Patents by Inventor James H. Hong

James H. Hong 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).

  • Task initiated account presentation for rights elevation
    Patent number: 8024813
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods detect a task which is not authorized for a user account. Responsive to detecting the task, the embodiment presents a different user account that is authorized to allow the task and information relating to the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James H. Hong, Jonathan D Schwartz, Michael G. Sheldon, Zeke B. Odins-Lucas
  • Secure privilege elevation by way of secure desktop on computing device
    Patent number: 7832004
    Abstract: A computing device has a user desktop on which a relatively less-secure user application is executed and a secure desktop elevated from the user desktop on which a relatively more-secure secure application is executed upon a request thereto from the user application. To securely collect information from a user at the computer device with regard to the secure application at the secure desktop, an access interface is securely executed on the secure desktop and is visually presented in conjunction with the requesting user application of the user desktop such that the access interface is visually coupled to the requesting user application and is visually perceived by the user along with such requesting user application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Schwartz, Eric C. Perlin, James H. Hong, Stephen F. Scallen, Sermet Iskin
  • Credential interface
    Patent number: 7810143
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a credential interface. These systems and/or methods may build a credential user interface enabling a user to choose between multiple credentials and submit an authenticator for a chosen credential. These systems and/or methods may also gather information about arbitrary credentials and build a user interface for submission of authenticators for these arbitrary credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Ruzyski, James H. Hong, Brian K. McNeil, Chris J. Guzak, Brian D. Wentz, Klaus U. Schutz, Stefan Richards, Eric C. Perlin, Cristian Ilac, Sterling M. Reasor, Eric R. Flo, John Stephens, Benjamin A. Hutz
  • Rights elevator
    Patent number: 7617530
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods present a user interface identifying an account having a right to permit a task in response to the task being prohibited based on a user's current account not having that right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M Ruzyski, James H. Hong, Brian McNeil, Anastasia C Doerr, Chris J. Guzak, Sterling M. Reasor, Charles W. Stabb, Brian D. Wentz
  • Secure privilege elevation by way of secure desktop on computing device
    Publication number: 20080040797
    Abstract: A computing device has a user desktop on which a relatively less-secure user application is executed and a secure desktop elevated from the user desktop on which a relatively more-secure secure application is executed upon a request thereto from the user application. To securely collect information from a user at the computer device with regard to the secure application at the secure desktop, an access interface is securely executed on the secure desktop and is visually presented in conjunction with the requesting user application of the user desktop such that the access interface is visually coupled to the requesting user application and is visually perceived by the user along with such requesting user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Schwartz, Eric C. Perlin, James H. Hong, Stephen F. Scallen, Sermet Iskin
  • User interface for a portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D531635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Hoefnagels, Olivier d'Hose, James H. Hong, Michael James Hone
  • User interface for a portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D531636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Hoefnagels, Olivier d'Hose, James H. Hong, Michael James Hone
  • User interface for a portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D532014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Hoefnagels, Olivier d'Hose, James H. Hong, Michael James Hone
  • User interface for a portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D537449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Hoefnagels, Olivier d'Hose, James H. Hong, Michael James Hone