Patents by Inventor Bård Kvalheim

Bård Kvalheim 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).

  • Publication number: 20230315741
    Abstract: Techniques of federation of data during query time are disclosed herein. One example technique includes upon receiving an indication of interaction of a file by a user of a tenant, determining whether automatic replication of the file to a user shard corresponding to the user is permitted according to a company policy or a legal requirement, the user shard being in a second geographic region. The example technique can then include when automatic replication of the file is not permitted, storing the file in a tenant shard corresponding to the tenant in a network storage in the first geographic region and instead of replicating the file to the user shard in the second geographic region, creating, in the user shard in the second geographic region, a file reference that is a pointer to the file stored in the tenant shard in the network storage in the first geographic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Helge Grenager Solheim, Åge Andre Kvalnes, Runar Bergheim Olsen, Christian Thuv, Jan-Ove Almli Karlberg, Tor Kreutzer, Kai-Marius Sæther Pedersen, Bjørn Erik Olsrød, Bård Kvalheim, Jeffrey Lawrence Wight
  • Patent number: 11709845
    Abstract: Techniques of federation of data during query time are disclosed herein. One example technique includes upon receiving an indication of interaction of a file by a user of a tenant, determining whether automatic replication of the file to a user shard corresponding to the user is permitted according to a company policy or a legal requirement, the user shard being in a second geographic region. The example technique can then include when automatic replication of the file is not permitted, storing the file in a tenant shard corresponding to the tenant in a network storage in the first geographic region and instead of replicating the file to the user shard in the second geographic region, creating, in the user shard in the second geographic region, a file reference that is a pointer to the file stored in the tenant shard in the network storage in the first geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Helge Grenager Solheim, Åge Andre Kvalnes, Runar Bergheim Olsen, Christian Thuv, Jan-Ove Almli Karlberg, Tor Kreutzer, Kai-Marius Sæther Pedersen, Bjørn Erik Olsrød, Bård Kvalheim, Jeffrey Lawrence Wight
  • Patent number: 11675666
    Abstract: A server system comprising: a respective storage area for each of a plurality of respective parties including a first party and a second party, and a manager function for managing the storage. Each of at least some of the storage areas stores a primary instance of one or more data resources of the respective party. The manager function is configured so as, in response to the second party forming a relationship with one of the resources of the first party, to establish a secondary copy of that one of the resources of the first party in the respective storage area of the second party. In the secondary copy, the manager function also includes personal metadata describing one or more attributes of the relationship between the second party and the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jørgen Tennøe, Kateryna Solonko, Vando Pereira, Runar Bergheim Olsen, Simon Hult, Bård Kvalheim
  • Patent number: 10860658
    Abstract: Embodiments provide indexing and searching features including the use of a configurable schema as part of providing partial update support of one or more aspects of an electronic document or documents, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a system is configured to provide search services including partial update functionality based in part on use of a configurable schema to manage partial document updates and/or query processing operations. A method of one embodiment operates to use a configurable schema to define a number of merge sets that group various document attributes based in part on data source, update, and/or usage parameters to provide an efficient partial update mechanism. Other embodiments are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Helge Grenager Solheim, Rune Djurhuus, Evan Matthew Roark, Bård Kvalheim, Michael Susaeg
  • Patent number: 10838819
    Abstract: A server system comprising: a respective storage area for each of a plurality of respective parties including a first party and a second party, and a manager function for managing the storage. Each of at least some of the storage areas stores a primary instance of one or more data resources of the respective party. The manager function is configured so as, in response to the second party forming a relationship with one of the resources of the first party, to establish a secondary copy of that one of the resources of the first party in the respective storage area of the second party. In the secondary copy, the manager function also includes personal metadata describing one or more attributes of the relationship between the second party and the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Tennoe, Kateryna Solonko, Vando Pereira, Runar Bergheim Olsen, Simon Hult, Bård Kvalheim
  • Publication number: 20200356444
    Abstract: A server system comprising: a respective storage area for each of a plurality of respective parties including a first party and a second party, and a manager function for managing the storage. Each of at least some of the storage areas stores a primary instance of one or more data resources of the respective party. The manager function is configured so as, in response to the second party forming a relationship with one of the resources of the first party, to establish a secondary copy of that one of the resources of the first party in the respective storage area of the second party. In the secondary copy, the manager function also includes personal metadata describing one or more attributes of the relationship between the second party and the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jørgen Tennøe, Kateryna Solonko, Vando Pereira, Runar Bergheim Olsen, Simon Hult, Bård Kvalheim
  • Patent number: 10417612
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for implementing enhanced search environments. In one implementation, an enhanced service environment includes a working set service that receives event signals initiated by working set agents in various application services. The working set agents communicate the event signals to nominate events occurring in the application services for inclusion in a working set of information specific to a user. The nominations may be based at least in part on a working set model specific to the user. In response to receiving the event signals, the working set service determines which of the events qualify for inclusion in the working set of information based at least in part on the working set model. For each event that qualifies for inclusion, the working set is modified to include at least the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Ernst Gehrke, Eirik Knutsen, Øystein Torbjørnsen, James Charles Kleewein, Bård Kvalheim, Øivind Wang
  • Publication number: 20180205792
    Abstract: A server system comprising a physically separate storage area for each of a plurality of respective parties including a first and second party, and a manager function for managing the storage. E.g. some of the storage areas may be in separate server units or at separate geographic locations. Each of at least some of the storage areas stores a primary instance of one or more data resources of the respective party. The manager function is configured so as, in response to the second party forming a relationship with one of the resources of the first party, establish a secondary copy of said one of the resources of the first party in the respective storage area of the second party. Further, when the primary instance is updated with a change, the manager function automatically propagates the change in the primary instance to the secondary copy in the second party's storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Azmil Macksood, Øystein Fledsberg, Bård Kvalheim, Rezaul Hoque, Olav Hamang Bru, Helge Solheim, Vidar Knudsen, Kjetil Bergstrand, Simon Hult
  • Publication number: 20180203770
    Abstract: A server system comprising: a respective storage area for each of a plurality of respective parties including a first party and a second party, and a manager function for managing the storage. Each of at least some of the storage areas stores a primary instance of one or more data resources of the respective party. The manager function is configured so as, in response to the second party forming a relationship with one of the resources of the first party, to establish a secondary copy of that one of the resources of the first party in the respective storage area of the second party. In the secondary copy, the manager function also includes personal metadata describing one or more attributes of the relationship between the second party and the resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jørgen Tennøe, Kateryna Solonko, Vando Pereira, Runar Bergheim Olsen, Simon Hult, Bård Kvalheim
  • Patent number: 9602513
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that monitors the activity of different nodes within a system as well as crowd sourcing activity. The computer-implemented method determines that a first node formed a relationship with a second node, generates an edge based on the relationship between the first node and the second node, stores the edge in a graph index and assigns a privacy setting to the edge based on the relationship between the first and second nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Roshan Gamage, Bjornstein Lilleby, Azmil Macksood, Øivind Wang, Bård Kvalheim, Håkon Brugård, Rune Devik, Torbjørn Helvik
  • Patent number: 9542440
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for implementing enterprise graph search. In at least one implementation, an enterprise search service receives a search request that includes a graph query directed to an enterprise graph. The graph is representative of various objects and actors associated with an enterprise, as well as which of the actors performed which of various actions with respect to each of the various objects. The service searches at least a portion of the enterprise graph to identify a subset of the objects that relate to the actors as defined by the graph query in terms of at least the actors and actions. A reply to the search request may include graph results indicative of the subset of the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Øivind Wang, Nicolai Bodd, Chen Xing, Bård Kvalheim, Torbjørn Helvik
  • Publication number: 20150370791
    Abstract: Embodiments provide indexing and searching features including the use of a configurable schema as part of providing partial update support of one or more aspects of an electronic document or documents, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a system is configured to provide search services including partial update functionality based in part on use of a configurable schema to manage partial document updates and/or query processing operations. A method of one embodiment operates to use a configurable schema to define a number of merge sets that group various document attributes based in part on data source, update, and/or usage parameters to provide an efficient partial update mechanism. Other embodiments are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Helge Grenager Solheim, Rune Djurhuus, Evan Matthew Roark, Bård Kvalheim, Michael Susaeg
  • Publication number: 20150249669
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that monitors the activity of different nodes within a system as well as crowd sourcing activity. The computer-implemented method determines that a first node formed a relationship with a second node, generates an edge based on the relationship between the first node and the second node, stores the edge in a graph index and assigns a privacy setting to the edge based on the relationship between the first and second nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roshan Gamage, Bjornstein Lilleby, Azmil Macksood, Øivind Wang, Bård Kvalheim, Håkon Brugård, Rune Devik, Torbjørn Helvik
  • Patent number: 9104748
    Abstract: Embodiments provide indexing and searching features including the use of a configurable schema as part of providing partial update support of one or more aspects of an electronic document or documents, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a system is configured to provide search services including partial update functionality based in part on use of a configurable schema to manage partial document updates and/or query processing operations. A method of one embodiment operates to use a configurable schema to define a number of merge sets that group various document attributes based in part on data source, update, and/or usage parameters to provide an efficient partial update mechanism. Other embodiments are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Helge Grenager Solheim, Rune Djurhuus, Evan Matthew Roark, Bård Kvalheim, Michael Susaeg
  • Publication number: 20150154252
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for implementing enhanced search environments. In one implementation, an enhanced service environment includes a working set service that receives event signals initiated by working set agents in various application services. The working set agents communicate the event signals to nominate events occurring in the application services for inclusion in a working set of information specific to a user. The nominations may be based at least in part on a working set model specific to the user. In response to receiving the event signals, the working set service determines which of the events qualify for inclusion in the working set of information based at least in part on the working set model. For each event that qualifies for inclusion, the working set is modified to include at least the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes Ernst Gehrke, Eirik Knutsen, Øystein Torbjørnsen, James Charles Kleewein, Bård Kvalheim, Øivind Wang
  • Publication number: 20150127677
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for implementing enterprise graph search. In at least one implementation, an enterprise search service receives a search request that includes a graph query directed to an enterprise graph. The graph is representative of a various objects and actors associated with an enterprise, as well as which of the actors performed which of various actions with respect to each of the. The service searches at least a portion of the enterprise graph to identify a subset of the objects that relate to the actors as defined by the graph query in terms of at least the actors and actions. A reply to the search request may include graph results indicative of the subset of the objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Øivind Wang, Nicolai Bodd, Chen Xing, Bård Kvalheim, Torbjørn Helvik
  • Publication number: 20130103702
    Abstract: Embodiments provide indexing and searching features including the use of a configurable schema as part of providing partial update support of one or more aspects of an electronic document or documents, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a system is configured to provide search services including partial update functionality based in part on use of a configurable schema to manage partial document updates and/or query processing operations. A method of one embodiment operates to use a configurable schema to define a number of merge sets that group various document attributes based in part on data source, update, and/or usage parameters to provide an efficient partial update mechanism. Other embodiments are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Helge Grenager Solheim, Rune Djurhuus, Evan Matthew Roark, Bård Kvalheim, Michael Susaeg