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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2003
Applicants:

Matthew Paul Rhoten, Seattle, WA (US);

Suresh Velagapudi, Woodinville, WA (US);

Ravipal Soin, Bellevue, WA (US);

Sterling Reasor, Bellevue, WA (US);

John Stephens, Sammamish, WA (US);

William Mak, Seattle, WA (US);

Jerry R. Hughson, Jr., Bothell, WA (US);

Krishna Kotipalli, Issaquah, WA (US);

Piero Sierra, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Paul Rhoten, Seattle, WA (US);

Suresh Velagapudi, Woodinville, WA (US);

Ravipal Soin, Bellevue, WA (US);

Sterling Reasor, Bellevue, WA (US);

John Stephens, Sammamish, WA (US);

William Mak, Seattle, WA (US);

Jerry R. Hughson, Jr., Bothell, WA (US);

Krishna Kotipalli, Issaquah, WA (US);

Piero Sierra, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and process for interacting with a system in an insecure state is described. Before logging into a secure state of a computer system, a user is able to access limited information including calendar information regarding meetings for that day and the like. In some aspects of the invention, a user may interact with a displayed note pad for receiving handwritten or typed notes. Aspects of the described system and method permit a user to quickly review or interact with a computer prior to logging into a secured state of the computer system.


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