Patents by Inventor Douglas S. Cavit

Douglas S. Cavit 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).

  • Automated file distribution
    Patent number: 8862665
    Abstract: Automated file distribution is described. A member of a peer-to-peer network receives from a file server, a file to be distributed. The file is then distributed via the peer-to-peer network to other members of the peer-to-peer network. Members of the peer-to-peer network can choose whether or not to receive a file from another member based on a trust level or reputation associated with the member. The trust level may be based, at least in part, on a number of degrees of separation between the members. Furthermore the file is verified, for example, by validating a digital signature associated with the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Elissa E. S. Murphy, Ryan W. J. Waite, Jason Garms, Douglas S. Cavit, Bo J. Rohlfsen
  • Automated File Distribution
    Publication number: 20120166542
    Abstract: Automated file distribution is described. A member of a peer-to-peer network receives from a file server, a file to be distributed. The file is then distributed via the peer-to-peer network to other members of the peer-to-peer network. Members of the peer-to-peer network can choose whether or not to receive a file from another member based on a trust level or reputation associated with the member. The trust level may be based, at least in part, on a number of degrees of separation between the members. Furthermore the file is verified, for example, by validating a digital signature associated with the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Elissa E. S. Murphy, Ryan W.J. Waite, Jason Garms, Douglas S. Cavit, Bo J. Rohlfsen
  • Automated peer-to-peer file distribution
    Patent number: 8150987
    Abstract: Automated file distribution is described. A member of a peer-to-peer network receives from a file server, a file to be distributed. The file is then distributed via the peer-to-peer network to other members of the peer-to-peer network. Members of the peer-to-peer network can choose whether or not to receive a file from another member based on a trust level or reputation associated with the member. The trust level may be based, at least in part, on a number of degrees of separation between the members. Furthermore the file is verified, for example, by validating a digital signature associated with the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Elissa E. S. Murphy, Ryan W. J. Waite, Jason Garms, Douglas S. Cavit, Bo J. Rohlfsen