Patents by Inventor Steven M. Novick

Steven M. Novick 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).

  • License information access based on developer profiles
    Patent number: 9563752
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, license information for an application is identified based at least in part on a developer profile associated with the application and a state of a license for the application identified from at least a portion of the license information. Presentation of the application in accordance with the state of the license for the application can then be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Novick, Avijit Sinha
  • LICENSE INFORMATION ACCESS BASED ON DEVELOPER PROFILES
    Publication number: 20150178482
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, license information for an application is identified based at least in part on a developer profile associated with the application and a state of a license for the application identified from at least a portion of the license information. Presentation of the application in accordance with the state of the license for the application can then be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Novick, Avijit Sinha
  • License information access based on developer profiles
    Patent number: 8984655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, license information for an application is identified based at least in part on a developer profile associated with the application and a state of a license for the application identified from at least a portion of the license information. Presentation of the application in accordance with the state of the license for the application can then be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Novick, Avijit Sinha
  • APPLICATION MODES DETERMINED FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT STATES OF A LICENSE
    Publication number: 20140109237
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, a previous state of a license for an application is identified upon launching or otherwise engaging the application. In addition, a current state of the license for the application is identified. A determination is made with respect to in which mode to present the application based on the previous state and the current state. Presentation of the application in the determined mode may then be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven M. Novick, Karvell Li
  • LICENSE INFORMATION ACCESS BASED ON DEVELOPER PROFILES
    Publication number: 20140109236
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating application licensing. In at least one implementation, license information for an application is identified based at least in part on a developer profile associated with the application and a state of a license for the application identified from at least a portion of the license information. Presentation of the application in accordance with the state of the license for the application can then be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven M. Novick, Avijit Sinha