Determining whether a device is inside a network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8949411
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12970298

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A network address of a computing device is obtained, and an unencrypted request is sent to a resource access manager of a particular network. If both a response is received from the resource access manager and the computing device has a network address within a desired range of network addresses, then a determination is made that the computing device is inside the particular network. Otherwise, a determination is made that the computing device is outside the particular network.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amaravadi, Rama Krishna Andhra Pradesh, IN 3 91
Jain, Alok Andhra Pradesh, IN 36 629
Pandya, Raunak Andhra Pradesh, IN 4 81
Tiwari, Abhishek Andhra Pradesh, IN 55 413

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