Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Scallen

Stephen F. Scallen 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 privilege elevation by way of secure desktop on computing device
    Patent number: 7832004
    Abstract: A computing device has a user desktop on which a relatively less-secure user application is executed and a secure desktop elevated from the user desktop on which a relatively more-secure secure application is executed upon a request thereto from the user application. To securely collect information from a user at the computer device with regard to the secure application at the secure desktop, an access interface is securely executed on the secure desktop and is visually presented in conjunction with the requesting user application of the user desktop such that the access interface is visually coupled to the requesting user application and is visually perceived by the user along with such requesting user application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Schwartz, Eric C. Perlin, James H. Hong, Stephen F. Scallen, Sermet Iskin
  • Secure privilege elevation by way of secure desktop on computing device
    Publication number: 20080040797
    Abstract: A computing device has a user desktop on which a relatively less-secure user application is executed and a secure desktop elevated from the user desktop on which a relatively more-secure secure application is executed upon a request thereto from the user application. To securely collect information from a user at the computer device with regard to the secure application at the secure desktop, an access interface is securely executed on the secure desktop and is visually presented in conjunction with the requesting user application of the user desktop such that the access interface is visually coupled to the requesting user application and is visually perceived by the user along with such requesting user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Schwartz, Eric C. Perlin, James H. Hong, Stephen F. Scallen, Sermet Iskin