Patents by Inventor Kristian E. Hatlelid

Kristian E. Hatlelid 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).

  • Obfuscated state store for rights management system and the like
    Patent number: 8065534
    Abstract: A state store having state information therein is stored on a computing device. Information at least nearly unique to the computing device is obtained, and a number of locations at which at least a portion of the state store is to be stored at is determined. Pseudo-random file names and corresponding paths are generated based at least in part on the obtained information, whereby the generated file names and corresponding paths are likewise at least nearly unique to the computing device, and the generated file names and path are paired to form the locations. Thereafter, the state store is stored according to the generated locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Tan, Caglar Gunyakti, Yue Liu, Karan S. Dhillon, Kristian E. Hatlelid
  • OBFUSCATED STATE STORE FOR RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20100257378
    Abstract: A state store having state information therein is stored on a computing device. Information at least nearly unique to the computing device is obtained, and a number of locations at which at least a portion of the state store is to be stored at is determined. Pseudo-random file names and corresponding paths are generated based at least in part on the obtained information, whereby the generated file names and corresponding paths are likewise at least nearly unique to the computing device, and the generated file names and path are paired to form the locations. Thereafter, the state store is stored according to the generated locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Tan, Caglar Gunyakti, Yue Liu, Karan S. Dhillon, Kristian E. Hatlelid
  • Obfuscated state store for rights management system and the like
    Patent number: 7774623
    Abstract: A state store having state information therein is stored on a computing device. Information at least nearly unique to the computing device is obtained, and a number of locations at which at least a portion of the state store is to be stored at is determined. Pseudo-random file names and corresponding paths are generated based at least in part on the obtained information, whereby the generated file names and corresponding paths are likewise at least nearly unique to the computing device, and the generated file names and path are paired to form the locations. Thereafter, the state store is stored according to the generated locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Tan, Caglar Gunyakti, Yue Liu, Karan S. Dhillon, Kristian E. Hatlelid
  • OBFUSCATED STATE STORE FOR RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20090031146
    Abstract: A state store having state information therein is stored on a computing device. Information at least nearly unique to the computing device is obtained, and a number of locations at which at least a portion of the state store is to be stored at is determined. Pseudo-random file names and corresponding paths are generated based at least in part on the obtained information, whereby the generated file names and corresponding paths are likewise at least nearly unique to the computing device, and the generated file names and path are paired to form the locations. Thereafter, the state store is stored according to the generated locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Tan, Caglar Gunyakti, Yue Liu, Karan S. Dhillon, Kristian E. Hatlelid
  • Obfuscated state store for rights management system and the like
    Patent number: 7447917
    Abstract: A state store having state information therein is stored on a computing device. Information at least nearly unique to the computing device is obtained, and a number of locations at which at least a portion of the state store is to be stored at is determined. Pseudo-random file names and corresponding paths are generated based at least in part on the obtained information, whereby the generated file names and corresponding paths are likewise at least nearly unique to the computing device, and the generated file names and path are paired to form the locations. Thereafter, the state store is stored according to the generated locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Tan, Caglar Gunyakti, Yue Liu, Karan S. Dhillon, Kristian E. Hatlelid