Patents by Inventor Peter Ciskowski

Peter Ciskowski 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).

  • Secure identification of computing device and secure identification methods
    Patent number: 9202039
    Abstract: A method implemented on a computing device provides for identifying the device and/or a user to an application on the device. The method comprises receiving a function call for a public identifier, responding to the function call, performing a hash operation and returning the public identifier. Responding to the function call comprises requesting a publisher ID from a first memory location within the device and requesting a private ID from a second memory location. Performing a hash operation on the publisher ID and the private ID creates the public identifier. The public identifier is then returned to the application. A method of allowing a developer to test an application on a mobile device or emulator is also described. A mobile device programmed to return a public identifier to an application is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Srinivas Dandu, Peter Ciskowski, Tolga Acar, Joao Lucas Guberman Raza
  • SECURE IDENTIFICATION OF COMPUTING DEVICE AND SECURE IDENTIFICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20140101731
    Abstract: A method implemented on a computing device provides for identifying the device and/or a user to an application on the device. The method comprises receiving a function call for a public identifier, responding to the function call, performing a hash operation and returning the public identifier. Responding to the function call comprises requesting a publisher ID from a first memory location within the device and requesting a private ID from a second memory location. Performing a hash operation on the publisher ID and the private ID creates the public identifier. The public identifier is then returned to the application. A method of allowing a developer to test an application on a mobile device or emulator is also described. A mobile device programmed to return a public identifier to an application is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Dandu, Peter Ciskowski, Tolga Acar, Joao Guberman Raza