Patents by Inventor Manu Vasandani

Manu Vasandani 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).

  • Securing mixed-mode applications
    Patent number: 8370950
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to securing mixed-mode applications in a semi-trusted environment. In an embodiment, a computer system securely loads native data files associated with a mixed-mode application. The secure loading ensures that the native components upon which the managed component depends are authentic. The computer system implements a securely stored handle associated with the loaded native data files to provide secure communications between the managed component and the loaded native data files. The handle provides a trusted function pointer to an associated mixed-mode application function. The computer system also initiates a security permission request for each resource that is passed to the native components during execution of the mixed-mode application, so that each resource is verified before execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tarun Ramsinghani, Parthasarathy Krishnaswamy, Jonathan C. Hawkins, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Manu Vasandani, Parasuraman Narasimhan, Amit Kumar Gupta
  • SECURING MIXED-MODE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20120144495
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to securing mixed-mode applications in a semi-trusted environment. In an embodiment, a computer system securely loads native data files associated with a mixed-mode application. The secure loading ensures that the native components upon which the managed component depends are authentic. The computer system implements a securely stored handle associated with the loaded native data files to provide secure communications between the managed component and the loaded native data files. The handle provides a trusted function pointer to an associated mixed-mode application function. The computer system also initiates a security permission request for each resource that is passed to the native components during execution of the mixed-mode application, so that each resource is verified before execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tarun Ramsinghani, Parthasarathy Krishnaswamy, Jonathan C. Hawkins, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Manu Vasandani, Parasuraman Narasimhan, Amit Kumar Gupta
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7644414
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, David S. Ebbo, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Jayanth V. Rajan, Keith W. Ballinger, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark A. Boulter, Nikhil Kothari, Robert M. Howard, Scott D. Guthrie, Stephen J. Millet, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Yann E. Christensen
  • Computing system and method for allowing plurality of applications written in different programming languages to communicate and request resources or services via a common language runtime layer
    Patent number: 7581231
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Millet, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • System and method for protecting configuration settings in distributed text-based configuration files
    Patent number: 7543145
    Abstract: System and methods for protecting sensitive data stored in a text-based configuration file. In a web server application, data associated with sensitive information such as connection information for a remote database may be stored within a configuration file and accessed whenever a request for information from that database is received. To prevent unwanted access to remote database, the portion of the configuration file with sensitive information is encrypted. A decryption provider selected by the requesting server or client application decrypts the sensitive data using the decryption key, retrieves protected data from the remote database, and the configuration server provides a response based on the sensitive data protecting access to the remote database. The encryption/decryption process is transparent to the web server application consuming the configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik B. Olson, Manu Vasandani, Marchel Cohn
  • System and method providing multi-tier applications architecture
    Patent number: 7451176
    Abstract: A network-based distributed application system is provided in accordance with the present invention for enabling services to be established locally on a client system. The system may include an application and presentation logic, at least a portion of which is interchangeably processed by a server or a client without modification to the portion. The core functionality provided by the application may be preserved between the client and the server wherein improved network performance may provided along with improved offline service capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Anders, Gary S. Burd, Scott D. Guthrie, Satoshi Nakajima, Eric B. Olsen, Dmitry Robsman, John P. Shewchuk, Michael J. Toutonghi, Manu Vasandani
  • Authentication and authorization pipeline architecture for use in a server
    Patent number: 7266605
    Abstract: A method, system, and article of manufacture for providing an authentication and authorization pipeline for use in a web server to grant access to web resources to users. The server creates an entry within an userID to roles database for each user who may access resources present on the web server and creates an entry within the roles to resource database for each resource that may be accessed on the web server. The server then authenticates the identify of each user accessing a resource on the web server using a userID, one or more authentication parameters, and a resource access request, creates a data object having an authenticated userID and one or more roles corresponding to the authenticated userID obtained from the userID to roles database, and authorizes access to a resource identified within the resource access request if one or more roles within the data object correspond to an access role corresponding to the roles listed within the roles to resource database for the identified resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Manu Vasandani, Dmitry Robsman, Bilal Alam
  • Application Program Interface for Network Software Platform
    Publication number: 20070100967
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Anthony Moore, David Ebbo, Erik Christensen, Erik Olsen, Fabio Yeon, Jayanth Rajan, Keith Ballinger, Manu Vasandani, Mark Anders, Mark Boulter, Nikhil Kothari, Robert Howard, Scott Guthrie, Stephen Millet, Stefan Pharies, Suzanne Cook, Susan Warren, Yann Christensen
  • Application program interface that enables communication for a network software platform
    Patent number: 7117504
    Abstract: An application program interface includes a first class to provide information regarding a current HTTP request. The application program interface also includes a second class to manage HTTP output to a client and an object to provide access to server-side utilities and processes. Particular application program interfaces include additional classes to manipulate cookies, handle file transfers, provide exception information, or control operation of an output cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, David S. Ebbo, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Jayanth V. Rajan, Keith W. Ballinger, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark A. Boulter, Nikhil Kothari, Robert M. Howard, Scott D. Guthrie, Stephen J. Millet, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Yann E. Christensen
  • System and method for protecting configuration settings in distributed text-based configuration files
    Publication number: 20060200665
    Abstract: System and methods for protecting sensitive data stored in a text-based configuration file. In a web server application, data associated with sensitive information such as connection information for a remote database may be stored within a configuration file and accessed whenever a request for information from that database is received. To prevent unwanted access to remote database, the portion of the configuration file with sensitive information is encrypted. A decryption provider selected by the requesting server or client application decrypts the sensitive data using the decryption key, retrieves protected data from the remote database, and the configuration server provides a response based on the sensitive data protecting access to the remote database. The encryption/decryption process is transparent to the web server application consuming the configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Olson, Manu Vasandani, Marchel Cohn
  • Authentication and authorization pipeline architecture for use in a server
    Publication number: 20060080440
    Abstract: A method, system, and article of manufacture for providing an authentication and authorization pipeline for use in a web server to grant access to web resources to users. The server creates an entry within an userID to roles database for each user who may access resources present on the web server and creates an entry within the roles to resource database for each resource that may be accessed on the web server. The server then authenticates the identify of each user accessing a resource on the web server using a userID, one or more authentication parameters, and a resource access request, creates a data object having an authenticated userID and one or more roles corresponding to the authenticated userID obtained from the userID to roles database, and authorizes access to a resource identified within the resource access request if one or more roles within the data object correspond to an access role corresponding to the roles listed within the roles to resource database for the identified resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Manu Vasandani, Dmitry Robsman, Bilal Alam
  • System and method providing multi-tier applications architecture
    Publication number: 20060069712
    Abstract: A network-based distributed application system is provided in accordance with the present invention for enabling services to be established locally on a client system. The system may include an application and presentation logic, at least a portion of which is interchangeably processed by a server or a client without modification to the portion. The core functionality provided by the application may be preserved between the client and the server wherein improved network performance may provided along with improved offline service capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Anders, Gary Burd, Scott Guthrie, Satoshi Nakajima, Eric Olsen, Dmitry Robsman, John Shewchuk, Michael Toutonghi, Manu Vasandani
  • System and method providing multi-tier applications architecture
    Patent number: 6996599
    Abstract: A network-based distributed application system is provided in accordance with the present invention for enabling services to be established locally on a client system. The system may include an application and presentation logic, at least a portion of which is interchangeably processed by a server or a client without modification to the portion. The core functionality provided by the application may be preserved between the client and the server wherein improved network performance may provided along with improved offline service capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Anders, Gary S. Burd, Scott D. Guthrie, Satoshi Nakajima, Erik B. Olson, Dmitry Robsman, John P. Shewchuk, Michael J. Toutonghi, Manu Vasandani
  • Authentication and authorization pipeline architecture for use in a web server
    Patent number: 6985946
    Abstract: A method, system, and article of manufacture for providing an authentication and authorization pipeline for use in a web server to grant access to web resources to users. The server creates an entry within an userID to roles database for each user who may access resources present on the web server and creates an entry within the roles to resource database for each resource that may be accessed on the web server. The server then authenticates the identify of each user accessing a resource on the web server using a userID, one or more authentication parameters, and a resource access request, creates a data object having an authenticated userID and one or more roles corresponding to the authenticated userID obtained from the userID to roles database, and authorizes access to a resource identified within the resource access request if one or more roles within the data object correspond to an access role corresponding to the roles listed within the roles to resource database for the identified resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Manu Vasandani, Dmitry Robsman, Bilal Alam
  • Graphical query analyzer
    Patent number: 6744449
    Abstract: A user specifies one or more queries comprising a batch of SQL statements. Each query submitted is displayed and represented as a tree, with each operation in the execution plan for the query represented by a corresponding tree node. This representation intuitively conveys the DBMS execution strategy which would be used to process the queries. The tree nodes are displayed as icons, with a unique one of such icons corresponding respectively to each of the possible query operations. In addition, the computing cost of each operation (each node) as a percentage of overall query cost is displayed, as is the cost of each query as a percentage of the overall cost of the specified query batch. A user may select an operation (tree node) with a conventional mouse, whereupon a user interface will show more detailed cost statistics relating to the selected operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart P. MacLeod, Casey L. Kiernan, Manu Vasandani
  • Graphical query analyzer
    Publication number: 20030177137
    Abstract: A user specifies one or more queries comprising a batch of SQL statements. Each query submitted is displayed and represented as a tree, with each operation in the execution plan for the query represented by a corresponding tree node. This representation intuitively conveys the DBMS execution strategy which would be used to process the queries. The tree nodes are displayed as icons, with a unique one of such icons corresponding respectively to each of the possible query operations. In addition, the computing cost of each operation (each node) as a percentage of overall query cost is displayed, as is the cost of each query as a percentage of the overall cost of the specified query batch. A user may select an operation (tree node) with a conventional mouse, whereupon a user interface will show more detailed cost statistics relating to the selected operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stewart P. MacLeod, Casey L. Kiernan, Manu Vasandani
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Publication number: 20030167355
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, David S. Ebbo, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Jayanth V. Rajan, Keith W. Ballinger, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark A. Boulter, Nikhil Kothari, Robert M. Howard, Scott D. Guthrie, Stephen J. Millet, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanna M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Yann E. Christensen
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Publication number: 20030028685
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Miller, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • Graphical query analyzer
    Patent number: 6434545
    Abstract: A user specifies one or more queries comprising a batch of SQL statements. Each query submitted is displayed and represented as a tree, with each operation in the execution plan for the query represented by a corresponding tree node. This representation intuitively conveys the DBMS execution strategy which would be used to process the queries. The tree nodes are displayed as icons, with a unique one of such icons corresponding respectively to each of the possible query operations. In addition, the computing cost of each operation (each node) as a percentage of overall query cost is displayed, as is the cost of each query as a percentage of the overall cost of the specified query batch. A user may select an operation (tree node) with a conventional mouse, whereupon a user interface will show more detailed cost statistics relating to the selected operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart P. MacLeod, Casey L. Kiernan, Manu Vasandani