Patents by Inventor Niraj S. Khanchandani

Niraj S. Khanchandani 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).

  • Identities and permissions
    Patent number: 9633218
    Abstract: Techniques for identity management for permissions are described. According to various embodiments, a user establishes a communication relationship with another user, referred to herein as a “contact.” According to various embodiments, the contact is associated with multiple identities. Accordingly, embodiments discussed herein enable a primary identity to be specified such that permissions for the primary identity are enforced for interactions with the contact. Further, techniques discussed herein enable a primary identity to be updated based on a change in identity state of a contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Niraj S. Khanchandani, Alexander Marliave Hehmeyer, Suresh Parameshwar, Nissim Natanov, Maryam Khabazan, Shoaev S. Hares, Misrak G. Ararso, Nicholas A. Bigelow
  • Identities and Permissions
    Publication number: 20160253511
    Abstract: Techniques for identity management for permissions are described. According to various embodiments, a user establishes a communication relationship with another user, referred to herein as a “contact.” According to various embodiments, the contact is associated with multiple identities. Accordingly, embodiments discussed herein enable a primary identity to be specified such that permissions for the primary identity are enforced for interactions with the contact. Further, techniques discussed herein enable a primary identity to be updated based on a change in identity state of a contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Niraj S. Khanchandani, Alexander Marliave Hehmeyer, Suresh Parameshwar, Nissim Natanov, Maryam Khabazan, Shoaev S. Hares, Misrak G. Ararso, Nicholas A. Bigelow