Patents by Inventor Brad D. Rutkowski

Brad D. Rutkowski 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).

  • Patent number: 10075342
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing an automated mechanism for grouping devices to allow safe and scalable actions to be taken in parallel. A computing device obtains data that defines service relationships between computing entities in a network of computing entities controlled by a service provider. The computing device determines two or more groups of computing entities having one of a direct or indirect relationship with other computing entities within one of the two or more groups based on the obtained data. Then, the computing device determines one or more subgroups of one of the two or more groups based on the obtained data. Individual computing entities within a first subgroup of the one or more subgroups do not have a direct relationship with any of the other computing entities with the first subgroup. Output data identifying at least a portion of the subgroups is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Varun Ramachandran, Brad D. Rutkowski, Mathru Janakiraman
  • Publication number: 20160366020
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing an automated mechanism for grouping devices to allow safe and scalable actions to be taken in parallel. A computing device obtains data that defines service relationships between computing entities in a network of computing entities controlled by a service provider. The computing device determines two or more groups of computing entities having one of a direct or indirect relationship with other computing entities within one of the two or more groups based on the obtained data. Then, the computing device determines one or more subgroups of one of the two or more groups based on the obtained data. Individual computing entities within a first subgroup of the one or more subgroups do not have a direct relationship with any of the other computing entities with the first subgroup. Output data identifying at least a portion of the subgroups is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Varun Ramachandran, Brad D. Rutkowski, Mathru Janakiraman