Patents by Inventor Samuel J. Neely

Samuel J. Neely 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: 9961042
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Publication number: 20170085521
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Patent number: 9515971
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Publication number: 20160142348
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Patent number: 9210556
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Publication number: 20140066109
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Patent number: 8649808
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Patent number: 8417949
    Abstract: A protocol for total email and collaborative software (e.g., Exchange-brand server) session security. By way of example, securing the traffic between two servers within the same organization or cross organizations is critical to maintaining privacy of electronic data and communications. For example, securing communications between two Exchange-brand servers is particularly useful for individuals and organizations that routinely send and receive confidential information via electronic mail. It is important for the receiving side (server) to authorize the sending side (client) to send the information; the sending side should authorize the receiving side to receive information to prevent unauthorized information disclosure. The novel system and/or protocol disclosed herein can provide a mutually authenticated, authorized, and encrypted channel between two servers both within the same organization and across disparate organizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hao Zhang, Samuel J. Neely, Trevor Freeman
  • Publication number: 20100093379
    Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David. P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
  • Patent number: 7533148
    Abstract: A method that enables multiple spam detection solutions to be deployed in a manageable and rational manner to determine if a message is spam is presented. A framework invokes anti-spam filters to analyze the message and return confidence levels of whether a message is spam. The framework evaluates the highest confidence level against a set of defined thresholds. If the highest confidence level is greater than the highest threshold set by the administrator, the action specified for the highest threshold is taken. The highest confidence level is also compared against all thresholds and the action associated with the nearest threshold that has been exceeded is taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce A. McMillan, Andrew J. Wallace, Neil K. Koorland, Qiang Wang, Simon P. Attwell, Samuel J. Neely
  • Patent number: 7447744
    Abstract: A method that determines if a sender's message is to be sent to a recipient is presented. A challenge module analyzes the message and sends a challenge message to the sender if the sender is not in the recipient's address store. The challenge message includes a pseudo unique token for the sender recipient pair such that the sender must respond differently to each challenge message for a particular message. In one embodiment, the challenge message requires the sender to obtain a certificate from a certificate authority or a set of authorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Wallace, Neil K. Koorland, Erik Hedberg, Qiang Wang, Samuel J. Neely, Max G. Morris, Saeed Noursalehi
  • Patent number: 7171450
    Abstract: A method that enables multiple spam detection solutions to be deployed in a manageable and rational manner to determine if a message is spam is presented. A framework invokes one or more anti-spam filters to analyze the message and return a confidence level of whether a message is spam and that confidence level is added to a summary of confidence levels. The framework evaluates a summary of confidence levels against a set of defined thresholds. If the summary of confidence levels is greater than the highest threshold set by the administrator, the action specified for the highest threshold is taken. Otherwise, subsequent filters are used to evaluate the message until either the maximum threshold is exceeded or all filters have evaluated the message. After all filters have evaluated the message, the summary of confidence levels is compared against all thresholds and the action associated with that matching threshold is taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Wallace, Neil K. Koorland, Qiang Wang, Samuel J. Neely, Simon P. Atwell
  • Publication number: 20040249901
    Abstract: A method that determines if a sender's message is to be sent to a recipient is presented. A challenge module analyzes the message and sends a challenge message to the sender if the sender is not in the recipient's address store. The challenge message includes a pseudo unique token for the sender recipient pair such that the sender must respond differently to each challenge message for a particular message. In one embodiment, the challenge message requires the sender to obtain a certificate from a certificate authority or a set of authorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Wallace, Neil K. Koorland, Erik Hedberg, Qiang Wang, Samuel J. Neely, Max G. Morris, Saeed Noursalehi
  • Publication number: 20040139165
    Abstract: A method that enables multiple spam detection solutions to be deployed in a manageable and rational manner to determine if a message is spam is presented. A framework invokes anti-spam filters to analyze the message and return confidence levels of whether a message is spam. The framework evaluates the highest confidence level against a set of defined thresholds. If the highest confidence level is greater than the highest threshold set by the administrator, the action specified for the highest threshold is taken. The highest confidence level is also compared against all thresholds and the action associated with the nearest threshold that has been exceeded is taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce A. McMillan, Andrew J. Wallace, Neil K. Koorland, Qiang Wang, Simon P. Attwell, Samuel J. Neely
  • Publication number: 20040139160
    Abstract: A method that enables multiple spam detection solutions to be deployed in a manageable and rational manner to determine if a message is spam is presented. A framework invokes one or more anti-spam filters to analyze the message and return a confidence level of whether a message is spam and that confidence level is added to a summary of confidence levels. The framework evaluates a summary of confidence levels against a set of defined thresholds. If the summary of confidence levels is greater than the highest threshold set by the administrator, the action specified for the highest threshold is taken. Otherwise, subsequent filters are used to evaluate the message until either the maximum threshold is exceeded or all filters have evaluated the message. After all filters have evaluated the message, the summary of confidence levels is compared against all thresholds and the action associated with that matching threshold is taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Wallace, Neil K. Koorland, Qiang Wang, Samuel J. Neely, Simon P. Atwell