Patents by Inventor Adam Patrick Edwards

Adam Patrick Edwards 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).

  • Authenticated credential-based multi-tenant access to a service
    Patent number: 8201231
    Abstract: Associating a computing device with a group of other computing devices. A service receives a common credential from the computing device and associates the computing device with the other computing devices also associated with the common credential. The service generates a machine-specific credential for use by the computing device in subsequent communications with the service. The machine-specific credential is used to authenticate, identify, and group the computing device with the other computing devices in the subsequent communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Juanya Davon Williams, Ashutosh Badwe, Adam Patrick Edwards
  • AUTHENTICATED CREDENTIAL-BASED MULTI-TENANT ACCESS TO A SERVICE
    Publication number: 20080201767
    Abstract: Associating a computing device with a group of other computing devices. A service receives a common credential from the computing device and associates the computing device with the other computing devices also associated with the common credential. The service generates a machine-specific credential for use by the computing device in subsequent communications with the service. The machine-specific credential is used to authenticate, identify, and group the computing device with the other computing devices in the subsequent communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juanya Davon Williams, Ashutosh Badwe, Adam Patrick Edwards