Patents by Inventor Brian Vanover

Brian Vanover has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Information sharing in a collaborative, privacy conscious environment
    Patent number: 11443055
    Abstract: A method that enables information sharing is described herein. The method includes receiving a query from a first collaborator at a content management system, wherein a relationship between the first collaborator and a second collaborator is maintained by the content management system. The method also includes determining query results in content stored at a second shard belonging to the second collaborator in response to the query, wherein the query results are relevant to a search based on the received query. Additionally, the method includes releasing the query results from the second shard in response to an indication from the second collaborator, and returning the released query results to the first collaborator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Vanover
  • Information Sharing in a Collaborative, Privacy Conscious Environment
    Publication number: 20200364363
    Abstract: A method that enables information sharing is described herein. The method includes receiving a query from a first collaborator at a content management system, wherein a relationship between the first collaborator and a second collaborator is maintained by the content management system. The method also includes determining query results in content stored at a second shard belonging to the second collaborator in response to the query, wherein the query results are relevant to a search based on the received query. Additionally, the method includes releasing the query results from the second shard in response to an indication from the second collaborator, and returning the released query results to the first collaborator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Vanover