Patents by Inventor Kevin John Savage

Kevin John Savage 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).

  • Method for prompting a user to install and execute an unauthenticated computer application
    Patent number: 7434259
    Abstract: The present invention prompts a user to accept, install and execute unauthenticated computer applications. When the user accepts the application, information relating to the application files may be added to a prompt exclusion list (PEL). In this way, further downloads or execution of the same applications may be performed without prompting the user. The integrity of the application is checked before it is run. If the integrity does not match the stored integrity, the application is terminated. A revocation list is maintained that denies any applications on the revocation list from executing even if they contain signed certificates and are from trusted sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Milton Hofmeister, Ryan Walter Jason Waite, Kevin John Savage, Miguel A. Claudio
  • Method for prompting a user to install and execute an unauthenticated computer application
    Publication number: 20040078565
    Abstract: The present invention prompts a user to accept, install and execute unauthenticated computer applications. When the user accepts the application, information relating to the application files may be added to a prompt exclusion list (PEL). In this way, further downloads or execution of the same applications may be performed without prompting the user. The integrity of the application is checked before it is run. If the integrity does not match the stored integrity, the application is terminated. A revocation list is maintained that denies any applications on the revocation list from executing even if they contain signed certificates and are from trusted sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Milton Hofmeister, Ryan Walter Jason Waite, Kevin John Savage, Miguel A. Claudio