Bradley John Graziadio

6349337, Feb 19, 2002

Jun 2, 2000

09/587047

Bradley J. Graziadio - Redmond WA
Oshoma Momoh - Seattle WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1516

709227, 709228, 709230, 345786, 345789

A server operating system supports multiple client-server sessions and enables a user to begin a session and later dynamically reconnect to that session even if the user uses two different client computers. The operating system has a multi-user session manager to enable multiple client-server sessions on the server and a multi-user stack protocol manager to manage one or more protocol stacks used in communicating with the clients. When a user connects to the server via a first client, the stack protocol manager assigns a first protocol stack to this first client-server connection and the session manager creates a first session for the user. When the user subsequently reconnects to the server using a second client that is different from the first client, the stack manager assigns a second protocol stack to a second client-server connection and the session begins creating a second session for the user. During this latter process, however, the session manager recognizes that the user is affiliated with the first session. The session manager adapts the first session to conform to the system configuration of the second client.

7171662, Jan 30, 2007

Nov 28, 2000

09/724703

Pradyumna K. Misra - Redmond WA, US
Bradley J. Graziadio - Redmond WA, US
Terence R. Spies - Kirkland WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 9/445
H04L 9/00

717177, 717174, 717175, 717176, 705 59, 713176, 713187

A software licensing system includes a license generator located at a licensing clearinghouse and at least one license server and multiple clients located at a company or entity. When a company wants a software license, it sends a purchase request (and appropriate fee) to the licensing clearinghouse. The license generator at the clearinghouse creates a license pack containing a set of one or more individual software licenses. To prevent the license pack from being copied and installed on multiple license servers, the license generator assigns a unique license pack ID to the license pack and associates the license pack ID with the particular license server in a master license database kept at the licensing clearinghouse. The license generator digitally signs the license pack and encrypts it with the license server's public key. The license server is responsible for distributing the software licenses from the license pack to individual clients.

20050102240, May 12, 2005

Dec 17, 2004

11/016641

Pradyumna Misra - Redmond WA, US
Bradley Graziadio - Redmond WA, US
Terence Spies - Kirkland WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04L009/32

705059000

A software licensing system includes a license generator located at a licensing clearinghouse and at least one license server and multiple clients located at a company or entity. When a company wants a software license, it sends a purchase request (and appropriate fee) to the licensing clearinghouse. The license generator at the clearinghouse creates a license pack containing a set of one or more individual software licenses. The license generator digitally signs the license pack and encrypts it with the license server's public key. The license server is responsible for distributing the software licenses from the license pack to individual clients. When a client needs a license, the license server determines the client's operating system platform and grants the appropriate license. The license server digitally signs the software license and encrypts it using the client's public key. The license is stored locally at the client.

20060224623, Oct 5, 2006

Apr 2, 2005

11/097763

Bradley Graziadio - Redmond WA, US
Ganesh Pandey - Kirkland WA, US
Douglas Cavit - Arlington WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00

707104100

A root silo that authorizes one or more clients to access one or more services at one or more servicing silos receives a request from a client for interaction with a service. The root silo identifies a servicing silo as an available provider of the service for interacting with the client and generates a servicing certificate that contains (i) service entitlement information showing that the client is entitled to interact with the service at the servicing silo, (ii) location information identifying a location of the servicing silo, and (iii) one or more keys for use in secure communication between the client and the servicing silo. Having generated the servicing certificate, the root silo sends the servicing certificate to the client for the client to use when interacting with the service at the servicing silo.

61891460, Feb 13, 2001

Mar 18, 1998

9/040813

Pradyumna K. Misra - Redmond WA
Bradley J. Graziadio - Redmond WA
Terence R. Spies - Kirkland WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1740

717 11

A software licensing system includes a license generator located at a licensing clearinghouse and at least one license server and multiple clients located at a company or entity. When a company wants a software license, it sends a purchase request (and appropriate fee) to the licensing clearinghouse. The license generator at the clearinghouse creates a license pack containing a set of one or more individual software licenses. To prevent the license pack from being copied and installed on multiple license servers, the license generator assigns a unique license pack ID to the license pack and associates the license pack ID with the particular license server in a master license database kept at the licensing clearinghouse. The license generator digitally signs the license pack and encrypts it with the license server's public key. The license server is responsible for distributing the software licenses from the license pack to individual clients.

6085247, Jul 4, 2000

Jun 8, 1998

9/093969

John E. Parsons - Redmond WA
Bradley J. Graziadio - Redmond WA
Oshoma Momoh - Seattle WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1516

709227

A server operating system supports multiple client-server sessions and enables a user to begin a session and later dynamically reconnect to that session even if the user uses two different client computers. The operating system has a multi-user session manager to enable multiple client-server sessions on the server and a multi-user stack protocol manager to manage one or more protocol stacks used in communicating with the clients. When a user connects to the server via a first client, the stack protocol manager assigns a first protocol stack to this first client-server connection and the session manager creates a first session for the user. When the user subsequently reconnects to the server using a second client that is different from the first client, the stack manager assigns a second protocol stack to a second client-server connection and the session begins creating a second session for the user. During this latter process, however, the session manager recognizes that the user is affiliated with the first session. The session manager adapts the first session to conform to the system configuration of the second client.