Patents by Inventor Nicholas William Burns

Nicholas William Burns 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: 9946873
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that provide secure executable codes generated during run time via a trusted compiler server are described. An application can send a service request to the compiler server to request executable codes. The compiler server can determine whether the service request is permitted to be served based on a security policy imposed and the security settings associated with the service request. Availability of certain compilers can be allowed if the application is authorized according to the service request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Patent number: 9880819
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that instructs a compiler server to build or otherwise obtain a compiled code corresponding to a compilation request received from an application are described. The compiler server may be configured to compile source codes for a plurality of independent applications, each running in a separate process, using a plurality of independent compilers, each running in a separate compiler process. A search may be performed in a cache for a compiled code that satisfies a compilation request received from an application. A reply message including the compiled code can be provided for the application, wherein the compiled code is compiled in direct response to the request, or is obtained from the cache if the search identities in the cache the compiled code that satisfies the compilation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Publication number: 20150356292
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that provide secure executable codes generated during run time via a trusted compiler server are described. An application can send a service request to the compiler server to request executable codes. The compiler server can determine whether the service request is permitted to be served based on a security policy imposed and the security settings associated with the service request. Availability of certain compilers can be allowed if the application is authorized according to the service request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Patent number: 9117071
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that provide secure executable codes generated during run time via a trusted compiler server are described. An application can send a service request to the compiler server to request executable codes. The compiler server can determine whether the service request is permitted to be served based on a security policy imposed and the security settings associated with the service request. Availability of certain compilers can be allowed if the application is authorized according to the service request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Publication number: 20140181797
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that instructs a compiler server to build or otherwise obtain a compiled code corresponding to a compilation request received from an application are described. The compiler server may be configured to compile source codes for a plurality of independent applications, each running in a separate process, using a plurality of independent compilers, each running in a separate compiler process. A search may be performed in a cache for a compiled code that satisfies a compilation request received from an application. A reply message including the compiled code can be provided for the application, wherein the compiled code is compiled in direct response to the request, or is obtained from the cache if the search identities in the cache the compiled code that satisfies the compilation request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Patent number: 8677329
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that instructs a compiler server to build or otherwise obtain a compiled code corresponding to a compilation request received from an application are described. The compiler server may be configured to compile source codes for a plurality of independent applications, each running in a separate process, using a plurality of independent compilers, each running in a separate compiler process. A search may be performed in a cache for a compiled code that satisfies a compilation request received from an application. A reply message including the compiled code can be provided for the application, wherein the compiled code is compiled in direct response to the request, or is obtained from the cache if the search identifies in the cache the compiled code that satisfies the compilation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Publication number: 20100313189
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that provide secure executable codes generated during run time via a trusted compiler server are described. An application can send a service request to the compiler server to request executable codes. The compiler server can determine whether the service request is permitted to be served based on a security policy imposed and the security settings associated with the service request. Availability of certain compilers can be allowed if the application is authorized according to the service request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl
  • Publication number: 20100313079
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that instructs a compiler server to build or otherwise obtain a compiled code corresponding to a compilation request received from an application are described. The compiler server may be configured to compile source codes for a plurality of independent applications, each running in a separate process, using a plurality of independent compilers, each running in a separate compiler process. A search may be performed in a cache for a compiled code that satisfies a compilation request received from an application. A reply message including the compiled code can be provided for the application, wherein the compiled code is compiled in direct response to the request, or is obtained from the cache if the search identifies in the cache the compiled code that satisfies the compilation request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Beretta, Nicholas William Burns, Nathaniel Begeman, Phillip Kent Miller, Geoffrey Grant Stahl