Patents by Inventor Daniel Plastina
Daniel Plastina 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).
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Patent number: 10354076Abstract: Reducing risk of data loss by automatically background scanning a data set to detect a plurality of candidate sensitive data items. For at least some of those candidate sensitive data items that are deemed not to concretely classified as sensitive, a dissolvable encryption is applied to the data item to at least temporarily protect the data item. When the user requests access to the data item, the system determines that the data item has been dissolvably encrypted and that the user is authorized to define the sensitivity of the data item. In response, the user is allowed to direct the system as to whether the data item is to be concretely encrypted (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as sensitive), or whether the dissolvable encryption of the data item is to be dissolved (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as not sensitive).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Daniel Plastina
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Patent number: 10225320Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device exposes a service for mapping a UPnP discovered content item to a server message block (SMB) location. The service is arranged to expose an SMB share path to a user at a remote client using a UPnP protocol. The user is then enabled with access to the share via SMB to gain file access, write changes or exercise file level control of the discovered content item. Authentication is optionally utilized to verify that the user is authorized to receive the SMB share location from the service or to verify that the user is authorized to access the SMB share.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: James Walter, Daniel Plastina, Srinivas Kasy Aiyar, Anders Klemets, William F. Schiefelbein
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Publication number: 20180025164Abstract: Reducing risk of data loss by automatically background scanning a data set to detect a plurality of candidate sensitive data items. For at least some of those candidate sensitive data items that are deemed not to concretely classified as sensitive, a dissolvable encryption is applied to the data item to at least temporarily protect the data item. When the user requests access to the data item, the system determines that the data item has been dissolvably encrypted and that the user is authorized to define the sensitivity of the data item. In response, the user is allowed to direct the system as to whether the data item is to be concretely encrypted (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as sensitive), or whether the dissolvable encryption of the data item is to be dissolved (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as not sensitive).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventor: Daniel PLASTINA
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Patent number: 9773117Abstract: Reducing risk of data loss by automatically background scanning data to detect a plurality of candidate sensitive data items. For at least some of those candidate sensitive data items that are deemed not to concretely classified as sensitive, a dissolvable encryption is applied to the data item to at least temporarily protect the data item. When the user requests access to the data item, the system determines that the data item has been dissolvably encrypted and that the user is authorized to define the sensitivity of the data item. In response, the user is allowed to direct the system as to whether the data item is to be concretely encrypted (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as sensitive), or whether the dissolvable encryption of the data item is to be dissolved (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as not sensitive).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Daniel Plastina
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Publication number: 20160366211Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device exposes a service for mapping a UPnP discovered content item to a server message block (SMB) location. The service is arranged to expose an SMB share path to a user at a remote client using a UPnP protocol, The user is then enabled with access to the share via SMB to gain file access, write changes or exercise file level control of the discovered content item. Authentication is optionally utilized to verify that the user is authorized to receive the SMB share location from the service or to verify that the user is authorized to access the SMB share.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: James Walter, Daniel Plastina, Srinivas Kasy Aiyar, Anders Klemets, William F. Schiefelbein
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Patent number: 9407688Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device exposes a service for mapping a UPnP discovered content item to a server message block (SMB) location. The service is arranged to expose an SMB share path to a user at a remote client using a UPnP protocol, The user is then enabled with access to the share via SMB to gain file access, write changes or exercise file level control of the discovered content item. Authentication is optionally utilized to verify that the user is authorized to receive the SMB share location from the service or to verify that the user is authorized to access the SMB share.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: James Walter, Daniel Plastina, Kasy Srinivas, Anders Klemets, William F. Schiefelbein
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Publication number: 20150356303Abstract: Reducing risk of data loss by automatically background scanning a data set to detect a plurality of candidate sensitive data items. For at least some of those candidate sensitive data items that are deemed not to concretely classified as sensitive, a dissolvable encryption is applied to the data item to at least temporarily protect the data item. When the user requests access to the data item, the system determines that the data item has been dissolvably encrypted and that the user is authorized to define the sensitivity of the data item. In response, the user is allowed to direct the system as to whether the data item is to be concretely encrypted (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as sensitive), or whether the dissolvable encryption of the data item is to be dissolved (such as if the user was to confirm the data item as not sensitive).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventor: Daniel Plastina
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Patent number: 9015113Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for selectively synchronizing, with a media library, media files within folders of a filing system. This system and method can preferentially synchronize certain folders rather than others based on whether or not the folders have been modified. This system and method can also maintain synchronization between a media library and a filing system by regularly checking for changes in the filing system.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael John Novak, Daniel Plastina
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Patent number: 8768788Abstract: Sharing media content between entities. A computing device detects and connects to another computing device within a predefined proximity. Media content items and associated metadata are selected and exchanged between the connected computing devices. A subsequent purchase opportunity is provided to the users to purchase the exchanged media content items.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Jones, Daniel Plastina, Ryan Alexander Haveson
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Publication number: 20140129684Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device exposes a service for mapping a UPnP discovered content item to a server message block (SMB) location. The service is arranged to expose an SMB share path to a user at a remote client using a UPnP protocol, The user is then enabled with access to the share via SMB to gain file access, write changes or exercise file level control of the discovered content item. Authentication is optionally utilized to verify that the user is authorized to receive the SMB share location from the service or to verify that the user is authorized to access the SMB share.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: James Walter, Daniel Plastina, Kasy Srinivas, Andens Klemets, William F. Schiefelbein
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Patent number: 8667076Abstract: An arrangement is provided in which a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device exposes a service for mapping a UPnP discovered content item to a server message block (SMB) location. The service is arranged to expose an SMB share path to a user at a remote client using a UPnP protocol. The user is then enabled with access to the share via SMB to gain file access, write changes or exercise file level control of the discovered content item. Authentication is optionally utilized to verify that the user is authorized to receive the SMB share location from the service or to verify that the user is authorized to access the SMB share.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: James Walter, Daniel Plastina, Kasy Srinivas, Anders Klemets, William F. Schiefelbein
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Patent number: 8290820Abstract: Creating a journal of media encounters listing media content that was previously provided to a user. Metadata describing the media encounters is used to create journal entries. The journal is presented to the user for interaction. A purchase opportunity for the media content is provided to the user based on the metadata.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, David Jones
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Publication number: 20120151015Abstract: Sharing media content between entities. A computing device detects and connects to another computing device within a predefined proximity. Media content items and associated metadata are selected and exchanged between the connected computing devices. A subsequent purchase opportunity is provided to the users to purchase the exchanged media content items.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Plastina, David Jones, Ryan Alexander Haveson
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Patent number: 8145532Abstract: Sharing media content between entities. A computing device detects and connects to another computing device within a predefined proximity. Media content items and associated metadata are selected and exchanged between the connected computing devices. A subsequent purchase opportunity is provided to the users to purchase the exchanged media content items.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Jones, Daniel Plastina, Ryan Alexander Haveson
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Patent number: 8140601Abstract: A method for managing a group of owned and for-purchase media items in response to a single user action. The method treats the owned media items and the for-purchase media items similarly with respect to the user's interaction with them, facilitating a user paradigm-shift from thinking about two stores of media items to a single store of media items available for use. A media item grouping generic to both types of media items is provided, permitting sharing of media item collections between users having different access rights with respect to the media items.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CoporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Michael J. Novak, Kipley J. Olson, Michael M. Tse, David M. Nadalin, Phillip Lu, Dennis A. Kiilerich, Andrew L. Silverman
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Patent number: 8099459Abstract: Transmit user feedback from a user to a web syndication author. A first communication link is opened. Content data from the web syndication author is received. The received content data is stored on a first client device. The opened first communication link is terminated after receiving the content data. User behavior data is collected as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link. User feedback including the collected user behavior data is transmitted to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Andrew J. Jaffray, Andrew L. Silverman, John P. Mullally, IV, Joshuah Vincent
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Patent number: 7966551Abstract: Requesting and receiving image files associated with media content. The received image files are stored such that an identifier value associated with the media content is stored in the filenames of the received image files. The invention determines which of the image files is associated with specific media content by searching for the identifier value of the specific media content in the filenames of the image files.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Michael Novak
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Patent number: 7890513Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for providing a user with media item ratings based upon media item ratings of a community of related users. The user sends information about herself to the system. The system places the user in a community of users based upon the user information and provides media item ratings to members of the community based upon media item ratings by other community members.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Edward T. Gausman, John P. Mullally, IV, Michael Novak, Pradeep Jha
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Patent number: 7831605Abstract: Integrated management of local and remote media files. A playlist of media files adapted for rendering by a media player application are located in either a local media library stored at the computer or a remote media library accessible by the computer via a data communication network or both. Media player operations may be performed on the playlist. A first identifier identifies each of the media files in the playlist and a second identifier represents a source of each of the media files in the playlist. A streaming locator defined by the first and second identifiers locates each of the media files in the playlist in the local media library and then in the remote library.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, Michael J. Novak, Jonathan Marshall Cain, Keith W. Ballinger, Frank Z. Chang, Judson Craig Hally
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Patent number: 7792756Abstract: Providing subscription management in local communication regions. Upon detecting a computing device of a user within a predefined proximity, a media server provides the user with access to a corresponding user profile maintained by a media service. The user profile includes subscription information defining access by the user to media content items available from the media service. The user creates or renews a subscription to the media service while connected to the media server, and subsequently receives media content items from the media service.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel Plastina, David Jones, Ryan Alexander Haveson