Patents by Inventor Craig Ashley Barkhouse
Craig Ashley Barkhouse 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: 20230177009Abstract: Described herein are technologies that provide an element of security related to file system operations. Individual nodes in a file system, such as a directory or a file, can be associated with information that describes how to handle letter case when a file name included in a file system operation request is used to locate a file in the file system. For example, a case sensitive designation associated with a directory can require a case sensitive match between a file name included in a request and a file name included in the directory, in order to perform the requested file system operation. In another example, a case preferring designation associated with a directory first checks for a case sensitive match between file names. If a case sensitive match does not exist, then a case insensitive match between the file names can be used to perform the requested file system operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Neal Robert CHRISTIANSEN, Chandra Kumar Konamki VIJAYAMUNEESWARALU, Craig Ashley BARKHOUSE, Sven GROOT, John Andrew STARKS
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Publication number: 20230080984Abstract: A file system executing on a computing device may store a placeholder for a file on secondary storage of the computing device. The placeholder may comprise a sparse data stream containing none or some of the data of the file and information which enables the remotely stored data of the file to be retrieved from the network. As some or all of the data for the file is being stored remotely, the computing device may rely on a storage virtualization provider to create metadata for the file. Thus, the file system executing on the computing device may receive, from the storage virtualization provider, a request to store metadata associated with the file. In response to this request, the file system may store the metadata as a Binary Large Object (BLOB) in a secondary data stream of the placeholder for the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Neal R. CHRISTIANSEN, Craig Ashley BARKHOUSE, Michael J. NOVAK, Ping XIE
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Patent number: 11537561Abstract: Described herein are technologies that provide an element of security related to file system operations. Individual nodes in a file system, such as a directory or a file, can be associated with information that describes how to handle letter case when a file name included in a file system operation request is used to locate a file in the file system. For example, a case sensitive designation associated with a directory can require a case sensitive match between a file name included in a request and a file name included in the directory, in order to perform the requested file system operation. In another example, a case preferring designation associated with a directory first checks for a case sensitive match between file names. If a case sensitive match does not exist, then a case insensitive match between the file names can be used to perform the requested file system operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Neal Robert Christiansen, Chandra Kumar Konamki Vijayamuneeswaralu, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Sven Groot, John Andrew Starks
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Patent number: 11507534Abstract: A file system executing on a computing device may store a placeholder for a file on secondary storage of the computing device. The placeholder may comprise a sparse data stream containing none or some of the data of the file and information which enables the remotely stored data of the file to be retrieved from the network. As some or all of the data for the file is being stored remotely, the computing device may rely on a storage virtualization provider to create metadata for the file. Thus, the file system executing on the computing device may receive, from the storage virtualization provider, a request to store metadata associated with the file. In response to this request, the file system may store the metadata as a Binary Large Object (BLOB) in a secondary data stream of the placeholder for the file.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Michael J. Novak, Ping Xie
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Patent number: 11061623Abstract: Storage virtualization techniques allow files and directories to be stored remotely, for example, by a cloud storage provider, but in a manner that appears to a user or application running on a local computing device as if the files are stored locally—even though the data of those files and directories may not be resident on the local computing device. That is, the contents of files and directories that may exist in the cloud look and behave as if they were stored locally on a computing device. The level of hydration of placeholders may be monitored and operations may be performed to reduce the impact of excessive hydration on the resources of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Ravisankar V Pudipeddi, Ping Xie, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Michael J. Novak
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Patent number: 10996897Abstract: Storage virtualization techniques allow directories to be stored remotely, for example, by a cloud storage provider, but in a manner that appears to a user or application running on a local computing device as if the directories are stored locally—even though the data of those directories may not be resident on the local computing device. That is, the contents of directories that may exist in the cloud look and behave as if they were stored locally on a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Ravisankar V Pudipeddi, Scott A. Brender, Sarosh C. Havewala, Ping Xie, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Lei Shi
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Patent number: 10802764Abstract: Storage virtualization techniques allow directories to be stored remotely, for example, by a cloud storage provider, but in a manner that appears to a user or application running on a local computing device as if the directories are stored locally—even though the data of those directories may not be resident on the local computing device. That is, the contents of directories that may exist in the cloud look and behave as if they were stored locally on a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Ravisankar V Pudipeddi, Scott A. Brender, Sarosh C. Havewala, Ping Xie, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Lei Shi
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Patent number: 10762054Abstract: Determination logic for a cloud content states framework is described herein. In implementations, a framework is configured to perform operations for management of cloud content files at the computing device on behalf of cloud storage providers. Determination logic for the framework is utilized to make state determinations in dependence upon a defined set of file sync properties. The framework operates to make assessments of the file sync properties and set states for files in accordance with the assessments. In implementations, file sync properties are related to corresponding states through a mapping data structure that maps file sync property values to different states and enables look-ups of states based on property values. The framework utilizes and references the mapping data structure to match file sync properties identified for cloud content files to corresponding states and then set states for the cloud content files accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Raju Jain, Michael John Novak, Tyler Kien Beam, Neal Robert Christiansen, Robert Paul St. Pierre, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Ping Xie, Srinivasan Malayala, Anshul Rawat, Sripresanna Sripresanna, Mohammed Amirali Samji, David Ben Perry
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Publication number: 20190332370Abstract: In a computing device, a first amount of system storage of a computing device is reserved for system update tasks. The first amount is indicated as reserved for system updates and unavailable for access by user applications. The first amount of system storage is then used for installing one or more system updates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Neal Robert CHRISTIANSEN, Craig Ashley BARKHOUSE, Ping LONG, Ravisankar V. PUDIPEDDI
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Publication number: 20190188279Abstract: Described herein are technologies that provide an element of security related to file system operations. Individual nodes in a file system, such as a directory or a file, can be associated with information that describes how to handle letter case when a file name included in a file system operation request is used to locate a file in the file system. For example, a case sensitive designation associated with a directory can require a case sensitive match between a file name included in a request and a file name included in the directory, in order to perform the requested file system operation. In another example, a case preferring designation associated with a directory first checks for a case sensitive match between file names. If a case sensitive match does not exist, then a case insensitive match between the file names can be used to perform the requested file system operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Neal Robert CHRISTIANSEN, Chandra Kumar Konamki VIJAYAMUNEESWARALU, Craig Ashley BARKHOUSE, Sven GROOT, John Andrew STARKS
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Publication number: 20180329905Abstract: A file system executing on a computing device may store a placeholder for a file on secondary storage of the computing device. The placeholder may comprise a sparse data stream containing none or some of the data of the file and information which enables the remotely stored data of the file to be retrieved from the network. As some or all of the data for the file is being stored remotely, the computing device may rely on a storage virtualization provider to create metadata for the file. Thus, the file system executing on the computing device may receive, from the storage virtualization provider, a request to store metadata associated with the file. In response to this request, the file system may store the metadata as a Binary Large Object (BLOB) in a secondary data stream of the placeholder for the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Michael J. Novak, Ping Xie
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Publication number: 20180060345Abstract: Storage virtualization techniques allow files and directories to be stored remotely, for example, by a cloud storage provider, but in a manner that appears to a user or application running on a local computing device as if the files are stored locally—even though the data of those files and directories may not be resident on the local computing device. That is, the contents of files and directories that may exist in the cloud look and behave as if they were stored locally on a computing device. The level of hydration of placeholders may be monitored and operations may be performed to reduce the impact of excessive hydration on the resources of the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Ravisankar V. Pudipeddi, Ping Xie, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Michael J. Novak
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Publication number: 20180060350Abstract: Storage virtualization techniques allow directories to be stored remotely, for example, by a cloud storage provider, but in a manner that appears to a user or application running on a local computing device as if the directories are stored locally—even though the data of those directories may not be resident on the local computing device. That is, the contents of directories that may exist in the cloud look and behave as if they were stored locally on a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Ravisankar V. Pudipeddi, Scott A. Brender, Sarosh C. Havewala, Ping Xie, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Lei Shi
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Publication number: 20180059990Abstract: Storage virtualization techniques allow files to be stored remotely, for example, by a cloud storage provider, but in a manner that appears to a user or application running on a local computing device as if the files are stored locally—even though the data of those files may not be resident on the local computing device. That is, the contents of files that may exist in the cloud look and behave as if they were stored locally on a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Neal R. Christiansen, Ravisankar V. Pudipeddi, Scott A. Brender, Sarosh C. Havewala, Ping Xie, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Lei Shi
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Publication number: 20180025021Abstract: Determination logic for a cloud content states framework is described herein. In implementations, a framework is configured to perform operations for management of cloud content files at the computing device on behalf of cloud storage providers. Determination logic for the framework is utilized to make state determinations in dependence upon a defined set of file sync properties. The framework operates to make assessments of the file sync properties and set states for files in accordance with the assessments. In implementations, file sync properties are related to corresponding states through a mapping data structure that maps file sync property values to different states and enables look-ups of states based on property values. The framework utilizes and references the mapping data structure to match file sync properties identified for cloud content files to corresponding states and then set states for the cloud content files accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Raju Jain, Michael John Novak, Tyler Kien Beam, Neal Robert Christiansen, Robert Paul St. Pierre, Craig Ashley Barkhouse, Ping Xie, Srinivasan Malayala, Anshul Rawat, Sripresanna Sripresanna, Mohammed Amirali Samji, David Ben Perry