Patents by Inventor Brian David Jones
Brian David Jones 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).
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Publication number: 20240111731Abstract: A data processing system implements obtaining, at a file services platform, first mapping information by mapping files, folders, or a combination thereof stored on each of a plurality of client devices associated with a first user. The data processing system further implements synchronizing the first mapping information with the plurality of client devices, receiving a first request for a first file from a first client device of the plurality of client devices, where the first file stored locally on a second client device of the plurality of client devices. The data processing system further implements requesting that the second client device upload an instance of the first file to the file services platform; receiving the instance of the first file from the second client device; and causing the first client device to download the instance of the first file from the file services platform to the first client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Brian David JONES, Kayla Lindsey NGAN, Daron SPEKTOR
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Patent number: 11762812Abstract: Technologies for detecting changes in a namespace using namespace enumeration endpoint response payloads are disclosed. A namespace is enumerated at a first time by retrieving response payloads containing metadata describing each location in the namespace from a namespace enumeration endpoint. Signatures are generated based on the response payloads and stored. To determine if changes were made to the namespace between the first time and a subsequent second time, metadata is retrieved from the namespace enumeration endpoint for the namespace at the second time and signatures are generated. Signatures generated at the first time are then compared to the signatures generated at the second time. If the signatures are different, the items in the location in the namespace changed between the first time and the second time. Changes occurring in a location of the namespace can then be identified based on the metadata obtained at the first and second times.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Brian David Jones, Mark Thomas Mahony
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Publication number: 20230185766Abstract: Technologies for detecting changes in a namespace using namespace enumeration endpoint response payloads are disclosed. A namespace is enumerated at a first time by retrieving response payloads containing metadata describing each location in the namespace from a namespace enumeration endpoint. Signatures are generated based on the response payloads and stored. To determine if changes were made to the namespace between the first time and a subsequent second time, metadata is retrieved from the namespace enumeration endpoint for the namespace at the second time and signatures are generated. Signatures generated at the first time are then compared to the signatures generated at the second time. If the signatures are different, the items in the location in the namespace changed between the first time and the second time. Changes occurring in a location of the namespace can then be identified based on the metadata obtained at the first and second times.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Brian David JONES, Mark Thomas MAHONY
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Patent number: 11055261Abstract: A system is provided for enabling in-application support for topological changes to local files during remote synchronization. The techniques disclosed herein solve the problems of existing systems by mitigating conflict states and loss of edits being made to a file during synchronization. In addition, the techniques disclosed herein enable a user to interact directly with a productivity application to rename and/or move a file. The techniques disclosed herein provide an improved user experience and more efficient methods for interacting with files in that a user does not have to exit a productivity application and interact with an operating system interface to rename and/or move a file. A productivity application can operate in a server mode or a client mode depending on a validity of a requested destination location for a file.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yisheng Chen, Tejprakash Singh Gill, Kevin Paschal D'Souza, George N. Armah, Brian David Jones
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Patent number: 11010408Abstract: A request for an operation on a directory is received that requires a hydration of one or more files within the directory. A process is initiated to hydrate dehydrated descendent files of the folder. During the hydration process, attempts to introduce new dehydrated files in the folder are blocked. The request is processed when the hydration is complete.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jack Nichols, Bill Sproule, Brian David Jones, Valeh Valiollah Pour Amiri
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Patent number: 10929350Abstract: A system to enable a user to generate copies of files at a client device and to cause a file hosting platform to generate backups of these copies in a cloud database without transferring file content data for these files between the client device and the cloud database. When a user copies a file from a first folder on a client device to a second folder on the client device, the system may determine that the file content data for this file is already present in the cloud database. Then, rather than uploading the file content data to the cloud database from the client device, the system may cause a file hosting platform to access the file content data directly from the cloud database to perform a file copy operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Neal Robert Christiansen, Ping Xie, Trevor Van Leeuwen, Jack Allen Nichols, Brian David Jones
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Patent number: 10769113Abstract: Systems, components, devices, and methods for synchronizing a local object model with a remote object model are provided. A non-limiting example is a system or method for synchronizing a local object model with a remote object model. The method includes receiving a plurality of changes associated with the local object model. The changes modify at least one attribute state of an object in the local object model. The method also includes identifying outcome attribute states of the objects that are modified by the plurality of changes. The method includes identifying required attribute states of the objects for the plurality of changes. The method also includes building a dependency graph for the plurality of changes based on the identified required attribute states and generating an ordered list of the plurality of changes based on the dependency graph.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Brian David Jones
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Publication number: 20190370378Abstract: A request for an operation on a directory is received that requires a hydration of one or more files within the directory. A process is initiated to hydrate dehydrated descendent files of the folder. During the hydration process, attempts to introduce new dehydrated files in the folder are blocked. The request is processed when the hydration is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Jack NICHOLS, Bill SPROULE, Brian David JONES, Valeh VALIOLLAH POUR AMIRI
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Publication number: 20190266258Abstract: A system is provided for enabling in-application support for topological changes to local files during remote synchronization. The techniques disclosed herein solve the problems of existing systems by mitigating conflict states and loss of edits being made to a file during synchronization. In addition, the techniques disclosed herein enable a user to interact directly with a productivity application to rename and/or move a file. The techniques disclosed herein provide an improved user experience and more efficient methods for interacting with files in that a user does not have to exit a productivity application and interact with an operating system interface to rename and/or move a file. A productivity application can operate in a server mode or a client mode depending on a validity of a requested destination location for a file.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Yisheng CHEN, Tejprakash Singh GILL, Kevin Paschal D'SOUZA, George N. ARMAH, Brian David JONES
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Publication number: 20190171729Abstract: A system to enable a user to generate copies of files at a client device and to cause a file hosting platform to generate backups of these copies in a cloud database without transferring file content data for these files between the client device and the cloud database. When a user copies a file from a first folder on a client device to a second folder on the client device, the system may determine that the file content data for this file is already present in the cloud database. Then, rather than uploading the file content data to the cloud database from the client device, the system may cause a file hosting platform to access the file content data directly from the cloud database to perform a file copy operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Neal Robert CHRISTIANSEN, Ping Xie, Trevor Van Leeuwen, Jack Allen Nichols, Brian David Jones
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Publication number: 20170277437Abstract: Systems, components, devices, and methods for synchronizing a local object model with a remote object model are provided. A non-limiting example is a system or method for synchronizing a local object model with a remote object model. The method includes receiving a plurality of changes associated with the local object model. The changes modify at least one attribute state of an object in the local object model. The method also includes identifying outcome attribute states of the objects that are modified by the plurality of changes. The method includes identifying required attribute states of the objects for the plurality of changes. The method also includes building a dependency graph for the plurality of changes based on the identified required attribute states and generating an ordered list of the plurality of changes based on the dependency graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.Inventor: Brian David Jones