Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Brumme

Christopher W. Brumme 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).

  • Transparent and sub-classable proxies
    Patent number: 7647597
    Abstract: A system and method for interacting with an object is provided. The system includes a method call interceptor that intercepts a method call made on an object and that routes the method call to a proxy. The method call interceptor is accessible to application code. The system also includes an application code generic proxy that after overriding a base class invocation method can receive intercepted method calls, can invoke methods on the object that the proxy images, can receive results from the object that the proxy images and can pass results to the entity that generated the intercepted method call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Raja Krishnaswamy, Tarun Anand, Christopher W. Brumme, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya
  • Operating system with corrective action service and isolation
    Patent number: 7647522
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates re-locating a web application associated with a network service utilizing a portion of serialized data. The network service can be any collection of resources that are maintained by a party (e.g., third-party, off-site, etc.) and accessible by an identified user over a network (e.g., WAN, Internet, etc.). A receiver component can receive a request for initiating and execution of a process that is maintained by the network service. A servicing component can analyze representations of multiple processes within the network service and determines whether to enable initiation and execution of the process based at least in part upon the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Raymond E. Ozzie, Gary W. Flake, Thomas F. Bergstraesser, Arnold N. Blinn, Christopher W. Brumme, Michael Connolly, Dane A. Glasgow, Alexander G. Gounares, Galen C. Hunt, James R. Larus, Matthew B. MacLaurin, David R. Treadwell, III
  • Runtime support for nullable types
    Patent number: 7627594
    Abstract: The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for supporting null capabilities for general purpose programming languages. Low level, runtime support for a nullable type is provided to ensure consistency and coherency. An execution component restricts support of the nullable type to programming language types that lack a null capability. The execution component may also provide support for conversion between the nullable type and a reference type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Anders Hejlsberg, Dinesh Chandrakant Kulkarni, Vance P. Morrison, John Joseph Duffy, Christopher W. Brumme, Matthew J. Warren, Luca Bolognese, Peter A. Hallam, Gary S. Katzenberger
  • Critical finalizers
    Patent number: 7610579
    Abstract: A finalizer may include a notification that no tolerance for failure or corruption is expected. Any potential failure point, which may be induced by a runtime execution environment routine or subroutine that is associated with the finalizer may then be prepared apart from the finalizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sean E. Trowbridge, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Christopher W. Brumme, Mahesh Prakriya, Patrick H. Dussud, Ian H. Carmichael
  • Safe handle
    Patent number: 7610322
    Abstract: Enabling secure and efficient marshaling, utilization, and releasing of handles in either of an operating system or runtime environment includes wrapping a handle with a counter to tabulate a number of threads using currently using the handle. Thus, handle administration is implemented to circumvent potential security risks, avoid correctness problems, and foster more efficient handle releasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian M. Grunkemeyer, David Sebastien Mortenson, Rudi Martin, Sonja Keserovic, Mahesh Prakriya, Christopher W. Brumme
  • Computing system and method for allowing plurality of applications written in different programming languages to communicate and request resources or services via a common language runtime layer
    Patent number: 7581231
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Millet, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • Reliability contracts
    Patent number: 7571428
    Abstract: Reliability contracts declare an intent of executable code, and may be associated with at least a portion of the executable code. The intent of the executable code in the face of particular conditions may be declared for the use in any one of a programming, execution, or testing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rudi Martin, Mahesh Prakriya, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Christopher W. Brumme, Sean E. Trowbridge, Weiwen Liu
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7555757
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Brian A. LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David O. Driver, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, George D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Henry L. Sanders, II, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • Execution Context Infrastructure
    Publication number: 20090077573
    Abstract: Described herein is an implementation for exposing an “execution context” to a logical execution flow of procedures as it executes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arun Moorthy, Christopher W. Brumme, Jonathan C. Hawkins, Raja Krishnaswamy
  • System and method for bridging object systems
    Patent number: 7500252
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for bridging disparate object systems. The system includes a first wrapper to bridge communications between a first object system and a second object system and a second wrapper to bridge communications between the second object system and the first object system. The first wrapper insulates the first object system from interface implementations in the second object system and the second wrapper insulates the second object system from interface implementations in the first object system to facilitate transparent communications between the first and second object systems. The first object system may be at least one of a managed object system and an unmanaged object system, and the second object system may be at least one of a managed object system and an unmanaged object system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis Angeline, Christopher W. Brumme, William G. Evans, Raja Krishnaswamy, David S. Mortenson
  • Execution recovery escalation policy
    Patent number: 7487380
    Abstract: Deterministic code execution may be recovered for programs or portions thereof by implementing a programmable policy on a system host to escalate the scope of a code discard based on various parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W Brumme, WeiWen Liu, Mahesh Prakriya, Sean E Trowbridge, Ian H Carmichael, Patrick H Dussud, Brian M Grunkemeyer
  • Execution context infrastructure
    Patent number: 7458072
    Abstract: Described herein is an implementation for exposing an “execution context” to a logical execution flow of procedures as it executes. An “execution context” is a set of data and/or sub-procedures that might be useful at some point during a logical execution flow (to manage and control the execution flow and provide additional services to the execution flow) of computer-executable instructions though the often complex, intertwined, and interconnected conglomeration of procedures of software product(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arun Moorthy, Christopher W. Brumme, Jonathan C. Hawkins, Raja Krishnaswamy
  • Communication among agile and context-bound objects
    Patent number: 7437711
    Abstract: Communication among agile objects and context-bound objects within object-oriented programming environments, including communication across contextual boundaries, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a reference to a second object within a second context is wrapped in a proxy wrapper. A first object within a first context calls the second object via the wrapped reference. No direct reference is held by the first object to the second object. Other embodiments relate to agile objects. Agile objects called by context-bound objects execute in the contexts of their callers. The context of a calling context-bound object becomes the context of an agile object for calling of the agile object by the calling context-bound object. Direct reference to the agile object by the context-bound object is thus permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brumme, James M. Lyon, Michael J. Toutonghi, Satish R. Thatte, Gopal Krishna R. Kakivaya, Richard D. Hill, Jan S. Gray, Craig H. Wittenberg, Rebecca A. Norlander, Scott G. Robinson, Eric W. Johnson
  • REMOTE PROVISIONING OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20080215450
    Abstract: Remote provisioning of an IT network and/or associated services is provided. Hardware, software, service and/or expertise can be moved from on-premise to a remote location (e.g., central, distributed . . . ). Accordingly, at least a large degree computation can be moved to the center to exploit economies of scale, among other things. In such an architecture, computational resources (e.g., data storage, computation power, cache . . . ) can be pooled, and entities can subscribe to a particular level of resources related to a private entity IT network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: William H. Gates, Raymond E. Ozzie, Gary W. Flake, Thomas F. Bergstraesser, Arnold N. Blinn, Christopher W. Brumme, Lili Cheng, Nishant V. Dani, Daniel S. Glasser, Alexander G. Gounares, Galen C. Hunt, James R. Larus, Matthew B. MacLaurin, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Debi P. Mishra, Amit Mital, Ira L. Snyder, Chandramohan A. Thekkath
  • Runtime hosting interfaces
    Patent number: 7418718
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced runtime hosting are described. In one aspect the runtime hosting interface includes a host abstraction interface. The HAI allowing the runtime to configure host execution environment parameters and/or notify the host of a runtime event. In particular, the host abstraction interface (HAI) corresponds to execution environment abstractions supported by a host application. Responsive to an action or event, the runtime invokes an identified HAI or an associated object during execution of runtime managed code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weiwen Liu, Steven J. Pratschner, Ian H. Carmichael, Peter A. Carlin, Christopher W. Brumme, Mason K. Bendixen, Beysim Sezgin, Sean E. Trowbridge, Christopher James Brown, Mei-Chin Tsai, Mahesh Prakriya, Raja Krishnaswamy, Alan C. Shi, Suzanne Maurine Cook
  • TIER SPLITTING SUPPORT FOR DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20080196025
    Abstract: A spectrum of tier-splitting mechanisms facilitates distributed programming. A rich application model and associated tools enable programmers to write rich distributed applications that can run anywhere. A program can be developed simply as a single tier or tier agnostic application. Subsequently or concurrently, the program can be sliced into multiple tiers in different ways to reflect, for instance, capabilities and/or constraints of a server, client and/or network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Brian C. Beckman, Christopher W. Brumme, Mark B. Shields, Wei Zhu
  • Code rewriting
    Patent number: 7409675
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for the rewriting and transformation of a code unit through an extensible, composable, set of code rewriters that can be implemented at various phases throughout the development, deployment, and execution of the code unit. The described systems and methods provide a powerful way for program developers and system administrators to implement code transformations at different stages throughout the development, deployment, and execution of programs that is largely independent of such programs and does not significantly increase the complexity of the source programs, compilers, or execution environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brumme, Jan Gray, Jonathan C. Hawkins, Alan C. Shi, Sean E. Trowbridge
  • Enhanced runtime hosting
    Patent number: 7406699
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced runtime hosting are described. In one respect, the runtime identifies any abstraction interface(s) exposed by a host application. The abstraction interface(s) correspond to respective execution environment functionality implemented by the hosting application. During execution of runtime managed code and responsive to an action or event associated with an identified one of the respective execution environment abstractions, the runtime calls a specific interface or object corresponding to a specific one of the abstraction interface(s). This allows the host application to customize/enhance its execution environment, which includes the runtime, as a function of the implemented abstraction(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Weiwen Liu, Steven J. Pratschner, Ian H. Carmichael, Peter A. Carlin, Christopher W. Brumme, Mason K. Bendixen, Beysim Sezgin
  • SECURE SERVICE COMPUTATION
    Publication number: 20080104699
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing cloud service applications are provided. In particular, a security component can regulate such applications to prevent undesirable behavior. In one instance, applications can be restricted to use of designated network resources to thereby contain application activities. Additionally or alternatively, the applications can be monitored and prohibited from executing malicious code such as that associated with a virus, worm and/or Trojan horse, among other things.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander G. Gounares, William H. Gates, Raymond E. Ozzie, Gary W. Flake, Christopher W. Brumme, Nishant V. Dani, Matthew B. MacLaurin, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Debi P. Mishra, Amit Mital
  • RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN A CLOUD
    Publication number: 20080091613
    Abstract: Innovative aspects provided herein pertain to digital rights management (DRM) and/or enforcement in conjunction with remote network clouds and services. Digital rights management licenses/rights/policies can be applied to personal files to facilitate worry free remote storage and/or file sharing. These rights can be identity-centric rather than machine centric, thereby facilitating access and usage from any network device anywhere. Various mechanisms are also disclosed to deter assorted uses of content and/or encourage rights acquisition as an alterative or in addition to technologically prohibitive means. Additionally, a system and method are provided that can afford a frictionless marketplace for file distribution, wherein content is protected and freely distributed and identity-centric rights can be purchased to access the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: William H. Gates, Ira L. Snyder, Thomas F. Bergstraesser, Arnold N. Blinn, William J. Bolosky, Christopher W. Brumme, Lili Cheng, Dane A. Glasgow, Daniel S. Glasser, Alexander G. Gounares, James R. Larus, Matthew B. MacLaurin, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Debi P. Mishra, Amit Mital, Kartik N. Raghavan