Patents by Inventor Nicholas Carl Sturm

Nicholas Carl Sturm 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: 9268931
    Abstract: A method for sign-on and sign-out for a computer system. The method includes receiving a first sign-on request for the computer system and obtaining, from the first sign-on request, a first user identifier where the first user identifier corresponds to a first user for the computer system. The method then includes obtaining, from the first sign-on request, a first uniform resource locator (URL) and determining whether the first URL includes a first root name for the computer system. When a determination is made that the first URL includes the first root name for the computer system a first cookie associated with the first user is issued and a first sub-domain name is obtained from the first URL. Also, a second cookie may be issued associated with the first sub-domain name and, when the first cookie and the second cookie are issued, the first user may sign-on to the computer system. In one or more embodiments, the method may include receiving a sign-out request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sarat Chandra Subramaniam, Christian Roy, Venkatesh Veeraraghavan, Nicholas Carl Sturm, Titus Constantin Miron, Matthew Taylor Cohen
  • Publication number: 20130332606
    Abstract: A method for sign-on and sign-out for a computer system includes: receiving a first sign-on request for the computer system; obtaining, from the first sign-on request, a first user identifier, the first user identifier corresponding to a first user for the computer system; obtaining, from the first sign-on request, a first uniform resource locator (URL); determining whether the first URL includes a first root name for the computer system; when a determination is made that the first URL includes the first root name for the computer system: issuing a first cookie; associating the first cookie with the first user; obtaining a first sub-domain name from the first URL; issuing a second cookie, the second cookie being different from the first cookie; associating the second cookie with the first sub-domain name; and when the first cookie and the second cookie are issued, signing-on the first user to the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sarat Chandra Subramaniam, Christian Roy, Venkatesh Veeraraghavan, Nicholas Carl Sturm, Titus Constantin Miron, Matthew Taylor Cohen