Patents by Inventor Pascal F. Menezes

Pascal F. Menezes 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: 20150373546
    Abstract: Techniques for device quarantine in a wireless network are described. According to various implementations, a device (e.g., a mobile client device) that requests a connection to a wireless network is placed in a quarantine state in the wireless network. Attributes of the device are determined and connection parameters are specified based on the attributes. In at least some embodiments, the device can be released from the quarantine state subject to the connection parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Todd Haugen, Amer A. Hassan, Pascal F. Menezes
  • Publication number: 20150304165
    Abstract: Techniques for session-based device configuration are described. According to one or more implementations, various settings of a wireless device are configured to optimize device performance while participating in a communication session via a wireless network. The settings, for instance, are configured dynamically and on a per-session basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pascal F. Menezes, Amer A. Hassan, Gunter Leeb, Todd Haugen
  • Publication number: 20150117198
    Abstract: Techniques for service policies for communication sessions are described. According to various embodiments, a service policy specifies various rules and/or procedures for handling communication sessions. For instance, a service policy can specify service priority designations to be applied to communication sessions based on various attributes of the communication sessions. Techniques discussed herein provide for automated and dynamic management of service policies in a variety of communication scenarios, e.g., via per-session customization of service policies. In at least some embodiments, techniques may be employed to remedy problems that may occur during a communication session, such as via bandwidth reallocation, dynamic remapping of routing paths, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Pascal F. Menezes, Amer A. Hassan, Jon Morrow
  • Publication number: 20150113164
    Abstract: Techniques for path routing for communication sessions are described. In at least some embodiments, a communication session refers to an exchange of communication data between different nodes in a network. According to various embodiments, a routing path for a communication session includes peering points between different networks to enable communication sessions to be routed between devices connected to the different networks. In an event that performance degradation occurs in a communication session over a particular routing path, techniques discussed herein enable the communication session to be rerouted to a different routing path. The different routing path, for example, may be indicated as providing a higher quality data flow than the original routing path. Thus, rerouting the communication session can improve the quality of user experience during the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Butler, Pascal F. Menezes