Patents by Inventor Chris Halstead

Chris Halstead 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: 12217076
    Abstract: Enrollment management for virtual devices is described. In some examples, an enrollment agent of a virtual device retrieves a serial number using an operating system command that identifies the serial number locally to the virtual device. A request to identify device records with the management service is transmitted along with the serial number. A management identifier is received for a device record that is associated with the serial number. A local device management parameter of the virtual device is set to specify the management identifier. An enrollment request is transmitted to the management service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Halstead, Jared Cook, Kevin B. Sheehan
  • Patent number: 12153689
    Abstract: Examples of enrollment of virtual devices for unprivileged users are described. In some examples, a virtual device includes an enrollment agent, encrypted enrollment credentials, and a user mode privilege elevation component that elevates privilege of the enrollment agent. A privilege elevated token is created to include an administrative privilege of a local security authority service, and a security context of an unprivileged user account logged in to the virtual device. The enrollment agent is launched using the privilege elevated token rather than a user token of a user that is logged in. The enrollment agent decrypts the encrypted enrollment credentials based on administrative privilege of the privilege elevated token, and enrolls the virtual device with a management service using decrypted enrollment credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Halstead, Kevin B. Sheehan, Jared Cook, Joshua Spencer
  • Publication number: 20230195493
    Abstract: Enrollment management for virtual devices is described. In some examples, an enrollment agent of a virtual device retrieves a serial number using an operating system command that identifies the serial number locally to the virtual device. A request to identify device records with the management service is transmitted along with the serial number. A management identifier is received for a device record that is associated with the serial number. A local device management parameter of the virtual device is set to specify the management identifier. An enrollment request is transmitted to the management service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Halstead, Jared Cook, Kevin B. Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20230185929
    Abstract: Examples of enrollment of virtual devices for unprivileged users are described. In some examples, a virtual device includes an enrollment agent, encrypted enrollment credentials, and a user mode privilege elevation component that elevates privilege of the enrollment agent. A privilege elevated token is created to include an administrative privilege of a local security authority service, and a security context of an unprivileged user account logged in to the virtual device. The enrollment agent is launched using the privilege elevated token rather than a user token of a user that is logged in. The enrollment agent decrypts the encrypted enrollment credentials based on administrative privilege of the privilege elevated token, and enrolls the virtual device with a management service using decrypted enrollment credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Halstead, Kevin B. Sheehan, Jared Cook, Joshua Spencer