Patents by Inventor Benjamin McGregor

Benjamin McGregor 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).

  • Capability access management
    Patent number: 10592660
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for capability access management are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a memory and a processor to send a signed custom capability description (SCCD) received from a first vendor to the memory for storage. The system may send an application received from a second vendor to the memory for storage. The system attempts to match the application to an authorization listing of the SCCD, where the application can be modified to allow access to a previously inaccessible custom capability in response to the application matching the authorization listing of the SCCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Gonzalez, John Sheehan, Peter Torr, Yifan Wang, Benjamin McGregor, Kumar Rajeev, Dylan D'Silva, Peter Wieland
  • CAPABILITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20180143915
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for capability access management are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a memory and a processor to send a signed custom capability description (SCCD) received from a first vendor to the memory for storage. The system may send an application received from a second vendor to the memory for storage. The system attempts to match the application to an authorization listing of the SCCD, where the application can be modified to allow access to a previously inaccessible custom capability in response to the application matching the authorization listing of the SCCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Gonzalez, John Sheehan, Peter Torr, Yifan Wang, Benjamin McGregor, Kumar Rajeev, Dylan D'Silva, Peter Wieland