Patents by Inventor Christopher Rickman

Christopher Rickman 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: 8645377
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed herein for aggregating web-based data stored in a distributed data store so that it can be retrieved in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) manner. A unique aggregation key is generated for respective one or more data generated from a web-based event, where the one or more data are added to the distributed data store, and the aggregation key corresponds merely to the data generated from the web-based event. The one or more data from the web based event is aggregated in a FIFO queue and stored in a same partition of the distributed data store, based on the aggregation key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Ness, Alexander Mallet, Bruce Copeland, Christopher Rickman, Rajesh Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20110179028
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed herein for aggregating web-based data stored in a distributed data store so that it can be retrieved in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) manner. A unique aggregation key is generated for respective one or more data generated from a web-based event, where the one or more data are added to the distributed data store, and the aggregation key corresponds merely to the data generated from the web-based event. The one or more data from the web based event is aggregated in a FIFO queue and stored in a same partition of the distributed data store, based on the aggregation key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Ness, Alexander Mallet, Bruce Copeland, Christopher Rickman, Rajesh Viswanathan