Patents by Inventor Xiaoxi (Michael) Tan

Xiaoxi (Michael) Tan 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 machine counting
    Patent number: 8181265
    Abstract: A method and computer-readable medium for deterring software piracy in a volume license environment. An activation bypass message is generated and sent. Information contained in the activation bypass message is compared to a list of machine identifiers. A binding service message contains a count of the machine identifiers in the list. Once the count reaches a predetermined threshold, software activation bypass may occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Caglar Gunyakti, Ronald W. Miller, Xiaoxi (Michael) Tan
  • Systems and methods for using machine attributes to deter software piracy in an enterprise environment
    Publication number: 20050182732
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable medium for deterring software piracy in a volume license environment. A volume license key embedded within a volume license file is received. The volume license key has first data derived from at least one machine attribute of the environment. The volume license file is authenticated using second data derived from at least one machine attribute of the environment. A software package associated with the volume license key is then activated on at least one computing device in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Miller, Xiaoxi (Michael) Tan