Patents by Inventor Benjamin E. Nick

Benjamin E. Nick 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).

  • Patent number: 8885833
    Abstract: A key recovery request for a device is received at a key recovery service and a particular one-time recovery credential in a sequence of multiple one-time recovery credentials is identified. In the sequence of multiple one-time recovery credentials, previous one-time recovery credentials in the sequence are indeterminable given subsequent one-time recovery credentials in the sequence. A recovery key associated with the device is also identified. The particular one-time recovery credential in the sequence is generated based on the recovery key, and is returned in response to the key recovery request. The particular one-time recovery credential can then be used by the device to decrypt encrypted data stored on a storage media of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Nick, Magnus Bo Gustaf Nyström, Cristian M. Ilac, Niels T. Ferguson, Nils Dussart
  • Patent number: 8494502
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and/or encrypted link to provision the device without comprising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near filed communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Miller T. Abel, Shai Guday, Benjamin E. Nick
  • Publication number: 20120257759
    Abstract: A key recovery request for a device is received at a key recovery service and a particular one-time recovery credential in a sequence of multiple one-time recovery credentials is identified. In the sequence of multiple one-time recovery credentials, previous one-time recovery credentials in the sequence are indeterminable given subsequent one-time recovery credentials in the sequence. A recovery key associated with the device is also identified. The particular one-time recovery credential in the sequence is generated based on the recovery key, and is returned in response to the key recovery request. The particular one-time recovery credential can then be used by the device to decrypt encrypted data stored on a storage media of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Nick, Magnus Bo Gustaf Nyström, Cristian M. Ilac, Niels T. Ferguson, Nils Dussart
  • Publication number: 20120214414
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and/or encrypted link to provision the device without comprising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near filed communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: MILLER T. ABEL, SHAI GUDAY, BENJAMIN E. NICK
  • Publication number: 20110287718
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and/or encrypted link to provision the device without comprising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near filed communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: MILLER T. ABEL, Shai Guday, Benjamin E. Nick
  • Patent number: 8014722
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and/or encrypted link to provision the device without comprising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near filed communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Miller T. Abel, Shai Guday, Benjamin E. Nick
  • Patent number: 7769995
    Abstract: Secure network access is provided by connecting a secure network provisioning device to a security authority, acquiring one or more network profiles, configuring one or more network interfaces of the secure network provisioning device with data corresponding to attributes of the acquired network profiles, switching the secure network provisioning device from an acquisition mode to a gateway mode, and connecting the secure network provisioning device to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Corbett, Scott A. Manchester, Benjamin E. Nick, Salim S. AbiEzzi
  • Publication number: 20100093278
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and/or encrypted link to provision the device without comprising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near filed communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Miller T. Abel, Shai Guday, Benjamin E. Nick
  • Patent number: 7657255
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and/or encrypted link to provision the device without compromising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near field communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Miller T. Abel, Shai Guday, Benjamin E. Nick
  • Patent number: 7320092
    Abstract: A software tool and method are provided which allow an unsophisticated user to easily determine or identify problems in a networked computer system. The software tool comprises a diagnostic component adapted to determine at least one attribute associated with the computer system, and a user interface component adapted to launch the diagnostic component and to render the attribute to a user. The diagnostic component may obtain first information related to a local host computer, and selectively perform one or more tests associated with the local host computer according to the first information. The diagnostic component then determines the attribute according to the first information and/or the test results. A self-healing networked computer system is also disclosed, comprising the diagnostic component and a remedial object adapted to perform one or more remedial actions according to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis A. Morgan, David V. Gunter, Benjamin E. Nick, Sherwood H. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 7159151
    Abstract: A software tool and method are provided which allow an unsophisticated user to easily determine or identify problems in a networked computer system. The software tool comprises a diagnostic component adapted to determine at least one attribute associated with the computer system, and a user interface component adapted to launch the diagnostic component and to render the attribute to a user. The diagnostic component may obtain first information related to a local host computer, and selectively perform one or more tests associated with the local host computer according to the first information. The diagnostic component then determines the attribute according to the first information and/or the test results. A self-healing networked computer system is also disclosed, comprising the diagnostic component and a remedial object adapted to perform one or more remedial actions according to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis A. Morgan, David V. Gunter, Benjamin E. Nick, Sherwood H. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 6883118
    Abstract: A software tool and method are provided which allow an unsophisticated user to easily determine or identify problems in a networked computer system. The software tool comprises a diagnostic component adapted to determine at least one attribute associated with the computer system, and a user interface component adapted to launch the diagnostic component and to render the attribute to a user. The diagnostic component may obtain first information related to a local host computer, and selectively perform one or more tests associated with the local host computer according to the first information. The diagnostic component then determines the attribute according to the first information and/or the test results. A self-healing networked computer system is also disclosed, comprising the diagnostic component and a remedial object adapted to perform one or more remedial actions according to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis A. Morgan, David V. Gunter, Benjamin E. Nick, Sherwood H. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20020144187
    Abstract: A software tool and method are provided which allow an unsophisticated user to easily determine or identify problems in a networked computer system. The software tool comprises a diagnostic component adapted to determine at least one attribute associated with the computer system, and a user interface component adapted to launch the diagnostic component and to render the attribute to a user. The diagnostic component may obtain first information related to a local host computer, and selectively perform one or more tests associated with the local host computer according to the first information. The diagnostic component then determines the attribute according to the first information and/or the test results. A self-healing networked computer system is also disclosed, comprising the diagnostic component and a remedial object adapted to perform one or more remedial actions according to the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis A. Morgan, David V. Gunter, Benjamin E. Nick, Sherwood H. Lawrence