Patents by Inventor Mihir Maniar

Mihir Maniar 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: 20140207909
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • Patent number: 8719170
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • Patent number: 8126814
    Abstract: A method and system for installing software and hardware licenses on electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, a method is disclosed for installing licenses in a node based licensing scheme. The electronic device defining the node receives an input containing an authorization key. The authorization comprises a license for a service feature, a node identifier, a software version, and a sequence number. Information in the authorization key is used to install the license on the electronic device. The node identifier is compared to an official node identifier stored at the electronic device. The sequence number is compared to an official sequence number stored at the electronic device. The license is installed into a pool of licenses available to the electronic device when the node identifier matches the official node identifier and the sequence number matches the official sequence number. The sequence number ensures that the authorization key at most can only be used once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Zafar Khalid, Jyotsna Gummaraju
  • Publication number: 20100241568
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • Patent number: 7725721
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generate a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • Publication number: 20060106727
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Prabhakara Yellai, Phong Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric Eggel, Alex Truong
  • Publication number: 20060106728
    Abstract: A method and system for installing software and hardware licenses on electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, a method is disclosed for installing licenses in a node based licensing scheme. The electronic device defining the node receives an input containing an authorization key. The authorization comprises a license for a service feature, a node identifier, a software version, and a sequence number. Information in the authorization key is used to install the license on the electronic device. The node identifier is compared to an official node identifier stored at the electronic device. The sequence number is compared to an official sequence number stored at the electronic device. The license is installed into a pool of licenses available to the electronic device when the node identifier matches the official node identifier and the sequence number matches the official sequence number. The sequence number ensures that the authorization key at most can only be used once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Prabhakara Yellai, Mihir Maniar, Eric Eggel, Zafar Khalid, Jyotsna Gummaraju