Patents by Inventor Edward L. Stubbs

Edward L. Stubbs 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).

  • Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer
    Patent number: 7603721
    Abstract: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and functionality of the operating system unavailable to the user or by limiting the user's ability to add software applications or device drivers to the computer. Additionally, various techniques can be used to remove or reduce the functionality limitations of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
  • Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer
    Patent number: 7584512
    Abstract: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and functionality of the operating system unavailable to the user or by limiting the user's ability to add software applications or device drivers to the computer. Additionally, various techniques can be used to remove or reduce the functionality limitations of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
  • Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer
    Patent number: 7577853
    Abstract: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and functionality of the operating system unavailable to the user or by limiting the user's ability to add software applications or device drivers to the computer. Additionally, various techniques can be used to remove or reduce the functionality limitations of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
  • Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer
    Patent number: 7536726
    Abstract: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and functionality of the operating system unavailable to the user or by limiting the user's ability to add software applications or device drivers to the computer. Additionally, various techniques can be used to remove or reduce the functionality limitations of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
  • Digital interconnects of a PC with consumer electronics devices
    Patent number: 5787259
    Abstract: A computer includes a housing, a processor positioned in the housing, and an external bus adapter configured to allow the processor to access consumer electronics devices positioned outside of the housing using an external bus. The processor is configured to produce a first digital audio signal, to mix the first digital audio signal with a second digital audio signal to produce a unified digital audio signal, and to transmit the unified digital audio signal to a consumer electronics device using the external bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wassef Haroun, George M. Moore, Forrest Foltz, Edward L. Stubbs, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew