Patents by Inventor Jason Mackay

Jason Mackay 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).

  • Patent number: 11967238
    Abstract: A vehicle detection system warns snowmobilers of other approaching vehicles with potential risk of collision. To better prevent accidents, the system calculates collision risks and warns the rider based on level of risk. When riding in groups, a member can press a stop request button to ask the group to slow down. When a member exits the group, everyone in the group will receive a message, alerts or indication with the update. The vehicle detection system utilizes Bluetooth® low energy (BLE), LoRaWAN® technologies and/or global positioning system technologies and is designed to detect other devices in the region and use acquired information to calculate proximity and risk of collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Churko, Rachel Kellie Churko, Jason Tyler Griffin, Joshua Kwan Ho Wong, Timothy Mackay, Thai Nguyen, Mingxuan Wang, Benjamin Altman, Lawrence Sze-Heen Leung
  • Patent number: 8955035
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a security policy language to accommodate anonymous credentials are described. A policy statement in a security policy language can reference an anonymous credential. When the policy statement is evaluated to decide whether to grant access to a resource mediated by the policy statement, the anonymous credential is used. The policy language can be implemented to allow one anonymous credential to delegate access-granting rights to another anonymous credential. Furthermore, an anonymous credential can be re-randomized to avoid linkage between uses of the anonymous credential, which can compromise anonymity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mira Belinkiy, Tolga Acar, Thomas Roeder, Jason Mackay, Brian LaMachia
  • Publication number: 20120159577
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a security policy language to accommodate anonymous credentials are described. A policy statement in a security policy language can reference an anonymous credential. When the policy statement is evaluated to decide whether to grant access to a resource mediated by the policy statement, the anonymous credential is used. The policy language can be implemented to allow one anonymous credential to delegate access-granting rights to another anonymous credential. Furthermore, an anonymous credential can be re-randomized to avoid linkage between uses of the anonymous credential, which can compromise anonymity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mira Belinkiy, Tolga Acar, Thomas Roeder, Jason Mackay, Brian LaMacchia
  • Publication number: 20060130037
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide the ability for a software provider to distribute software updates to several different recipients utilizing a peer-to-peer environment. The invention described herein may be used to update any type of software, including, but not limited to, operating software, programming software, anti-virus software, database software, etc. The use of a peer-to-peer environment with added security provides the ability to minimize download time for each peer and also reduce the amount of egress bandwidth that must be provided by the software provider to enable recipients (peers) to obtain the update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Jason Mackay