Patents by Inventor Kenneth Edward Mixter

Kenneth Edward Mixter 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: 9621403
    Abstract: Systems and methods for installing network certificates on a client computing device are provided. In some aspects, a method includes automatically determining that the certificate associated with the network is not installed on the computing device. The method also includes determining that the certificate can be installed on the computing device without assistance. The method also includes determining whether end-user input is required to install the certificate. The method also includes, if end-user input is required to install the certificate, displaying a graphical component which prompts an end-user for an input associated with generating the certificate, receiving the input, and providing a request to generate the certificate based on the input. The method also includes, if end-user input is not required to install the certificate, providing a request to generate the certificate. The method also includes storing the certificate. The method also includes connecting to the network using the certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sumit Gwalani, Kenneth Edward Mixter
  • Patent number: 9232001
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for client-server communication using a set identifier are provided. A system may be configured to receive a set identifier from a client machine, wherein the set identifier is based on the client identifier of the client machine, generate a communication based on the set identifier from the client machine, wherein the communication comprise a number of references to client identifiers associated with the set identifier, and transmit the communication to the client machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth Edward Mixter
  • Patent number: 9135212
    Abstract: A system and a method for registering an electronic device are provided. An auto-enrollment status of an electronic device by an enterprise is determined based on hash information associated with an identifier for the electronic device. In a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise, one or more configuration settings for the electronic device as designated by the enterprise are identified, and the electronic device is requested to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise in response to providing the auto-enrollment login interface to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Joao Paulo Pagaime da Silva, Kenneth Edward Mixter, Raymond Lo, Glenn Wilson, William Alexander Drewry, Bin Zhao, Sumit Gwalani, Mattias Stefan Nissler
  • Publication number: 20150212971
    Abstract: A system and a method for registering an electronic device are provided. An auto-enrollment status of an electronic device by an enterprise is determined based on hash information associated with an identifier for the electronic device. In a case where the auto-enrollment status of the electronic device is determined to require auto-enrollment of the electronic device by the enterprise, one or more configuration settings for the electronic device as designated by the enterprise are identified, and the electronic device is requested to adopt the one or more configuration settings as designated by the enterprise in response to providing the auto-enrollment login interface to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Joao Paulo PAGAIME da SILVA, Kenneth Edward MIXTER, Raymond LO, Glenn WILSON, William Alexander DREWRY, Bin ZHAO, Sumit GWALANI, Mattias Stefan NISSLER
  • Patent number: 9015824
    Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing client computing device to securely interact with private network are provided. Method includes initiating virtual private network connection. Method also includes executing at least portion of virtual private network client code within memory region for unsecure software. Method also includes receiving request within virtual private network client code to access local resource. Local resource is within memory region for secure software. Method also includes determining whether virtual private network client code has permission to access local resource within memory region for secure software. Method also includes, if virtual private network client code has permission to access local resource, providing local resource to virtual private network client code according to request within virtual private network client code. Method also includes, if virtual private network lacks permission to access the local resource, denying local resource to virtual private network client code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Drewry, Kenneth Edward Mixter
  • Patent number: 8655993
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring network settings in a client computing device are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving a network configuration file including network settings for connecting to one or more networks and a signature. The method also includes authenticating the network configuration file based on the signature. The method also includes updating a network configuration of the client computing device with the network settings from the authenticated network configuration file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Edward Mixter