Jian Feng Lin

US Patent:

8479008, Jul 2, 2013

Filed:

Dec 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/969433

Inventors:

Jian Lin - Sammamish WA, US
Igor Liokumovich - Sammamish WA, US
Edward F. Reus - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/32

US Classification:

713178

Abstract:

Embodiments are directed to the providing a cloud keying and signing service and to securing software package distribution on the cloud. In an embodiment, a computer system instantiates a signing service configured to sign software packages. The computer system receives a signing request from a computer user requesting that a selected software package be signed. The signing request includes a computed hash of the selected software package. The computer system generates a private and public key pair on behalf of the computer user and stores the private key of the generated key pair in a secure data store.

US Patent:

20100318745, Dec 16, 2010

Filed:

Jun 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485659

Inventors:

Graham A. Wheeler - Redmond WA, US
David Abzarian - Kirkland WA, US
Todd L. Carpenter - Monroe WA, US
Didier Coussemaeker - Seattle WA, US
Nicolas Mai - Seattle WA, US
Jian Lin - Sammamish WA, US
Severan Rault - Kirkland WA, US
Danny Lange - Sammamish WA, US
Femando P. Zandona - Sammamish WA, US
Joseph Futty - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/08
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711136, 711133, 719328, 711E12001

Abstract:

This disclosure provides techniques for dynamic content caching and retrieval. For example, a computing device includes cache memory dedicated to temporarily caching data of one or more applications of the computing device. The computing device also includes storage memory to store data in response to requests by the applications. The storage memory may also temporarily cache data. Further, the computing device includes system software to represent to the applications of the computing device that the portions of the storage memory utilized to cache content are available to store data of the applications. In addition, the computing device includes application programming interfaces to provide content to a requesting application from a cache of the computing device and/or from a remote content source.

US Patent:

20150326667, Nov 12, 2015

Filed:

Jul 21, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/804419

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jian Lin - Sammamish WA, US
Igor Liokumovich - Sammamish WA, US
Hemant Nanivadekar - Bellevue WA, US
Mandar Gokhale - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A cloud-based storage service hosts content information that may be accessed by client machines in a peer-to-peer network. The content information is a compact representation of the content which is stored outside of the cloud-based storage service. The cloud-based storage service generates the content information and a content information hash. The content information hash is used to validate the content information when the content information is downloaded to the peer-to-peer network. The cloud-based storage service also generates metadata that describes the content information so that a client machine in the peer-to-peer network may access the content information from the cloud-based storage service.

US Patent:

20140173027, Jun 19, 2014

Filed:

Dec 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/717727

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jian Lin - Sammamish WA, US
Igor Liokumovich - Sammamish WA, US
Hemant Nanivadekar - Bellewue WA, US
Mandar Gokhale - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

A cloud-based storage service hosts content information that may be accessed by client machines in a peer-to-peer network. The content information is a compact representation of the content which is stored outside of the cloud-based storage service. The cloud-based storage service generates the content information and a content information hash. The content information hash is used to validate the content information when the content information is downloaded to the peer-to-peer network. The cloud-based storage service also generates metadata that describes the content information so that a client machine in the peer-to-peer network may access the content information from the cloud-based storage service.