Patents by Inventor Ryan W. Battle
Ryan W. Battle 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).
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Patent number: 8495155Abstract: Techniques are described that enable enterprise management of public instant message (IM) communications. When a user requests a connection with a public IM service, the connection request is redirected to a gateway server that is associated with a domain specified in the user's user ID. The gateway server acts as a pass through server between the user's IM client application and the public IM service. The gateway server may be configured to log IM communications in which the user participates. The gateway server may also be configured to control whether or not the user is able to participate in point-to-point communications through the user's IM client application. An enterprise routing server may also be implemented in a geo-distributed enterprise to route a redirected public IM connection request to an enterprise IM gateway server based on a geographic location associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan W. Battle, Kenneth Fern, Peter Ollodart, Austina M. De Bonte, Yikang Xu, Christer Lundin
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Patent number: 7810136Abstract: A computerized method and system for routing between network servers. A central database coupled to a central server on a data communication network stores information for identifying locations of a plurality of network servers on the network. Each network server provides at least one service via the network. The central server receives a request from the user for a selected service including a carry through keyword for controlling routing of the user to the selected service. The central server retrieves location information from the central database to identify the location of the network server providing the selected service and attaches the carry through keyword to the retrieved location information. The central server then routes the user with the carry through keyword to the network server, which directs the user to the selected service based on the carry through keyword.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Wei-Quiang Michael Guo, Baskaran Dharmarajan, Ryan W. Battle
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Publication number: 20100162362Abstract: Techniques are described that enable enterprise management of public instant message (IM) communications. When a user requests a connection with a public IM service, the connection request is redirected to a gateway server that is associated with a domain specified in the user's user ID. The gateway server acts as a pass through server between the user's IM client application and the public IM service. The gateway server may be configured to log IM communications in which the user participates. The gateway server may also be configured to control whether or not the user is able to participate in point-to-point communications through the user's IM client application. An enterprise routing server may also be implemented in a geo-distributed enterprise to route a redirected public IM connection request to an enterprise IM gateway server based on a geographic location associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan W. Battle, Kenneth Fern, Peter Ollodart, Austina M. De Bonte, Yikang Xu, Christer Lundin
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Patent number: 7673045Abstract: A logout feature of a service that facilitates login to multiple domain websites maintains a list of the sites that a user logs on to during a session and completely logs the user out of all the sites they visited during the session. A data structure in the form of a cookie named “Visited Sites” is used by a login server to maintain a list of all sites that a user logs on to during a session. When the user selects a logout link anywhere on the network, they are directed to a logout page on the login server. The login server retires all login domain cookies first, and displays a page that explains to the user that they are about to be logged out of each domain. The logout page generates image tags for each of the sites listed in the visited-sites cookie. The image tag provides a URL hosted at each site that expires any Passport cookies that are present at the site.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2000Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan W. Battle, Christopher E. Mitchell
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Patent number: 7673001Abstract: Techniques are described that enable enterprise management of public instant message (IM) communications. When a user requests a connection with a public IM service, the connection request is redirected to a gateway server that is associated with a domain specified in the user's user ID. The gateway server acts as a pass through server between the user's IM client application and the public IM service. The gateway server may be configured to log IM communications in which the user participates. The gateway server may also be configured to control whether or not the user is able to participate in point-to-point communications through the user's IM client application. An enterprise routing server may also be implemented in a geo-distributed enterprise to route a redirected public IM connection request to an enterprise IM gateway server based on a geographic location associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan W. Battle, Kenneth Fern, Peter Ollodart, Austina De Bonte, Yikang Xu, Christer Lundin
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Patent number: 7590731Abstract: A mechanism for seeking access of a client to a first server is described. The mechanism involves determining that a client seeking access to the first server is not authenticated by an authentication server. The mechanism further involves communicating a request for login information to be returned to the second server from the client. Login information is received at the authentication server from the client. The client is authenticated by comparing the login information with authentication information maintained by the authentication server. When the login information matches the authentication information, a user authentication indicator is generated at the authentication server and the user sends the authentication indicator to the first server.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John Hal Howard, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Darren L. Anderson, Ryan W. Battle, Max E. Metral
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Patent number: 7421731Abstract: A user, by way of a computing device, requests and receives content from a first server at the computing device. An authentication response is also received from the first server at the computing device of the user. The authentication response includes an address of the second server and an executable script. The computing device of the user executes the executable script by issuing a request to the second server for state information corresponding to the user, receiving the state information from the second server; and determining, based on the state information, whether the user is authenticated to the second server. If the user is not authenticated to the second server, the computer device of the user displays a login module that is visually associated with the first server. Such login module collects login information for authenticating the user to the second server.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Mitchell, Ryan W. Battle, Darren L. Anderson, Joshua G. Poley, Greg A. Marks, John Hal Howard, Michael Wei-Quiang Guo
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Patent number: 7418502Abstract: A system determines whether to grant user access. Prior to granting access, the network server authenticates the user by sending an authentication request. An authentication server determines whether the user has been authenticated. If the user has been authenticated, the network server is notified and the network server grants access. If the user is not authenticated, then login information is retrieved and compared to maintained authentication information. If the retrieved login information matches, then the network server is notified. The retrieved login and authentication information is concealed from the network server. If the user is authenticated, a user profile is communicated to the network server with the notification. If the user is successfully authenticated, a cookie is provided to a user Internet browser. The cookie contains information regarding user authentication, the user's profile, and a list of network servers previously visited.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John Hal Howard, Darren L. Anderson, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Max E. Metral, Ryan W. Battle
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Patent number: 7016960Abstract: A system determines whether to grants access to a network server by a user. Initially, a user attempts to gain access to a network server, such as a web server. Prior to granting access to the network server, the network server authenticates the user by sending an authentication request to an authentication server. The authentication server determines whether the user was already authenticated by the authentication server. If the user was already authenticated by the authentication server, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated. The network server then grants the user access to the network server. If the user was not already authenticated by the authentication server, then login information is retrieved from the user and compared to authentication information maintained by the authentication server. If the retrieved login information matches the authentication information, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John Hal Howard, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Darren L. Anderson, Ryan W. Battle, Max E. Metral
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Patent number: 6912582Abstract: A computerized method and system for routing between network servers. A central database coupled to a central server on a data communication network stores information for identifying locations of a plurality of network servers on the network. Each network server provides at least one service via the network. The central server receives a request from the user for a selected service including a carry through keyword for controlling routing of the user to the selected service. The central server retrieves location information from the central database to identify the location of the network server providing the selected service and attaches the carry through keyword to the retrieved location information. The central server then routes the user with the carry through keyword to the network server, which directs the user to the selected service based on the carry through keyword.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Wei-Quiang Michael Guo, Baskaran Dharmarajan, Ryan W. Battle
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Publication number: 20040148410Abstract: A mechanism for seeking access of a client to a first server is described. The mechanism involves determining that a client seeking access to the first server is not authenticated by an authentication server. The mechanism further involves communicating a request for login information to be returned to the second server from the client. Login information is received at the authentication server from the client. The client is authenticated by comparing the login information with authentication information maintained by the authentication server. When the login information matches the authentication information, a user authentication indicator is generated at the authentication server and the user sends the authentication indicator to the first server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Inventors: John Hal Howard, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Darren L. Anderson, Ryan W. Battle, Max E. Metral
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Patent number: 6678731Abstract: A system determines whether to grant a user access to a network server. Prior to granting access to the network server, the network server authenticates the user by sending an authentication request to an authentication server. The authentication server determines whether the user was already authenticated by the authentication server. If the user is authenticated by the authentication server, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated through the use of an authentication ticket, and the network server grants the network server user access. If the user is not authenticated by the authentication server, then login information is retrieved from the user and compared to authentication information maintained by the authentication server. If the retrieved login information matches the authentication information, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated by using the authentication ticket.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1999Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John Hal Howard, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Darren L. Anderson, Ryan W. Battle, Max E. Metral
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Publication number: 20030204610Abstract: A system determines whether to grants access to a network server by a user. Initially, a user attempts to gain access to a network server, such as a web server. Prior to granting access to the network server, the network server authenticates the user by sending an authentication request to an authentication server. The authentication server determines whether the user was already authenticated by the authentication server. If the user was already authenticated by the authentication server, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated. The network server then grants the user access to the network server. If the user was not already authenticated by the authentication server, then login information is retrieved from the user and compared to authentication information maintained by the authentication server. If the retrieved login information matches the authentication information, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Inventors: John Hal Howard, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Darren L. Anderson, Ryan W. Battle, Max E. Metral
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Patent number: 6584505Abstract: A system determines whether to grants access to a network server by a user. Initially, a user attempts to gain access to a network server, such as a web server. Prior to granting access to the network server, the network server authenticates the user by sending an authentication request to an authentication server. The authentication server determines whether the user was already authenticated by the authentication server. If the user was already authenticated by the authentication server, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated. The network server then grants the user access to the network server. If the user was not already authenticated by the authentication server, then login information is retrieved from the user and compared to authentication information maintained by the authentication server. If the retrieved login information matches the authentication information, then the network server is notified that the user is authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: John Hal Howard, Jeffrey C. Kunins, Darren L. Anderson, Ryan W. Battle, Max E. Metral
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Publication number: 20020143964Abstract: A computerized method and system for routing between network servers. A central database coupled to a central server on a data communication network stores information for identifying locations of a plurality of network servers on the network. Each network server provides at least one service via the network. The central server receives a request from the user for a selected service including a carry through keyword for controlling routing of the user to the selected service. The central server retrieves location information from the central database to identify the location of the network server providing the selected service and attaches the carry through keyword to the retrieved location information. The central server then routes the user with the carry through keyword to the network server, which directs the user to the selected service based on the carry through keyword.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventors: Wei-Quiang Michael Guo, Baskaran Dharmarajan, Ryan W. Battle
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Publication number: 20020120867Abstract: A user, by way of a computing device, requests and receives content from a first server at the computing device. An authentication response is also received from the first server at the computing device of the user. The authentication response includes an address of the second server and an executable script. The computing device of the user executes the executable script by issuing a request to the second server for state information corresponding to the user, receiving the state information from the second server; and determining, based on the state information, whether the user is authenticated to the second server. If the user is not authenticated to the second server, the computer device of the user displays a login module that is visually associated with the first server. Such login module collects login information for authenticating the user to the second server.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher E. Mitchell, Ryan W. Battle, Darren L. Anderson, Joshua G. Poley, Greg A. Marks, John Hal Howard