Patents by Inventor Brian Stuard Perlman

Brian Stuard Perlman 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).

  • SECURE USER ASSIGNED DEVICE FROM MANUFACTURER
    Publication number: 20230401318
    Abstract: This document relates to securing ownership of devices to particular users when the devices are shipped directly from an original equipment manufacturer in order to prevent malicious use of devices that are lost or stolen. A purchaser may purchase a device from an original equipment manufacturer, and as part of the purchasing process, may provide ownership information for the device, which may include a user identifier and an identity provider. The ownership data can be written to firmware, and upon powering on of the device, the device can request a user identifier, which is then validated by the identity provider before allowing operating systems operations to continue on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anni Dong, Yanan Zhang, Brian Stuard Perlman
  • SECURE USER ASSIGNED DEVICE FROM MANUFACTURER
    Publication number: 20210406377
    Abstract: This document relates to securing ownership of devices to particular users when the devices are shipped directly from an original equipment manufacturer in order to prevent malicious use of devices that are lost or stolen. A purchaser may purchase a device from an original equipment manufacturer, and as part of the purchasing process, may provide ownership information for the device, which may include a user identifier and an identity provider. The ownership data can be written to firmware, and upon powering on of the device, the device can request a user identifier, which is then validated by the identity provider before allowing operating systems operations to continue on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anni Dong, Yanan Zhang, Brian Stuard Perlman