Patents by Inventor Massimiliano Ciccotosto

Massimiliano Ciccotosto 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).

  • Patent number: 10771328
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20190363935
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David P. LIMONT, John Allen ATWOOD, Massimiliano CICCOTOSTO, Omar AFTAB, Patrick TOUSIGNANT, Selvaraj NALLIAH, Zhidong YANG
  • Patent number: 10382263
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20180191566
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Patent number: 9929904
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20150207681
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Patent number: 9014673
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20140089475
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Patent number: 8626128
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20120258687
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Patent number: 8010997
    Abstract: The present embodiments extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate for accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Patent number: 7591008
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide for authenticating a device to multiple servers without using delegation or having to have a password stored on the device. Multiple certificates that are typically non-delegable are used to authenticate the device to each server. One certificate is used to authenticate the client with the front-end server and a second certificate is used to authenticate the client against a back-end server. Rather than having both certificates reside with the device, however, the second certificate is originally stored by the client in the back-end. It is then retrieved “on-the-fly” by the front-end upon authentication of the client and used to authenticate itself as the client in order to act on behalf of the client when retrieving data from the back-end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Selvaraj Nalliah, Andrew S. Moss, David P. Limont, Gregory A. Bolles, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto
  • Patent number: 7568008
    Abstract: Journaling e-mail messages, containing information about an e-mail message and/or entities associated with the e-mail messages, are sent to journaling mailboxes. An e-mail server sends an original journaling e-mail message, preferably through an envelope protocol extension, to an entity's journaling mailbox. Upon detecting additional recipients of the e-mail message (e.g. an expansion of a distribution list or alternate recipient forwarding rule) the e-mail server sends an additional journaling e-mail message, containing information about the additional recipients, to the entity's journaling mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chandresh K. Jain, Daniel D. Longley, James H. Baker, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Wilbert De Graaf
  • Patent number: 7552179
    Abstract: E-mail envelope journaling. A server determines that an entity's (e.g., a recipient revealed from an expanded distribution list) home mailbox store has envelope journaling enabled and specifies a journaling mailbox address. The server sets a journaling property in an e-mail message identifying that the e-mail message is to be journaled. The server adds the journaling mailbox address specified by the entity's home mailbox store to the journaling property. The server sends envelope journaling information through an envelope protocol extension to the journaling mailbox addresses specified in the journaling property. The server sends the e-mail message to one or more recipients specified in the e-mail message and journaling mailbox addresses specified in the journaling property. Journaling servers receiving envelope journaling information, place journaling information in archive messages, and attach portions e-mail messages to archive messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chandresh K. Jain, Daniel D. Longley, James H. Baker, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Wilbert De Graaf
  • Publication number: 20070006289
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Limont, John Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20070005965
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide for authenticating a device to multiple servers without using delegation or having to have a password stored on the device. Multiple certificates that are typically non-delegable are used to authenticate the device to each server. One certificate is used to authenticate the client with the front-end server and a second certificate is used to authenticate the client against a back-end server. Rather than having both certificates reside with the device, however, the second certificate is originally stored by the client in the back-end. It is then retrieved “on-the-fly” by the front-end upon authentication of the client and used to authenticate itself as the client in order to act on behalf of the client when retrieving data from the back-end server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Selvaraj Nalliah, Andrew Moss, David Limont, Gregory Bolles, John Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto
  • Publication number: 20060075032
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for e-mail envelope journaling. A server determines that an entity's (e.g., a recipient revealed form an expanded distribution list) home mailbox store has envelope journaling enabled and specifies a journaling mailbox address. The server sets a journaling property in an e-mail message identifying that the e-mail message is to be journaled. The server adds the journaling mailbox address specified by the entity's home mailbox store to the journaling property. The server sends envelope journaling information through an envelope protocol extension to the journaling mailbox addresses specified in the journaling property. The server sends the e-mail message to one or more recipients specified in the e-mail message and journaling mailbox addresses specified in the journaling property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Chandresh Jain, Daniel Longley, James Baker, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Wilbert Graaf
  • Publication number: 20060075051
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for e-mail envelope journaling. A server determines that an entity's (e.g., a recipient revealed form an expanded distribution list) home mailbox store has envelope journaling enabled and specifies a journaling mailbox address. The server sets a journaling property in an e-mail message identifying that the e-mail message is to be journaled. The server adds the journaling mailbox address specified by the entity's home mailbox store to the journaling property. The server sends envelope journaling information through an envelope protocol extension to the journaling mailbox addresses specified in the journaling property. The server sends the e-mail message to one or more recipients specified in the e-mail message and journaling mailbox addresses specified in the journaling property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chandresh Jain, Daniel Longley, James Baker, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Wilbert De Graaf