Patents by Inventor Ferdinand Jay Alabraba

Ferdinand Jay Alabraba 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).

  • Computer software and services license processing method and system
    Patent number: 7346585
    Abstract: Integrated computer services and software licensing processing methods and systems are provided. A license processing service (LPS) receives a services or software license request from a user via a client computer. The LPS communicates the request to a billing system for the services or software provider to obtain an expiration date for use of a desired service or software product. The LPS receives and forwards the expiration date from the billing system to a licensing clearinghouse operated by the provider of the desired service or software product. The clearinghouse, in turn, provides a use license for the desired service or software application to the client computer via the LPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand Jay Alabraba, Aidan T. Hughes, Matthew William Pearson
  • Verbose hardware identification for binding a software package to a computer system having tolerance for hardware changes
    Patent number: 7290149
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a verbose hardware identification (VHWID) for a given computer system are disclosed. The verbose hardware identification (VHWID) may be used to control the use of software on the given computer system depending on the degree of hardware changes to the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand Jay Alabraba, Aidan T. Hughes, Caglar Gunyakti
  • Compact hardware identification for binding a software package to a computer system having tolerance for hardware changes
    Patent number: 7278131
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a-compact hardware identification (CHWID) for a given computer system are disclosed. The compact hardware identification (CHWID) may be used to control the use of software on the given computer system depending on the degree of hardware changes to the computer system. The compact hardware identification (CHWID) may be electronically transmitted over limited bandwidth media, such as a telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Caglar Gunyakti, Ferdinand Jay Alabraba, Aidan T. Hughes
  • Compact hardware indentification for binding a software package to a computer system having tolerance for hardware changes
    Publication number: 20040177354
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a-compact hardware identification (CHWID) for a given computer system are disclosed. The compact hardware identification (CHWID) may be used to control the use of software on the given computer system depending on the degree of hardware changes to the computer system. The compact hardware identification (CHWID) may be electronically transmitted over limited bandwidth media, such as a telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Caglar Gunyakti, Ferdinand Jay Alabraba, Aidan T. Hughes
  • Verbose hardware identification for binding a software package to a computer system having tolerance for hardware changes
    Publication number: 20040177168
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a verbose hardware identification (VHWID) for a given computer system are disclosed. The verbose hardware identification (VHWID) may be used to control the use of software on the given computer system depending on the degree of hardware changes to the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand Jay Alabraba, Aidan T. Hughes, Caglar Gunyakti