Chris A Graham

US Patent:

7392547, Jun 24, 2008

Filed:

Jun 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/607896

Inventors:

Jason Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Chris Graham - Kirkland WA, US
Lauren Antonoff - Seattle WA, US
Kevin Brown - Carnation WA, US
Marco A. DeMello - Redmond WA, US
Ronald Eric Gray - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/04

US Classification:

726 27, 726 2, 726 4, 726 26, 713165, 713168, 713193, 709206, 709207, 705 59

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for a recipient to receive rights management (RM) protected content. The protected content is encrypted and decryptable according to a content key (KD), where (KD) is found in a corresponding license. In the method, the protected content is received while connectively coupled to a network through which the protected content may be obtained, and it is recognized that the received protected content is in fact protected content. In response to receiving the protected content and recognizing same, the license for the protected content is obtained from an RM server while still connectively coupled to the network and in an automatic manner. Thus, the license is available to the recipient even when such recipient is not connectively coupled to the RM server by way of the network at a later time. In one particular embodiment of the present invention, the protected content is received within an email.

US Patent:

7512798, Mar 31, 2009

Filed:

Jun 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/608476

Inventors:

Jason Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Chris Graham - Kirkland WA, US
Lauren Antonoff - Seattle WA, US
Kevin Brown - Carnation WA, US
Pavel Kouznetsov - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

713170, 380284

Abstract:

A method is employed to propagate rights management (RM) protection to an email and to an attachment thereof comprising an RM-protectable document. The email with the RM-protectable attachment is authored, and a content key (KD) and a bind ID are generated. RM protection is first applied to the RM-protectable attachment of the email based on the generated (KD) and the generated bind ID, and the RM-protected attachment is attached to the email. RM protection is then applied to the email with the attached RM-protected attachment based on the generated (KD) and the generated bind ID. The RM-protected email and the RM-protected attachment thereof thus share the generated (KD) and the generated bind ID such that a license obtained for the RM-protected email and having therein the generated bind ID and the generated (KD) can be applied to render the RM-protected email and also the RM-protected attachment thereof.

US Patent:

7716288, May 11, 2010

Filed:

Jun 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/607898

Inventors:

Chris Graham - Kirkland WA, US
Lauren Antonoff - Seattle WA, US
Pavel Kouznetsov - Sammamish WA, US
Jason Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Kevin Brown - Carnation WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207, 709217, 713165, 726 27

Abstract:

A rights-managed email is provided for sending protected content from a sender to a recipient, whereby the recipient can render the protected content with a corresponding license if the recipient satisfies terms set forth in the license. In the email, a main information portion has a message that the email is rights management protected, and an attachment portion has the protected content. The recipient if enabled can render the protected content in the attachment portion. If not enabled, the recipient can only review the main information portion having the message. The enabled recipient recognizes that the email has the protected content in the attachment portion thereof, discounts the main information portion of the email, and examines the attachment portion of the email and proceeds based thereon to render the protected content in the attachment portion.

US Patent:

7870198, Jan 11, 2011

Filed:

Aug 1, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/632275

Inventors:

Chris Graham - Kirkland WA, US
Jason Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Kevin Brown - Carnation WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709226, 709229, 713150, 713164

Abstract:

An email comprises a body having at least one related and previously sent email, where each previously sent email is represented in the body of the email as a body object. Each of the email and each body object therein is rights-managed as protected content, whereby a recipient of the email can render the protected content of each of the email and each body object therein with a corresponding license if the recipient satisfies terms set forth in the license.

US Patent:

8458273, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Dec 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/967965

Inventors:

Chris Graham - Kirkland WA, US
Jason Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Kevin Brown - Carnation WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709226, 709229, 713170

Abstract:

A document comprises a body having at least one defined portion therein, each defined portion being represented in the body of the document as a body object, each of the document and each body object therein being rights-managed as protected content based on license terms specified in a digital license. A recipient of the document can render the protected content of each of the document and each body object therein by acquiring the digital license and satisfying the license terms set forth in the digital license.

US Patent:

20220361096, Nov 10, 2022

Filed:

Jul 26, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/874078

Inventors:

- Bellevue WA, US
Ben HOOBLER - Bellevue WA, US
John BURNETTE - Bellevue WA, US
Dave GIBBONS - Bellevue WA, US
Zack BRENTSON - Bellevue WA, US
Chris GRAHAM - Bellevue WA, US
Michelle MILLER - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 48/00
H04W 36/14

Abstract:

A wireless device determines whether a data session is performance sensitive, and in response to the data session being performance sensitive, selects a data transport node (DTN) and performs the data session using the selected DTN. Whether a data session is performance sensitive may be determined using information on a process associated with the data session, by monitoring the data session, or both. The DTN may be selected from a list of available DTNs according to which DTN will probably provide the highest performance for the data session, or according to which DTN or DTNs will probably provide adequate performance. Micro speed tests, historical performance information, or other criteria may be used to predict the performance of the available DTNs. When multiple DTNs satisfy the selection criteria, a “good neighbor” policy may be used to select the DTN.

US Patent:

20200120586, Apr 16, 2020

Filed:

Oct 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/600100

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Ben HOOBLER - Seattle WA, US
John BURNETTE - Seattle WA, US
Dave GIBBONS - Seattle WA, US
Zack BRENTSON - Seattle WA, US
Chris GRAHAM - Seattle WA, US
Michelle MILLER - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 48/00
H04W 36/14

Abstract:

A wireless device determines whether a data session is performance sensitive, and in response to the data session being performance sensitive, selects a data transport node (DTN) and performs the data session using the selected DTN. Whether a data session is performance sensitive may be determined using information on a process associated with the data session, by monitoring the data session, or both. The DTN may be selected from a list of available DTNs according to which DTN will probably provide the highest performance for the data session, or according to which DTN or DTNs will probably provide adequate performance. Micro speed tests, historical performance information, or other criteria may be used to predict the performance of the available DTNs. When multiple DTNs satisfy the selection criteria, a “good neighbor” policy may be used to select the DTN.