Patents by Inventor Kurt Arley Luke Thorne

Kurt Arley Luke Thorne 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).

  • Functionality for providing de-identified data
    Patent number: 8510850
    Abstract: A de-identification system is described herein for converting original messages into de-identified messages. The de-identification system leverages original message-inception-functionality which operates as a gateway for providing original messages for use by a production environment. Namely, the de-identification system includes a transformation module that receives the original messages from the original message-inception functionality. The transformation module then converts instances of sensitive information contained in the original messages into non-sensitive information, to produce the de-identified messages. A de-identified environment can consume the de-identified messages with high confidence that the messages have been properly sanitized. This is because the de-identification work has been performed at a well-contained quarantine level of the message processing functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan J. Dove, Craig F. Feied, Michael T. Gillam, Jonathan A. Handler, Dobroslav K. Kolev, Kurt Arley Luke Thorne
  • FUNCTIONALITY FOR PROVIDING DE-IDENTIFIED DATA
    Publication number: 20120159637
    Abstract: A de-identification system is described herein for converting original messages into de-identified messages. The de-identification system leverages original message-inception-functionality which operates as a gateway for providing original messages for use by a production environment. Namely, the de-identification system includes a transformation module that receives the original messages from the original message-inception functionality. The transformation module then converts instances of sensitive information contained in the original messages into non-sensitive information, to produce the de-identified messages. A de-identified environment can consume the de-identified messages with high confidence that the messages have been properly sanitized. This is because the de-identification work has been performed at a well-contained quarantine level of the message processing functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan J. Dove, Craig F. Feied, Michael T. Gillam, Jonathan A. Handler, Dobroslav K. Kolev, Kurt Arley Luke Thorne