Patents by Inventor Christopher Lane Boedigheimer
Christopher Lane Boedigheimer 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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Patent number: 10374974Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically allocate computing resources to a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environments to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the internet. A game session runs a single instance of a game title. The game session runs the video game code responsible for creating the playing experience for the users. In another embodiment, the number of active game sessions is monitored and computing resources are allocated dynamically as the number of sessions increases or decreases.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: John Peter Bruno, Donald James McNamara, Ashok Chandrasekaran, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, Per-Ola Anders Orvendal, Joseph Cusimano, Scott Q. Longstreet
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Publication number: 20170195251Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically allocate computing resources to a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environments to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the internet. A game session runs a single instance of a game title. The game session runs the video game code responsible for creating the playing experience for the users. In another embodiment, the number of active game sessions is monitored and computing resources are allocated dynamically as the number of sessions increases or decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: JOHN PETER BRUNO, DONALD JAMES MCNAMARA, ASHOK CHANDRASEKARAN, CHRISTOPHER LANE BOEDIGHEIMER, PER-OLA ANDERS ORVENDAL, JOSEPH CUSIMANO, SCOTT Q. LONGSTREET
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Patent number: 9694279Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically manage game instances within a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environment to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the Internet. For example, embodiments of the invention may forecast demand for a specific game title. The demand forecast is used to determine how many standby game instances are needed to meet demand as players join and leave game sessions. Games with higher demand may have more standby game instances ready for players to drop in. Games with less demand may have fewer active game instances running waiting for players to drop in.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John Peter Bruno, Donald James McNamara, Hsiang-Ling Jamie Lin, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, Per-Ola Anders Orvendal, Joseph Cusimano, Scott Q. Longstreet
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Patent number: 9628332Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically allocate computing resources to a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environments to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the internet. A game session runs a single instance of a game title. The game session runs the video game code responsible for creating the playing experience for the users. In another embodiment, the number of active game sessions is monitored and computing resources are allocated dynamically as the number of sessions increases or decreases.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John Peter Bruno, Jr., Donald James McNamara, Ashok Chandrasekaran, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, Per-Ola Anders Orvendal, Joseph Cusimano, Scott Q. Longstreet
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Patent number: 9544400Abstract: Embodiments provide automated access policy enforcement, content rule enforcement, and data transformations in a binary large object (blob) storage service. Verified and unverified clients are allowed varying degrees of access to stored blobs. In response to a read request associated with a target blob of a particular blob type, criteria from the read request are used to execute one or more transformation functions defined by the blob type to create transformed data, and the transformed data is provided to the client. In response to a write request including a target blob of a particular blob type, a set of content rules associated with the blob type is executed against the target blob. The target blob is stored based on the content rules being successfully executed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael Alyn Miller, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, David James Whiteford, Ashok Chandrasekaran
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Patent number: 9433862Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically allocate computing resources to game sessions running within a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environments to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the internet. A game session runs a single instance of a game title. The game session runs the video game code responsible for creating the playing experience for the users. Various characteristics of the game session may be monitored and used to allocate computing resources. Usage of computing resources, such as central processing unit (“CPU”) may be monitored directly. In another embodiment, the number of players connected to the game session is monitored and computing resources are allocated dynamically as the number of players increases or decreases.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John Peter Bruno, Jr., Donald James McNamara, Scott Q. Longstreet, Ashok Chandrasekaran, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, Per-Ola Anders Orvendal, Joseph Cusimano
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Publication number: 20160175708Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically manage game instances within a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environment to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the Internet. For example, embodiments of the invention may forecast demand for a specific game title. The demand forecast is used to determine how many standby game instances are needed to meet demand as players join and leave game sessions. Games with higher demand may have more standby game instances ready for players to drop in. Games with less demand may have fewer active game instances running waiting for players to drop in.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: JOHN PETER BRUNO, DONALD JAMES MCNAMARA, HSIANG-LING LIN, CHRISTOPHER LANE BOEDIGHEIMER, PER-OLA ANDERS ORVENDAL, JOSEPH CUSIMANO, SCOTT LONGSTREET
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Patent number: 9295915Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically manage game instances within a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environment to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the Internet. For example, embodiments of the invention may forecast demand for a specific game title. The demand forecast is used to determine how many standby game instances are needed to meet demand as players join and leave game sessions. Games with higher demand may have more standby game instances ready for players to drop in. Games with less demand may have fewer active game instances running waiting for players to drop in.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John Peter Bruno, Jr., Donald James McNamara, Hsiang-Ling Jamie Lin, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, Per-Ola Anders Orvendal, Joseph Cusimano, Scott Q. Longstreet
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Publication number: 20160028858Abstract: Embodiments provide automated access policy enforcement, content rule enforcement, and data transformations in a binary large object (blob) storage service. Verified and unverified clients are allowed varying degrees of access to stored blobs. In response to a read request associated with a target blob of a particular blob type, criteria from the read request are used to execute one or more transformation functions defined by the blob type to create transformed data, and the transformed data is provided to the client. In response to a write request including a target blob of a particular blob type, a set of content rules associated with the blob type is executed against the target blob. The target blob is stored based on the content rules being successfully executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Michael Alyn Miller, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, David James Whiteford, Ashok Chandrasekaran
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Patent number: 9182978Abstract: Embodiments provide rule-based application configuration using a network service. A configuration parameter associated with an application includes a rule that specifies configuration data based on one or more criteria, such as by selecting a configuration value from a plurality of available configuration values. A request for configuration data corresponding to the configuration parameter is received from a client. The request includes one or more criteria describing a user associated with the client. Customized configuration data is determined based on the rule and the criteria of the request, and the customized configuration data is provided to the client. The client executes the application (e.g., a game) based on the customized configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael Alyn Miller, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, David James Whiteford, Ashok Chandrasekaran
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Patent number: 9112935Abstract: Embodiments provide automated access policy enforcement, content rule enforcement, and data transformations in a binary large object (blob) storage service. Verified and unverified clients are allowed varying degrees of access to stored blobs. In response to a read request associated with a target blob of a particular blob type, criteria from the read request are used to execute one or more transformation functions defined by the blob type to create transformed data, and the transformed data is provided to the client. In response to a write request including a target blob of a particular blob type, a set of content rules associated with the blob type is executed against the target blob. The target blob is stored based on the content rules being successfully executed.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael Alyn Miller, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, David James Whiteford, Ashok Chandrasekaran
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Publication number: 20140342819Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically manage game instances within a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environment to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the Internet. For example, embodiments of the invention may forecast demand for a specific game title. The demand forecast is used to determine how many standby game instances are needed to meet demand as players join and leave game sessions. Games with higher demand may have more standby game instances ready for players to drop in. Games with less demand may have fewer active game instances running waiting for players to drop in.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: JOHN PETER BRUNO, JR., DONALD JAMES MCNAMARA, HSIANG-LING JAMIE LIN, CHRISTOPHER LANE BOEDIGHEIMER, PER-OLA ANDERS ORVENDAL, JOSEPH CUSIMANO, SCOTT Q. LONGSTREET
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Publication number: 20140344457Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically allocate computing resources to a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environments to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the internet. A game session runs a single instance of a game title. The game session runs the video game code responsible for creating the playing experience for the users. In another embodiment, the number of active game sessions is monitored and computing resources are allocated dynamically as the number of sessions increases or decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: JOHN PETER BRUNO, Jr., DONALD JAMES MCNAMARA, ASHOK CHANDRASEKARAN, CHRISTOPHER LANE BOEDIGHEIMER, PER-OLA ANDERS ORVENDAL, JOSEPH CUSIMANO, SCOTT Q. LONGSTREET
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Publication number: 20140228108Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention monitor and dynamically allocate computing resources to game sessions running within a game service. A game service provides a remote gaming environments to which users connect over a wide area network, such as the internet. A game session runs a single instance of a game title. The game session runs the video game code responsible for creating the playing experience for the users. Various characteristics of the game session may be monitored and used to allocate computing resources. Usage of computing resources, such as central processing unit (“CPU”) may be monitored directly. In another embodiment, the number of players connected to the game session is monitored and computing resources are allocated dynamically as the number of players increases or decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: John Peter Bruno, JR., Donald James McNamara, Scott Q. Longstreet, Ashok Chandrasekaran, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, Per-Ola Anders Orvendal, Joseph Cusimano
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Publication number: 20130232190Abstract: Embodiments provide automated access policy enforcement, content rule enforcement, and data transformations in a binary large object (blob) storage service. Verified and unverified clients are allowed varying degrees of access to stored blobs. In response to a read request associated with a target blob of a particular blob type, criteria from the read request are used to execute one or more transformation functions defined by the blob type to create transformed data, and the transformed data is provided to the client. In response to a write request including a target blob of a particular blob type, a set of content rules associated with the blob type is executed against the target blob. The target blob is stored based on the content rules being successfully executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael Alyn Miller, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, David James Whiteford, Ashok Chandrasekaran
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Publication number: 20130232246Abstract: Embodiments provide rule-based application configuration using a network service. A configuration parameter associated with an application includes a rule that specifies configuration data based on one or more criteria, such as by selecting a configuration value from a plurality of available configuration values. A request for configuration data corresponding to the configuration parameter is received from a client. The request includes one or more criteria describing a user associated with the client. Customized configuration data is determined based on the rule and the criteria of the request, and the customized configuration data is provided to the client. The client executes the application (e.g., a game) based on the customized configuration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Alyn Miller, Christopher Lane Boedigheimer, David James Whiteford, Ashok Chandrasekaran