Patents by Inventor Xuemei Bao

Xuemei Bao 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: 9521119
    Abstract: Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a network peer seeking access to the network or in a server controlling access to the network. When installed in a peer, the host receives commands and exchanges information with a supplicant. When installed in an access control server, the host receives commands and exchanges information with an authenticator. The host has a flexible architecture that enables multiple features, such as allowing the same methods to be used for authentication by multiple supplicants, providing ready integration of third party access control software, simplifying network maintenance by facilitating upgrades of authenticator software and enabling access control functions other than peer authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony M. Leibovitz, Mark C. Schurman, Mudit Goel, Paul G. Mayfield, Sudhakar Pasupuleti, Taroon Mandhana, Vivek P. Kamath, Wei Zheng, Xuemei Bao
  • Patent number: 9313236
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in communication between a client and a server, via a networking device, are provided. The method may include sending a request to establish a data connection from the client to the server via the networking device, setting a data connection keep-alive interval for the data connection to a predetermined safe value, and sending a request to establish a test connection between the client and the server. The method may further include determining an efficient keep-alive interval for communication between the client and server via the networking device, using the test connection, setting the data connection keep-alive interval to the efficient keep-alive interval determined using the test connection, and uploading the efficient keep-alive interval from the client to the server in an efficient keep-alive interval notification message, for communication to other clients connected to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Shai Herzog, Rashid Qureshi, Jorge Raastroem, Xuemei Bao, Rajeev Bansal, Qian Zhang, Scott Michael Bragg
  • Publication number: 20160036781
    Abstract: Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a network peer seeking access to the network or in a server controlling access to the network. When installed in a peer, the host receives commands and exchanges information with a supplicant. When installed in an access control server, the host receives commands and exchanges information with an authenticator. The host has a flexible architecture that enables multiple features, such as allowing the same methods to be used for authentication by multiple supplicants, providing ready integration of third party access control software, simplifying network maintenance by facilitating upgrades of authenticator software and enabling access control functions other than peer authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony M. Leibovitz, Mark C. Schurman, Mudit Goel, Paul G. Mayfield, Sudhakar Pasupuleti, Taroon Mandhana, Vivek P. Kamath, Wei Zheng, Xuemei Bao
  • Patent number: 9185091
    Abstract: Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a network peer seeking access to the network or in a server controlling access to the network. When installed in a peer, the host receives commands and exchanges information with a supplicant. When installed in an access control server, the host receives commands and exchanges information with an authenticator. The host has a flexible architecture that enables multiple features, such as allowing the same methods to be used for authentication by multiple supplicants, providing ready integration of third party access control software, simplifying network maintenance by facilitating upgrades of authenticator software and enabling access control functions other than peer authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony M. Leibovitz, Mark C. Schurman, Mudit Goel, Paul G. Mayfield, Sudhakar Pasupuleti, Taroon Mandhana, Vivek P. Kamath, Wei Zheng, Xuemei Bao
  • Patent number: 8375134
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in communication between a client and a server, via a networking device, are provided. The method may include sending a request to establish a data connection from the client to the server via the networking device, setting a data connection keep-alive interval for the data connection to a predetermined safe value, and sending a request to establish a test connection between the client and the server. The method may further include determining an efficient keep-alive interval for communication between the client and server via the networking device, using the test connection, setting the data connection keep-alive interval to the efficient keep-alive interval determined using the test connection, and uploading the efficient keep-alive interval from the client to the server in an efficient keep-alive interval notification message, for communication to other clients connected to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shai Herzog, Rashid Qureshi, Jorge Raastroem, Xuemei Bao, Rajeev Bansal, Qian Zhang, Scott Michael Bragg
  • Publication number: 20130024911
    Abstract: Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a network peer seeking access to the network or in a server controlling access to the network. When installed in a peer, the host receives commands and exchanges information with a supplicant. When installed in an access control server, the host receives commands and exchanges information with an authenticator. The host has a flexible architecture that enables multiple features, such as allowing the same methods to be used for authentication by multiple supplicants, providing ready integration of third party access control software, simplifying network maintenance by facilitating upgrades of authenticator software and enabling access control functions other than peer authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony M. Leibovitz, Mark C. Schurman, Mudit Goel, Paul G. Mayfield, Sudhakar Pasupuleti, Taroon Mandhana, Vivek P. Kamath, Wei Zheng, Xuemei Bao
  • Patent number: 8286223
    Abstract: Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a network peer seeking access to the network or in a server controlling access to the network. When installed in a peer, the host receives commands and exchanges information with a supplicant. When installed in an access control server, the host receives commands and exchanges information with an authenticator. The host has a flexible architecture that enables multiple features, such as allowing the same methods to be used for authentication by multiple supplicants, providing ready integration of third party access control software, simplifying network maintenance by facilitating upgrades of authenticator software and enabling access control functions other than peer authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony M. Leibovitz, Mark C. Schurman, Mudit Goel, Paul G. Mayfield, Sudhakar Pasupuleti, Taroon Mandhana, Vivek P. Kamath, Wei Zheng, Xuemei Bao
  • Publication number: 20100312899
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in communication between a client and a server, via a networking device, are provided. The method may include sending a request to establish a data connection from the client to the server via the networking device, setting a data connection keep-alive interval for the data connection to a predetermined safe value, and sending a request to establish a test connection between the client and the server. The method may further include determining an efficient keep-alive interval for communication between the client and server via the networking device, using the test connection, setting the data connection keep-alive interval to the efficient keep-alive interval determined using the test connection, and uploading the efficient keep-alive interval from the client to the server in an efficient keep-alive interval notification message, for communication to other clients connected to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shai Herzog, Rashid Qureshi, Jorge Raastroem, Xuemei Bao, Rajeev Bansal, Qian Zhang, Scott Michael Bragg
  • Publication number: 20080040773
    Abstract: Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) operations are performed using policies isolated at application and/or network device level. Categorized policies are generated for applications and network access devices, and provided to a policy database associated with an AAA server. A policy engine evaluates requests for access at application or network access device level. The specific policies are indicated using a network access server type attribute within a policy tag included in a packet from the client. If no applicable policy is found, a default policy may be applied. An adaptive UI enables access to the policies based on user credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Majdi AlBadarin, Xuemei Bao, Paul G. Mayfield
  • Publication number: 20070016939
    Abstract: Software for managing access control functions in a network. The software includes a host that receives access control commands or information and calls one or more methods. The methods perform access control functions and communicate access control results or messages to be transmitted. The host may be installed in a network peer seeking access to the network or in a server controlling access to the network. When installed in a peer, the host receives commands and exchanges information with a supplicant. When installed in an access control server, the host receives commands and exchanges information with an authenticator. The host has a flexible architecture that enables multiple features, such as allowing the same methods to be used for authentication by multiple supplicants, providing ready integration of third party access control software, simplifying network maintenance by facilitating upgrades of authenticator software and enabling access control functions other than peer authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Leibovitz, Mark Schurman, Mudit Goel, Paul Mayfield, Sudhakar Pasupuleti, Taroon Mandhana, Vivek Kamath, Wei Zheng, Xuemei Bao