Patents by Inventor Alexander Kochis

Alexander Kochis 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: 10846374
    Abstract: A request for a digital license associated with a software product is received from a device. The request includes a user ID of a user of the device, with the digital license having been generated in response to a request to activate the software product with a product key. A check is made as to whether a digital license bound to the user ID is available, and also whether the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license. The digital license is returned if the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms (regardless of whether the device is a same device from which the product key was activated), and otherwise is not returned. The digital license can be removed from the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Egor Nikitin, Viswanath Vadlamani, Alexander Kochis
  • Patent number: 10413171
    Abstract: An ophthalmic method and apparatus for noninvasive diagnosis and quantitative assessment of cataract development and/or color blindness is provided. The method and apparatus with direct feedback from the subject, or historical data, provides a quantitative method for noninvasive diagnosis and quantitative assessment of cataract development. Also included is a mobile apparatus comprising a set of executable instructions that configures the mobile apparatus to determine an opacity of a cataract lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: David Maughan, Alexander Kochis, Guy Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20190183329
    Abstract: An ophthalmic method and apparatus for noninvasive diagnosis and quantitative assessment of cataract development and/or color blindness is provided. The method and apparatus with direct feedback from the subject, or historical data, provides a quantitative method for noninvasive diagnosis and quantitative assessment of cataract development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: David W. Maughan, Alexander Kochis, Guy Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10165943
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus and method is provided. The application of which provides a quantitative index of cataract opacity in the human eye to help the clinical practitioner screen patients for referral for cataract lens replacement surgery. The invention includes at least one adjustable intensity optical reference light source selected from the group consisting of a green light source and a red-light source. The invention also includes at least one fixed intensity cataract absorption light source, selected from the group consisting of a blue light source, an indigo light source, and a violet light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventors: David Maughan, Alexander Kochis, Guy Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180014726
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus and method is provided. The application of which provides a quantitative index of cataract opacity in the human eye to help the clinical practitioner screen patients for referral for cataract lens replacement surgery. The invention includes at least one adjustable intensity optical reference light source selected from the group consisting of a green light source and a red-light source. The invention also includes at least one fixed intensity cataract absorption light source, selected from the group consisting of a blue light source, an indigo light source, and a violet light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: David Maughan, Alexander Kochis, Guy Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20160357949
    Abstract: A request for a digital license associated with a software product is received from a device. The request includes a user ID of a user of the device, with the digital license having been generated in response to a request to activate the software product with a product key. A check is made as to whether a digital license bound to the user ID is available, and also whether the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license. The digital license is returned if the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms (regardless of whether the device is a same device from which the product key was activated), and otherwise is not returned. The digital license can be removed from the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Egor Nikitin, Viswanath Vadlamani, Alexander Kochis
  • Patent number: 9424399
    Abstract: A request for a digital license associated with a software product is received from a device. The request includes a user ID of a user of the device, with the digital license having been generated in response to a request to activate the software product with a product key. A check is made as to whether a digital license bound to the user ID is available, and also whether the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license. The digital license is returned if the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms (regardless of whether the device is a same device from which the product key was activated), and otherwise is not returned. The digital license can be removed from the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Egor Nikitin, Viswanath Vadlamani, Alexander Kochis
  • Publication number: 20100293103
    Abstract: A party associated with a digital license is identified from a digital license bound to a user's user ID. This digital license identifies a set of rights for a software product. A determination is made as to when an additional sale associated with the software license is made, and an indication that the party is recognized in association with this sale is generated. Additionally, a license management service can determine, independent of whether the user is currently logged in to an online service with the user ID, when the digital license is to be renewed. The digital license is automatically renewed and automatically billed for (if authorized by the user), resulting in a new expiration date for the digital license. The digital license with the new expiration date is stored and subsequently sent to a device via which the user logs in to the online service with the user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Egor Nikitin, Viswanath Vadlamani, Alexander Kochis
  • Publication number: 20100293536
    Abstract: A product key for a software product is obtained and an activation service is accessed by a device to activate the software product with the product key. A digital license associated with the software product is received from the activation service, and the digital license is bound to a set of user-identifying credentials of a user of the device. This application of the digital license can take various forms, such as enabling use of a software product altogether or enabling/disabling of a certain set of features. The digital license and an indication of an association of the digital license to the user ID is saved to a remote license management service, may be cached locally, and may expire and become unusable in the system. The license management service receives and saves this digital license, and can remove expired time-limited licenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Egor Nikitin, Viswanath Vadlamani, Alexander Kochis
  • Publication number: 20100293622
    Abstract: A request for a digital license associated with a software product is received from a device. The request includes a user ID of a user of the device, with the digital license having been generated in response to a request to activate the software product with a product key. A check is made as to whether a digital license bound to the user ID is available, and also whether the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license. The digital license is returned if the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms (regardless of whether the device is a same device from which the product key was activated), and otherwise is not returned. The digital license can be removed from the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Egor Nikitin, Viswanath Vadlamani, Alexander Kochis