Patents by Inventor Marc Silbey

Marc Silbey 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).

  • Publication number: 20100217989
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey
  • Publication number: 20100211773
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique of protecting users against certain types of Internet attacks. The technique involves obtaining certificates from visited web sites and qualifying communications with those web sites based on the content of the certificates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Lawrence, Roberto A. Franco, Venkatraman V. Kudallur, Marc A. Silbey
  • Publication number: 20100192165
    Abstract: Various embodiments pertain to ascertaining domain contexts. In one embodiment, an application receives content that may contain a script (i.e. code). In this case, the domain context is ascertained and the script is executed in the context of the domain associated with the received content, rather than requiring the application or some other component to navigate to a location, such as a web location, to attempt to ascertain the domain context of the script. In another embodiment, third party objects or code are required to provide their domain context to an application in order for the application to make a security-based decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Govind Varshney, Marc A. Silbey, Shankar Ganesh, Robert Impollonia, Venkatraman V. Kudallur
  • Patent number: 7743254
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron J. Sauve, Cornelis K. Van Dok, Marc A. Silbey
  • Patent number: 7735094
    Abstract: Various embodiments pertain to ascertaining domain contexts. In one embodiment, an application receives content that may contain a script (i.e. code). In this case, the domain context is ascertained and the script is executed in the context of the domain associated with the received content, rather than requiring the application or some other component to navigate to a location, such as a web location, to attempt to ascertain the domain context of the script. In another embodiment, third party objects or code are required to provide their domain context to an application in order for the application to make a security-based decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Govind Varshney, Marc A. Silbey, Shankar Ganesh, Robert Impollonia, Venkatraman V Kudallur
  • Patent number: 7725930
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique of protecting users against certain types of Internet attacks. The technique involves obtaining certificates from visited web sites and qualifying communications with those web sites based on the content of the certificates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M Lawrence, Roberto A. Franco, Venkatraman V Kudallur, Marc A Silbey
  • Publication number: 20080307306
    Abstract: An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to an appropriate object requiring contact information. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is automatically entered. If a user does not select a listed contact, but instead begins manually typing in the contact information then the interface performs a search and displays a list of unexpected contacts having contact information matching the typed input from the user. Various criteria can be used to identify which contacts will be presented to the user and how they will be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Fabio Pettinati, John-Anthony Owens, Jonathan D. Perlow, Cornelis K. van Dok, Denise L. Chen, Marc A. Silbey
  • Patent number: 7418663
    Abstract: An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to an appropriate object requiring contact information. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is automatically entered. If a user does not select a listed contact, but instead begins manually typing in the contact information then the interface performs a search and displays a list of unexpected contacts having contact information matching the typed input from the user. Various criteria can be used to identify which contacts will be presented to the user and how they will be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Fabio Pettinati, John-Anthony Owens, Jonathan D. Perlow, Cornelis K. van Dok, Denise L. Chen, Marc A. Silbey
  • Patent number: 7313760
    Abstract: An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to a type-in line requiring contact information. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is automatically entered into the type-in line. If a user does not select a listed contact, but instead begins manually typing in the contact information then the interface performs a search and displays a list of unexpected contacts having contact information matching the typed input from the user. The interface also provides a menu with additional search options for searching for desired contact information. The additional search options include directory searching and filtered searching. The application hosting the interface can specify the appropriate contact information that it requires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel K. Grossman, Cornelis K. van Dok, Jonathan D. Perlow, Vivien Park, Koichi Tsunoda, Denise L. Chen, Marc A. Silbey
  • Publication number: 20070006148
    Abstract: Various embodiments pertain to ascertaining domain contexts. In one embodiment, an application receives content that may contain a script (i.e. code). In this case, the domain context is ascertained and the script is executed in the context of the domain associated with the received content, rather than requiring the application or some other component to navigate to a location, such as a web location, to attempt to ascertain the domain context of the script. In another embodiment, third party objects or code are required to provide their domain context to an application in order for the application to make a security-based decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Govind Varshney, Marc Silbey, Shankar Ganesh, Robert Impollonia, Venkatraman Kudallur
  • Publication number: 20060230272
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique of protecting users against certain types of Internet attacks. The technique involves obtaining certificates from visited web sites and qualifying communications with those web sites based on the content of the certificates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Lawrence, Roberto Franco, Venkatraman Kudallur, Marc Silbey
  • Publication number: 20060225137
    Abstract: When using a clipboard or drag-and-drop interface of a graphical computer interface, a source application includes trust information along with data that is proffered to a target application. The target application conditions its acceptance of such data based on the trust information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zeke Odins-Lucas, Samuel Fortiner, Marc Silbey
  • Publication number: 20060218403
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for presenting security information about a current site or communications session. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to receive a certificate during a negotiation of a secure session between a local device and a remote device. The certificate includes security information about a site maintained at the remote device. The security information is displayed to a user of the browsing software in a meaningful fashion to allow the user to make a trust determination about the site. Displaying the security information may include presenting a certificate summary that includes the most relevant information about the certificate, such as the name of the owner of the site and the name of the certificating authority of the certificate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Sauve, Cornelis Van Dok, Marc Silbey
  • Publication number: 20040210844
    Abstract: An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to an appropriate object requiring contact information. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is automatically entered. If a user does not select a listed contact, but instead begins manually typing in the contact information then the interface performs a search and displays a list of unexpected contacts having contact information matching the typed input from the user. Various criteria can be used to identify which contacts will be presented to the user and how they will be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Fabio Pettinati, John-Anthony Owens, Jonathan D. Perlow, Cornelis K. van Dok, Denise L. Chen, Marc A. Silbey
  • Publication number: 20040119742
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a hybrid list view of display objects are provided. A screen display includes a number of display objects that can be selected for manipulation and selected to initiate an action. Each display object can include a graphical selection control to toggle a selection status, a foreground portion to an action and a background portion to toggle a selection status and initiate an action. Software applications generate list view screen displays incorporating display objects and can process an additional variety of user inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Silbey, Sandra B. Barnat, Gail Borod Giacobbe, Alan B. Auerbach, Michelle D. McKelvey, Cornelis K. van Dok, Jordan L.K. Schwartz, Kelly L. Ford
  • Publication number: 20040119732
    Abstract: An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to a type-in line requiring contact information. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is automatically entered into the type-in line. If a user does not select a listed contact, but instead begins manually typing in the contact information then the interface performs a search and displays a list of unexpected contacts having contact information matching the typed input from the user. The interface also provides a menu with additional search options for searching for desired contact information. The additional search options include directory searching and filtered searching. The application hosting the interface can specify the appropriate contact information that it requires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Joel K. Grossman, Cornelis K. van Dok, Jonathan D. Perlow, Vivien Park, Koichi Tsunoda, Denise L. Chen, Marc A. Silbey