Paul Anthony Moore

US Patent:

6952831, Oct 4, 2005

Filed:

Feb 26, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/258623

Inventors:

Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F003/00
G06F009/44
G06F009/46
G06F013/00

US Classification:

719327, 719321

Abstract:

A method of creating a peripheral driver for a particular peripheral by learning the peripheral options and the commands for those options from the peripheral itself. The computer access a specified location in the memory of the peripheral which contains either a generic peripheral description file or a pointer to such a file. The file is a text-based file, which contains the peripheral options as name-value entries. The computer parses the file and learns of the available options and the appropriate commands to use those options. The computer is thus able to create a driver for the peripheral.

US Patent:

7421712, Sep 2, 2008

Filed:

May 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/139332

Inventors:

Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/46
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

719327, 719321

Abstract:

A method of creating a peripheral driver for a particular peripheral by learning the peripheral options and the commands for those options from the peripheral itself. The computer access a specified location in the memory of the peripheral which contains either a generic peripheral description file or a pointer to such a file. The file is a text-based file, which contains the peripheral options as name-value entries. The computer parses the file and learns of the available options and the appropriate commands to use those options. The computer is thus able to create a driver for the peripheral.

US Patent:

7591005, Sep 15, 2009

Filed:

Oct 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/262000

Inventors:

Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

Centrify Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04L 9/32

US Classification:

726 2, 726 3, 726 4

Abstract:

A method of detecting when a user logs into a UNIX computer, of determining if the user's local log-in name should be replaced by a network log-in name for network authentication, of replacing the local log-in name if so determined, and of sending the log-in name with any other required authentication information to an authenticator so the user may be authenticated and allowed to log in to the computer. Other embodiments are also described.

US Patent:

8024360, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Dec 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/009921

Inventors:

Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

Centrify Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707785

Abstract:

A method of assigning the UNIX computers in a network to one of a plurality of groups called zones, of creating independent sets of UNIX identity information for each network entity (user or group) for separate zones, and of associating an entity's sets of UNIX entity information with a single global entity record for the entity in the network's identity resolver. A further method of allowing a UNIX computer to request entity information from the identity resolver, and of the identity resolver returning resolved entity information appropriate for the requesting computer's zone. A further method of managing sets of zone-specific UNIX identity information in the identity resolver to ensure that entity names and entity identification numbers are not duplicated within a zone and to all the same names and numbers to be duplicated across zones. Other embodiments are also described.

US Patent:

20110314056, Dec 22, 2011

Filed:

Aug 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/218353

Inventors:

Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 707758, 707E17014

Abstract:

A method of assigning the UNIX computers in a network to one of a plurality of groups called zones, of creating independent sets of UNIX identity information for each network entity (user or group) for separate zones, and of associating an entity's sets of UNIX entity information with a single global entity record for the entity in the network's identity resolver. A further method of allowing a UNIX computer to request entity information from the identity resolver, and of the identity resolver returning resolved entity information appropriate for the requesting computer's zone. A further method of managing sets of zone-specific UNIX identity information in the identity resolver to ensure that entity names and entity identification numbers are not duplicated within a zone and to all the same names and numbers to be duplicated across zones. Other embodiments are also described.

US Patent:

20180054434, Feb 22, 2018

Filed:

Aug 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/240962

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Nate YOCOM - Bellevue WA, US
Paul MOORE - Bellevue WA, US
Fei CHEN - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Method for enabling zero sign-on (ZSO) through a standard web browser. The device running the browser is first enrolled with a web service using an installed enrollment agent on the device which authenticates a user of the device. After authentication, the enrollment agent stores a device profile that includes a user certificate for the user and an authority certificate issued by said web service. The device profile is stored at a device location accessible by each of the web browsers used by said device. The enrollment agent configures each of the web browsers on the device to respond correctly to ZSO certificate challenges from the web service. Once enrolled, the device's web browsers can respond correctly to a ZSO Uniform Resource Locator (URL) certificate challenge received from the web service. After a successful response to the challenge, the browser is granted a secure socket layer (SSL) connection.

US Patent:

20170046365, Feb 16, 2017

Filed:

Aug 17, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/239776

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A global user record that can be found in a search for posixAccount-type records is created in a database, then a zone user record of a type that cannot be found in a search for posixAccount-type records is associated with it. Finally, the zone user record is augmented so that it, too, will be found in a search for posixAccount-type records. Global and zone-specific group records are created similarly.

US Patent:

20140230042, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Feb 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/765616

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Paul Moore - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

CENTRIFY CORPORATION - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 12

Abstract:

A system and method for providing secure access to an organization's internal directory service from external hosted services. The system includes a remote directory service configured to accept directory service queries from an application running on hosted services. The remote directory service passes the queries to a directory service proxy server inside a firewall of the organization via a secure rendezvous service. The directory service proxy server passes the queries to the internal directory service inside said firewall. Request responses from the internal directory service pass through the directory service proxy server to the remote directory service through said firewall via the secure rendezvous service. The remote directory servicer returns the response to the requesting application.