Pradyumna Kumar Misra from 8035 Mercer Pl, Mercer Island, WA 98040, age 68, Phone: (206)2754570

Us Patents

Urgent Replication Facility
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US Patent:

6412017, Jun 25, 2002
Filed:

Jul 1, 1996
Appl. No.:

08/673929
Inventors:

Dave D. Straube - Redmond WA
Aaron M. Contorer - Kirkland WA
Arnold S. Miller - Bellevue WA
Balan S. Raman - Redmond WA
Pradyumna K. Misra - Issaquah WA
Michael R. C. Seaman - Kirkland WA
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 946
US Classification:

709313, 717170
Abstract:

A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a replication facility at the source replica of the urgent change. The facility extracts, or is provided with, the change information from that object, and the source replica communicates information representative of the change to a destination replica. A replication facility at the destination replica provides the change information to a destination replica object, which uses the information to make itself consistent with the source replica object.

System And Method For Software Licensing
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US Patent:

7171662, Jan 30, 2007
Filed:

Nov 28, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/724703
Inventors:

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

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 9/445
H04L 9/00
US Classification:

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

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.

Urgent Replication Facility
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US Patent:

7200847, Apr 3, 2007
Filed:

May 23, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/154014
Inventors:

Dave D. Straube - Redmond WA, US
Aaron M. Contorer - Kirkland WA, US
Arnold S. Miller - Bellevue WA, US
Balan S. Raman - Redmond WA, US
Pradyumna K. Misra - Issaquah WA, US
Michael R. C. Seaman - Kirkland WA, US
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 9/46
US Classification:

719313, 717170
Abstract:

A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a replication facility at the source replica of the urgent change. The facility extracts, or is provided with, the change information from that object, and the source replica communicates information representative of the change to a destination replica. A replication facility at the destination replica provides the change information to a destination replica object, which uses the information to make itself consistent with the source replica object.

Urgent Replication Facility
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US Patent:

7430744, Sep 30, 2008
Filed:

Apr 21, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/408654
Inventors:

Dave D. Straube - Redmond WA, US
Aaron M. Contorer - Kirkland WA, US
Arnold S. Miller - Bellevue WA, US
Balan S. Raman - Redmond WA, US
Pradyumna K. Misra - Issaquah WA, US
Michael R. C. Seaman - Kirkland WA, US
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 9/46
US Classification:

719313, 717170
Abstract:

A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a replication facility at the source replica of the urgent change. The facility extracts, or is provided with, the change information from that object, and the source replica communicates information representative of the change to a destination replica. A replication facility at the destination replica provides the change information to a destination replica object, which uses the information to make itself consistent with the source replica object.

Urgent Replication Facility
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US Patent:

7788678, Aug 31, 2010
Filed:

Mar 20, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/688760
Inventors:

Dave D. Straube - Redmond WA, US
Aaron M. Contorer - Kirkland WA, US
Arnold S. Miller - Bellevue WA, US
Balan S. Raman - Redmond WA, US
Pradyumna K. Misra - Issaquah WA, US
Michael R. C. Seaman - Kirkland WA, US
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 17/00
US Classification:

719316, 719313, 719318, 707695
Abstract:

A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a replication facility at the source replica of the urgent change. The facility extracts, or is provided with, the change information from that object, and the source replica communicates information representative of the change to a destination replica. A replication facility at the destination replica provides the change information to a destination replica object, which uses the information to make itself consistent with the source replica object.

System And Method For Software Licensing
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US Patent:

7809648, Oct 5, 2010
Filed:

Dec 17, 2004
Appl. No.:

11/016641
Inventors:

Pradyumna K. Misra - Redmond WA, US
Bradley J. Graziado - Redmond WA, US
Terence R. Spies - Kirkland WA, US
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 21/00
US Classification:

705 59, 380 3, 380 4, 380 25, 380 30, 380 44, 395712, 701 1, 705 1, 705 8, 705 26, 705 58, 710200, 717177, 719312, 713167, 713176, 713187, 726 4
Abstract:

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.

Urgent Replication Facility
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US Patent:

7814499, Oct 12, 2010
Filed:

Dec 12, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/275116
Inventors:

Dave D. Straube - Redmond WA, US
Aaron M. Contorer - Kirkland WA, US
Arnold S. Miller - Bellevue WA, US
Balan S. Raman - Redmond WA, US
Pradyumna K. Misra - Issaquah WA, US
Michael R. C. Seaman - Kirkland WA, US
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 9/44
US Classification:

719313, 717170
Abstract:

A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a replication facility at the source replica of the urgent change. The facility extracts, or is provided with, the change information from that object, and the source replica communicates information representative of the change to a destination replica. A replication facility at the destination replica provides the change information to a destination replica object, which uses the information to make itself consistent with the source replica object.

Method And Apparatus For Merging User Accounts From A Source Security Domain Into A Target Security Domain
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US Patent:

57685193, Jun 16, 1998
Filed:

Jan 18, 1996
Appl. No.:

8/587275
Inventors:

Michael M. Swift - Bellevue WA
Robert Reichel - Redmond WA
Pradyumna K. Misra - Issaquah WA
Michael R.C. Seaman - Kirkland WA
James William Kelly - Redmond WA
Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 714
US Classification:

39520053
Abstract:

A method is provided, in accordance with the present invention, for merging a source domain into a target domain in a network. Merging domains comprises replacing a first account identification for each account associated with the source domain by a second account identification associated with the target domain. Next, in accordance with the present invention, for each account associated with the source domain, the first account identification is added to an account security data structure storing account identifications with which the account has previously been associated when associated with a former, merged domain.