online identity exceeds a popularity of the second online identity.

公开(公告)号：US20100223470A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-02

申请号：US12772041

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： ROBERT B. LORD ,  TERRY N. HAYES ,  JUSTIN UBERTI

发明人： ROBERT B. LORD ,  TERRY N. HAYES ,  JUSTIN UBERTI

IPC分类号： G06F21/00 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L9/3263 ,  G06F21/33 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/123 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A secure instant messaging (IM) system integrates secure instant messaging into existing instant messaging systems. A certificate authority (CA) issues security certificates to users binding the user's IM screen name to a public key, used by sending users to encrypt messages and files for the user. The CA uses a subscriber database to keep track of valid users and associated information, e.g. user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to an instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users. Users encrypt instant messages and files using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. A sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of received messages is displayed to recipients.

摘要翻译： 安全即时消息（IM）系统将安全即时消息集成到现有即时消息系统中。 证书颁发机构（CA）向用户将用户的IM屏幕名称绑定到公钥上发布安全证书，用于发送用户加密用户的消息和文件。 CA使用订户数据库来跟踪有效的用户和相关联的信息，例如。 用户屏幕名称，用户订阅过期日期和注册代理信息。 用户将他的证书发送到即时消息服务器，该服务器将用户的证书发布给其他用户。 用户使用加密算法和收件人的证书加密即时消息和文件。 发送用户可以使用他的私人签名密钥来签署即时消息。 接收到的消息的安全状态显示给收件人。

公开(公告)号：US07779076B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US10305015

申请日：2002-11-27

申请人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

发明人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/24 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L67/36

摘要： Perception of a personalization item is enabled in an instant messaging communications session by rendering, on an instant message recipient system, an instant messaging application user interface for an instant messaging communications session involving at least an instant message recipient and an instant message sender. An identifier that enables identification of a personalization item of an individual instant message user is obtained, and the identifier is associated with the personalization item. The personalization item is obtained independently of the message used to obtain the identifier, and the personalization item is rendered at the instant message recipient system.

摘要翻译： 在即时消息通信会话中，通过在即时消息接收方系统上呈现涉及至少即时消息接收者和即时消息发送者的即时消息通信会话的即时消息收发应用程序用户界面来启用个性化项目的感知。 获得能够识别个人化即时消息用户的个性化项目的标识符，并且该标识符与个性化项目相关联。 独立于用于获得标识符的消息获得个性化项目，并且个性化项目在即时消息接收者系统处呈现。

公开(公告)号：US07739508B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：US11553673

申请日：2006-10-27

申请人： Robert B. Lord ,  Terry N. Hayes ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Robert B. Lord ,  Terry N. Hayes ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： G06F21/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： H04L9/3263 ,  G06F21/33 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/123 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A secure instant messaging system integrates secure text instant messaging and secure file transfers into existing instant messaging systems. At least one certificate authority (CA) is provided that issues a security certificate to a user that binds the user's instant messaging screen name to a public key which is used by other users to encrypt messages and files sent to the user and by the user to decrypt the received messages and files. A subscriber database is used by the CA to keep track of valid users and their associated information, such as: user screen names, user subscription expiration dates, and enrollment agent information. A user sends his certificate to the invention's instant messaging server which publishes the user's certificate to other users by creating a hash value of the user's certificate and sending it to the other users which allows the recipients to decide if they need to update their caches with a new copy of the user's certificate. Instant messages and files are encrypted by a sending user using an encryption algorithm and the recipient's certificate. The sending user can sign instant messages using his private signing key. The security status of each received instant message is displayed to the user.

摘要翻译： 安全即时消息系统将安全文本即时消息和安全文件传输集成到现有即时消息系统中。 提供了至少一个证书颁发机构（CA），其向用户发布安全证书，该用户将用户的即时消息屏幕名称绑定到由其他用户用来加密发送给用户的消息和文件以及由用户加密的公钥 解密收到的消息和文件。 CA使用订户数据库来跟踪有效用户及其相关信息，例如：用户屏幕名称，用户订阅到期日期和注册代理信息。 用户将其证书发送给发明的即时消息服务器，该服务器通过创建用户证书的哈希值并将其发送给允许接收者决定是否需要用其更新其高速缓存的其他用户向其他用户发布用户证书 用户证书的新副本。 即时消息和文件由发送用户使用加密算法和收件人的证书进行加密。 发送用户可以使用他的私人签名密钥来签署即时消息。 每个接收到的即时消息的安全状态显示给用户。

公开(公告)号：US07689649B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-30

申请号：US10334027

申请日：2002-12-31

申请人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

发明人： Brian Heikes ,  James A. Odell ,  Justin Uberti ,  Andrew L. Wick ,  Xiaoyan Yin ,  Xiaopeng Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L51/04 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L67/24 ,  H04L67/36

摘要： Perception of a personalization item in an instant messaging communications session may be enabled by perceiving an identifier corresponding to an intended instant message recipient designated by an instant message sender system, accessing personalization items corresponding to the perceived identifier, and making perceivable the personalization items corresponding to the received identifier to the instant messaging sender system for rendering in an instant messaging application running on the instant messaging sender system, where the personalization items are made perceivable prior to communication with the intended instant message recipient.

摘要翻译： 通过感知与由即时消息发送者系统指定的预期即时消息接收者相对应的标识符，访问对应于感知标识符的个性化项目，并且使可感知到的对应于个人化项目的个性化项目可以实现对即时消息通信会话中的个性化项目的感知 所接收的标识符到即时消息发送器系统，用于在即时消息发送器系统上运行的即时消息收发应用程序中呈现，其中使个性化项目在与预期即时消息接收者通信之前被感知。

公开(公告)号：US08751572B1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US11765908

申请日：2007-06-20

申请人： Reza Behforooz ,  Qi Ke ,  Deepak Menon ,  Justin Uberti

发明人： Reza Behforooz ,  Qi Ke ,  Deepak Menon ,  Justin Uberti

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/403 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L65/1093

摘要： In one embodiment, a computer network-based live chat having three or more participants is hosted. A record of the live chat is archived in a central location accessible by each participant. The archived record is provided to a requesting participant after completion of and/or during the live chat. The requesting participant may be, for example, any one of the three or more participants. The requesting participant may make the request from any remote location in communication with the central location. In another embodiment, a system for enabling access to a multi-user chat archive includes a multi-user instant messaging (IM) server, a state manager, an archive database, and an archive manager. The archive database is configured to store an archived record of the live chat in a central location. In this embodiment, the central location is accessible by each of the chat participants from any remote location in communication with the central location.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，托管具有三个或更多个参与者的基于计算机网络的即时聊天。 实时聊天的记录存档在每个参与者可访问的中央位置。 存档记录在完成和/或在实时聊天之前提供给请求参与者。 请求参与者可以是例如三个或更多个参与者中的任何一个。 请求参与者可以从与中心位置通信的任何远程位置发出请求。 在另一个实施例中，用于允许访问多用户聊天归档的系统包括多用户即时消息（IM）服务器，状态管理器，归档数据库和归档管理器。 存档数据库被配置为在中央位置存储实时聊天的归档记录。 在该实施例中，来自与中心位置通信的任何远程位置的每个聊天参与者可访问中心位置。