Patents by Inventor Aaron Wesley Cunningham

Aaron Wesley Cunningham 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).

  • Publication number: 20180004476
    Abstract: The rendering of media generated by media production systems on a display of a different computer system that operates an operating system. A display of a computer system that operates an operating system is sometimes referred to as a smart display. When the computer system receives the media from the media production system(s), the computer system formulates an operating system control that, when triggered, performs one or more operating system operations. The computer system then displays a visualization of the operating system control along with at least part of the received media on the display of the computer system. The operating system control is structured so as to be triggered when a user interacts in at least a particular way with the visualization of the operating system control. Thus, rather than simply render the media as provided, additional operating system level control is provided by the smart display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron Wesley Cunningham, Scott Plette, Steven Marcel Elza Wilssens, Vincent Bellet, Todd R. Manion, Luke Angelini, Chinweizu Owunwanne, Anders Edgar Klemets
  • Publication number: 20160364574
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to displaying content projected from a source computing device on a display of a locked target computing device. Embodiments are also directed to projecting control information onto a locked target computing device's display and allowing control of a second computing device using the control information displayed on the target computing device. In one scenario, a target computing device receives a request to display content projected from another computing system. The target computing device determines whether receiving projected content from the other computing system is permissible on the target computing device when the target computing device is in a locked state. Then, upon verifying permissibility, the target computing device provisions computing resources to display the received content while in the locked state. The target computing device may also control functions on the other computing system using control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Plette, Aaron Wesley Cunningham, Steven Marcel Elza Wilssens, Vincent Bellet
  • Patent number: 9432359
    Abstract: In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan S. Menezes, Taroon Mandhana, Shankar Seal, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20150326560
    Abstract: In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan S. Menezes, Taroon Mandhana, Shankar Seal, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Patent number: 9112861
    Abstract: In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan S. Menezes, Taroon Mandhana, Shankar Seal, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Patent number: 9106436
    Abstract: A web-based service portal provides a user interface to configure and/or access device(s) of a home network. The service portal can communicate with device(s) through application program interfaces (APIs). The service portal can provide a standardized user interface for specific feature(s) of a device. The service portal can further provide user authentication, device provisioning, and/or a user interface used to interact with device(s) in a home network. The service portal can established a trusted communication link between the portal and the device. The service portal can include a home control user interface component for providing a graphical representation of the home network and receiving user input and a device provisioning component that can discover and configure the device. The service portal can, optionally, include an authentication component that can authenticate a particular user's right to configure and/or access device(s) of a particular home network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Larsen, David Roberts, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20140237250
    Abstract: In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan S. Menezes, Taroon Mandhana, Shankar Seal, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Patent number: 8713589
    Abstract: In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan S. Menezes, Taroon Mandhana, Shankar Seal, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20130061297
    Abstract: A web-based service portal provides a user interface to configure and/or access device(s) of a home network. The service portal can communicate with device(s) through application program interfaces (APIs). The service portal can provide a standardized user interface for specific feature(s) of a device. The service portal can further provide user authentication, device provisioning, and/or a user interface used to interact with device(s) in a home network. The service portal can established a trusted communication link between the portal and the device. The service portal can include a home control user interface component for providing a graphical representation of the home network and receiving user input and a device provisioning component that can discover and configure the device. The service portal can, optionally, include an authentication component that can authenticate a particular user's right to configure and/or access device(s) of a particular home network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Larsen, David Roberts, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Patent number: 8261322
    Abstract: A web-based service portal provides a user interface to configure and/or access device(s) of a home network. The service portal can communicate with device(s) through application program interfaces (APIs). The service portal can provide a standardized user interface for specific feature(s) of a device. The service portal can further provide user authentication, device provisioning, and/or a user interface used to interact with device(s) in a home network. The service portal can established a trusted communication link between the portal and the device. The service portal can include a home control user interface component for providing a graphical representation of the home network and receiving user input and a device provisioning component that can discover and configure the device. The service portal can, optionally, include an authentication component that can authenticate a particular user's right to configure and/or access device(s) of a particular home network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Larsen, David Roberts, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20120167185
    Abstract: In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan S. Menezes, Taroon Mandhana, Shankar Seal, Dhiraj P. Gandhi, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20090320113
    Abstract: A web-based service portal provides a user interface to configure and/or access device(s) of a home network. The service portal can communicate with device(s) through application program interfaces (APIs). The service portal can provide a standardized user interface for specific feature(s) of a device. The service portal can further provide user authentication, device provisioning, and/or a user interface used to interact with device(s) in a home network. The service portal can established a trusted communication link between the portal and the device. The service portal can include a home control user interface component for providing a graphical representation of the home network and receiving user input and a device provisioning component that can discover and configure the device. The service portal can, optionally, include an authentication component that can authenticate a particular user's right to configure and/or access device(s) of a particular home network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Larsen, David Roberts, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Patent number: D549234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Michael A. LaJoie, Robert Kenneth Stein, Martijn van Tilburg, Tjeerd Hoek, Aaron Wesley Cunningham
  • Patent number: D553150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Michael A. LaJoie, Aaron Wesley Cunningham, Marieke Iwema Watson, Patrice Lynn Minor
  • Patent number: D653262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Michael A. LaJoie, Martijn van Tilburg, Luciana Misura, Robert Kenneth Stein, Bryan Pieratt, Robert Ward Massa, Jenny Lam, Benjamin N. Truelove, Michael Anthony Martinez, Tjeerd Hoek, Marieke Iwema Watson, Michael Curato, Michael Gilmore, Greg S. Melander, Paul Gusmorino, Shawna Swanson, Mark R. Ligameri, Talos Shu-Ming Tsui, Aaron Wesley Cunningham, Patrice Lynn Miner, Christina Szi-Gia Chen
  • Patent number: D657797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Michael A. LaJoie, Martijn van Tilburg, Luciana Misura, Robert Kenneth Stein, Bryan Pieratt, Robert Ward Massa, Jenny Lam, Benjamin N. Truelove, Michael Anthony Martinez, Tjeerd Hoek, Marieke Iwema Watson, Michael Curato, Michael Gilmore, Greg S. Melander, Paul Gusmorino, Shawna Swanson, Mark R. Ligameri, Talos Shu-Ming Tsui, Aaron Wesley Cunningham, Patrice Lynn Miner, Christina Szi-Gia Chen
  • Patent number: D659161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adrienne E. O'Donnell, Michael A. LaJoie, Martijn van Tilburg, Luciana Misura, Robert Kenneth Stein, Bryan Pieratt, Robert Ward Massa, Jenny Lam, Benjamin N. Truelove, Michael Anthony Martinez, Tjeerd Hoek, Marieke Iwema Watson, Michael Curato, Michael Gilmore, Greg S. Melander, Paul Gusmorino, Shawna Swanson, Mark R. Ligameri, Talos Shu-Ming Tsui, Aaron Wesley Cunningham, Patrice Lynn Miner, Christina Szi-Gia Chen