Martin P Hall

7359807, Apr 15, 2008

Feb 14, 2005

11/057266

Alexander Frank - Bellevue WA, US
Mark C. Light - Redmond WA, US
Martin H. Hall - Sammamish WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 19/00

702 61, 702187, 705412

A method and apparatus for saving, retrieving, and adjusting metering data uses information about the period between saves of the metering data to non-volatile memory and other information, for example, a number of recovery events experienced by the computer. The retrieved metering data may be adjusted according to the number of recovery events so that more frequent power interruptions cause metering data adjustments to favor a service provider. The time between data saves may be altered to increase the difficulty of timing attacks. Information about the time between saves, or the period of the save cycle, may also be stored with the metering data for use in the metering data restoration process.

7539647, May 26, 2009

Aug 25, 2005

11/211794

Zhangwei Xu - Redmond WA, US
Martin H. Hall - Sammamish WA, US
Isaac Ahdout - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

H04K 1/00
G06F 21/22
G06F 17/50
H04L 9/00

705 52, 705 50, 705 51

A pay-per-use or metered-use computer uses directives from an operating system or other software component to determine whether to meter or not. Because such directives may not be trustworthy, a metering system may determine a state of the computer to verify that the metering state complies with a policy. If the metering system determines that the power state is not in keeping with the metering state, the metering system may invoke a sanction, such as restarting metering or placing some or all of the computer in a standby power mode.

D601167, Sep 29, 2009

Oct 27, 2008

29/326921

Martin J. Hall - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

3200

D14492

D601581, Oct 6, 2009

Oct 27, 2008

29/326923

Lisa Cherian - Redmond WA, US
Martin J. Hall - Seattle WA, US
Ginger Gloystein - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

3200

D14492

7694153, Apr 6, 2010

Aug 24, 2005

11/210611

Isaac Ahdout - Bellevue WA, US
Martin H. Hall - Sammamish WA, US
Zhangwei Xu - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 11/30

713189, 705 50, 705 51, 705 59, 713 1, 713100, 713176, 726 1, 726 7, 726 22, 726 26, 726 27

A computer or other electronic device uses a cryptographic capability and hardware identifier to verify a provisioning packet for changing the mode of operation of the device or a licensed component. A secure memory stores the provisioning packet for future reference. A sequence number may be used to limit replay attacks. An exemplary use is conversion of a computer from metered use during a subscription period to unlimited use when the subscription terms have been satisfied.

D613751, Apr 13, 2010

Mar 23, 2009

29/334224

Benjamin N. Truelove - Lynnwood WA, US
Martin J. Hall - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

3200

D14492

D613756, Apr 13, 2010

Apr 29, 2009

29/336187

Samuel J. Moreau - Snoqualmie WA, US
Mike Pell - Woodinville WA, US
Lindsey R. Barcheck - Seattle WA, US
Kieran M. Phelan - Seattle WA, US
Ginger J. Gloystein - Seattle WA, US
Martin J. Hall - Seattle WA, US
Denise Michele Trabona - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

3200

D14493

7703023, Apr 20, 2010

Sep 15, 2005

11/227008

Allison O'Mahony - Redmond WA, US
Martin J. Hall - Seattle WA, US
Michael C Kunz - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 3/048
G06F 3/00

715745, 715706, 715741, 715744, 715751

Multipersona creation and management is described. In one of a variety of examples, a system provides creation and management of multiple personas of a single user. Each of the personas, for instance, may have an associated external representation of the user, such as user tile, alias, email address, and so on. These personas may then be managed, both automatically and manually, to provide different external representations of the user as desired.