Patents by Inventor Erik L Holt

Erik L Holt 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: 9787674
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Kevin M. Litwack, Shon Eizenhoefer, Erik L. Holt, Yash Gandhi
  • Publication number: 20170078279
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Kevin M. Litwack, Shon Eizenhoefer, Erik L. Holt, Yash Gandhi
  • Patent number: 9237135
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Kevin M. Litwack, Shon Eizenhoefer, Erik L. Holt, Yash Gandhi
  • Patent number: 8700893
    Abstract: Certification of a key, which a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) has attested as being non-migratable, can be performed in a single round trip between the certificate authority (CA) and the client that requests the certificate. The client creates a certificate request, and then has the TPM create an attestation identity key (AIK) that is bound to the certificate request. The client then asks the TPM to sign the new key as an attestation of non-migratability. The client then sends the certificate request, along with the attestation of non-migratability to the CA. The CA examines the certificate request and attestation of non-migratability. However, since the CA does not know whether the attestation has been made by a trusted TPM, it certifies the key but includes, in the certificate, an encrypted signature that can only be decrypted using the endorsement key of the trusted TPM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Scott D. Anderson, Erik L. Holt
  • Publication number: 20140089664
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Kevin M. Litwack, Shon Eizenhoefer, Erik L. Holt, Yash Gandhi
  • Patent number: 8607065
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Kevin M. Litwack, Shon Eizenhoefer, Erik L. Holt, Yash Gandhi
  • Patent number: 7953983
    Abstract: Image based login procedures for computer systems include: (a) displaying a first image on a computer screen; (b) receiving user input indicating a portion of the first image; (c) determining if the user input corresponds to a first acceptable user input for user authentication; and (d) proceeding with the authentication procedure when this user input corresponds to the first acceptable user input for user authentication. Additionally or optionally, when proceeding with this authentication procedure, the systems and methods further may include: displaying a second image on the screen; receiving new user input indicating a portion of the second image; and determining if this new input corresponds to a second acceptable user input for user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik L Holt, Matthew E Kowalczyk, Russell Humphries
  • Publication number: 20110099367
    Abstract: Certification of a key, which a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) has attested as being non-migratable, can be performed in a single round trip between the certificate authority (CA) and the client that requests the certificate. The client creates a certificate request, and then has the TPM create an attestation identity key (AIK) that is bound to the certificate request. The client then asks the TPM to sign the new key as an attestation of non-migratability. The client then sends the certificate request, along with the attestation of non-migratability to the CA. The CA examines the certificate request and attestation of non-migratability. However, since the CA does not know whether the attestation has been made by a trusted TPM, it certifies the key but includes, in the certificate, an encrypted signature that can only be decrypted using the endorsement key of the trusted TPM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Scott D. Anderson, Erik L. Holt
  • Publication number: 20100095120
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allow remote initialization of a Trusted Platform Module. The results may be trusted and confidential even if the target device has malicious operating system or other software running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Kevin M. Litwack, Shon Eizenhoefer, Erik L. Holt, Yash Gandhi
  • Patent number: RE44725
    Abstract: Image based login procedures for computer systems include: (a) displaying a first image on a computer screen; (b) receiving user input indicating a portion of the first image; (c) determining if the user input corresponds to a first acceptable user input for user authentication; and (d) proceeding with the authentication procedure when this user input corresponds to the first acceptable user input for user authentication. Additionally or optionally, when proceeding with this authentication procedure, the systems and methods further may include: displaying a second image on the screen; receiving new user input indicating a portion of the second image; and determining if this new input corresponds to a second acceptable user input for user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik L. Holt, Matthew E. Kowalczyk, Russell Humphries
  • Patent number: RE46301
    Abstract: Image based login procedures for computer systems include: (a) displaying a first image on a computer screen; (b) receiving user input indicating a portion of the first image; (c) determining if the user input corresponds to a first acceptable user input for user authentication; and (d) proceeding with the authentication procedure when this user input corresponds to the first acceptable user input for user authentication. Additionally or optionally, when proceeding with this authentication procedure, the systems and methods further may include: displaying a second image on the screen; receiving new user input indicating a portion of the second image; and determining if this new input corresponds to a second acceptable user input for user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erik L. Holt, Matthew E. Kowalczyk, Russell Humphries
  • Patent number: RE47518
    Abstract: Image based login procedures for computer systems include: (a) displaying a first image on a computer screen; (b) receiving user input indicating a portion of the first image; (c) determining if the user input corresponds to a first acceptable user input for user authentication; and (d) proceeding with the authentication procedure when this user input corresponds to the first acceptable user input for user authentication. Additionally or optionally, when proceeding with this authentication procedure, the systems and methods further may include: displaying a second image on the screen; receiving new user input indicating a portion of the second image; and determining if this new input corresponds to a second acceptable user input for user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew E. Kowalczyk, Russell Humphries, Erik L. Holt