Patents by Inventor Matthew B. Jeffries

Matthew B. Jeffries 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).

  • Techniques for minimum permissions detection and verification
    Patent number: 8321837
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for determining a minimum set of permissions for a software component. A first set of minimum permissions is determined for proper execution of the software component. The first set designates one or more permissions. Determining the first set includes performing iterative testing to determine whether one or more user permissions are included in the first set by only disabling one of the user permissions on an iteration. Verification processing may be performed in which a second set of minimum permissions is determined and the first set may be compared to the second set to determine whether the first set is equivalent to the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric D. Broberg, Matthew B. Jeffries, Matthew Cohen