Patents by Inventor Albert Buckingham

Albert Buckingham 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).

  • Process and method to distribute software product keys electronically to manufacturing entities
    Publication number: 20060230271
    Abstract: A method and system provide digital certificates of authentication for authenticating software installed on computer devices. The digital certificates of authentication authorized the use of software installed on computer devices by binding such a digital certificate to an attribute of the computer device. In one example, the digital certificate of authentication is bound to a motherboard serial number of a computer device. The method and system further provide a secure environment for transmitting one or more digital certificates of authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Milton, Albert Buckingham, Krishnakumar Sethuraman, Stephanie Herndon