Saad Ladki

US Patent:

20100186082, Jul 22, 2010

Filed:

Jan 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/354790

Inventors:

Saad A. Ladki - Bellevue WA, US
Madhur Joshi - Kirkland WA, US
Robert J. Lucero - Seattle WA, US
Carlos Aguilar Mares - Snoqualmie WA, US
Nitasha Verma - Kirkland WA, US
Bilal Alam - Sammamish CA, US
Clea H. Allington - Bellevue WA, US
Vijay Sen - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 19

Abstract:

Described is a technology in which a non-administrator computer/web user is allowed to perform an administrative-level task within a certain context and/or scope. An authorization store is queried based on information (e.g., a provider, a username, and a path) provided with an authorization request, e.g., from an application via an API. The information in the authorization store, set up by an administrator, determines the administrative action is allowed. If so, a credential store provides credentials that allow the action to be runs before reverting the user to the prior set of credentials. Also described is a pluggable provider model through which the authorization store and/or delegation store are accessed, whereby the data maintained therein can be any format and/or at any location known to the associated provider.

US Patent:

20100242032, Sep 23, 2010

Filed:

Mar 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/406972

Inventors:

Saad Ladki - Bellevue WA, US
Vijay Sen - Redmond WA, US
Clea Allington - Belleveue WA, US
William J. Staples - Duvall WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717171

Abstract:

A system and method for managing application version changes on a network server. A backup is made of a deployed application version. When an update version of the application is to be deployed, a backup of the current application, including dynamic data, is performed. The update version is deployed and automatically monitored. If the update version is determined to be healthy, it is backed up. If it is determined to not be healthy, the previous version is automatically retrieved and deployed. An application skeleton may be automatically generated to facilitate comparison and backups of the application.

US Patent:

20100186009, Jul 22, 2010

Filed:

Jan 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/355471

Inventors:

Vijay Sen - Redmond WA, US
Clea Allington - Bellevue WA, US
Carlos Anguilar Mares - Sonqualmie WA, US
Bilal Alam - Sammamish WA, US
Saad Ladki - Bellevue WA, US
Nina Tang - Kirkland WA, US
Madhur Joshi - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

717178, 717174, 715738

Abstract:

An installation package may have metadata concerning optional parameters for a software package to be installed. The metadata may be read by an installation system, and a user interface presented to a user for input on the parameters values. The installation system may store the parameters for later replication of the installation. The installation system may perform the installation on a local device or a remote device, and may further be capable of presenting the user interface on another device. In some embodiments, the metadata may be available to the installation system without having to open the installation package.