Patents by Inventor Daniel Blood

Daniel Blood 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: 11720456
    Abstract: A secondary location is configured as a recovery service for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the secondary location is automatically updated to reflect a current state of the primary location that is actively servicing user load. Content changes to the primary location are automatically reflected to the secondary location. System changes applied to the primary location are automatically applied to the secondary location. For example, removing/adding machines, updating machine/role assignments, removing adding/database are automatically applied to the secondary location such that the secondary location substantially mirrors the primary location. After a failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Sid R. Shah, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Publication number: 20220066892
    Abstract: A secondary location is configured as a recovery service for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the secondary location is automatically updated to reflect a current state of the primary location that is actively servicing user load. Content changes to the primary location are automatically reflected to the secondary location. System changes applied to the primary location are automatically applied to the secondary location. For example, removing/adding machines, updating machine/role assignments, removing adding/database are automatically applied to the secondary location such that the secondary location substantially mirrors the primary location. After a failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Patent number: 11176008
    Abstract: A secondary location is configured as a recovery service for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the secondary location is automatically updated to reflect a current state of the primary location that is actively servicing user load. Content changes to the primary location are automatically reflected to the secondary location. System changes applied to the primary location are automatically applied to the secondary location. For example, removing/adding machines, updating machine/role assignments, removing adding/database are automatically applied to the secondary location such that the secondary location substantially mirrors the primary location. After a failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Patent number: 10585766
    Abstract: A secondary location is configured as a recovery service for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the secondary location is automatically updated to reflect a current state of the primary location that is actively servicing user load. Content changes to the primary location are automatically reflected to the secondary location. System changes applied to the primary location are automatically applied to the secondary location. For example, removing/adding machines, updating machine/role assignments, removing adding/database are automatically applied to the secondary location such that the secondary location substantially mirrors the primary location. After a failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Publication number: 20190294515
    Abstract: A secondary location is configured as a recovery service for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the secondary location is automatically updated to reflect a current state of the primary location that is actively servicing user load. Content changes to the primary location are automatically reflected to the secondary location. System changes applied to the primary location are automatically applied to the secondary location. For example, removing/adding machines, updating machine/role assignments, removing adding/database are automatically applied to the secondary location such that the secondary location substantially mirrors the primary location. After a failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Publication number: 20170057841
    Abstract: A liquid purification system is provided that includes a liquid holding device configured to hold liquid and an ultra-violet (UV) disinfecting system disposed in a base adjacent to a closed end of the liquid holding device. A power-generating system wirelessly powers the UV disinfecting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Robert Damitz, Erica Gonzaga
  • Patent number: 9442813
    Abstract: Jobs submitted to a primary location of a service within a period of time before and/or after a fail-over event are determined and are resubmitted to a secondary location of the service. For example, jobs that are submitted fifteen minutes before the fail-over event and jobs that are submitted to the primary network before the fail-over to the second location is completed are resubmitted at the secondary location. After the fail-over event occurs, the jobs are updated with the secondary network that is taking the place of the primary location of the service. A mapping of job input parameters (e.g. identifiers and/or secrets) from the primary location to the secondary location are used by the jobs when they are resubmitted to the secondary location. Each job determines what changes are to be made to the job request based on the job being resubmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Viktoriya Taranov, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov
  • Patent number: 9311199
    Abstract: Jobs submitted to a primary location of a service within a period of time before and/or after a fail-over event are determined and are resubmitted to a secondary location of the service. For example, jobs that are submitted fifteen minutes before the fail-over event and jobs that are submitted to the primary network before the fail-over to the second location is completed are resubmitted at the secondary location. After the fail-over event occurs, the jobs are updated with the secondary network that is taking the place of the primary location of the service. A mapping of job input parameters (e.g. identifiers and/or secrets) from the primary location to the secondary location are used by the jobs when they are resubmitted to the secondary location. Each job determines what changes are to be made to the job request based on the job being resubmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Viktoriya Taranov, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov
  • Publication number: 20150347244
    Abstract: Jobs submitted to a primary location of a service within a period of time before and/or after a fail-over event are determined and are resubmitted to a secondary location of the service. For example, jobs that are submitted fifteen minutes before the fail-over event and jobs that are submitted to the primary network before the fail-over to the second location is completed are resubmitted at the secondary location. After the fail-over event occurs, the jobs are updated with the secondary network that is taking the place of the primary location of the service. A mapping of job input parameters (e.g. identifiers and/or secrets) from the primary location to the secondary location are used by the jobs when they are resubmitted to the secondary location. Each job determines what changes are to be made to the job request based on the job being resubmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Viktoriya Taranov, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov
  • Publication number: 20150039931
    Abstract: Jobs submitted to a primary location of a service within a period of time before and/or after a fail-over event are determined and are resubmitted to a secondary location of the service. For example, jobs that are submitted fifteen minutes before the fail-over event and jobs that are submitted to the primary network before the fail-over to the second location is completed are resubmitted at the secondary location. After the fail-over event occurs, the jobs are updated with the secondary network that is taking the place of the primary location of the service. A mapping of job input parameters (e.g. identifiers and/or secrets) from the primary location to the secondary location are used by the jobs when they are resubmitted to the secondary location. Each job determines what changes are to be made to the job request based on the job being resubmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Viktoriya Taranov, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov
  • Patent number: 8938638
    Abstract: A secondary location of a network acts as a recovery network for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the primary location actively services user load and performs backups that include full backups, incremental backups and transaction logs that are automatically replicated to the secondary location. Information is stored (e.g. time, retry count) that may be used to assist in determining when the backups are restored correctly at the secondary location. The backups are restored and the transaction logs are replayed at the secondary location to reflect changes (content and administrative) that are made to the primary location. After failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Alexander Hopmann, Antonio Marcos Da Silva, Jr., Nikita Voronkov, Kai Yiu Luk, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Daniel Blood, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Patent number: 8850261
    Abstract: Jobs submitted to a primary location of a service within a period of time before and/or after a fail-over event are determined and are resubmitted to a secondary location of the service. For example, jobs that are submitted fifteen minutes before the fail-over event and jobs that are submitted to the primary network before the fail-over to the second location is completed are resubmitted at the secondary location. After the fail-over event occurs, the jobs are updated with the secondary network that is taking the place of the primary location of the service. A mapping of job input parameters (e.g. identifiers and/or secrets) from the primary location to the secondary location are used by the jobs when they are resubmitted to the secondary location. Each job determines what changes are to be made to the job request based on the job being resubmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Viktoriya Taranov, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov
  • Publication number: 20120310887
    Abstract: A secondary location is configured as a recovery service for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the secondary location is automatically updated to reflect a current state of the primary location that is actively servicing user load. Content changes to the primary location are automatically reflected to the secondary location. System changes applied to the primary location are automatically applied to the secondary location. For example, removing/adding machines, updating machine/role assignments, removing adding/database are automatically applied to the secondary location such that the secondary location substantially mirrors the primary location. After a failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Publication number: 20120311375
    Abstract: During an outage at a primary location for an online service that is temporary in duration (e.g. a “temporary outage”), requests are temporarily switched from the primary location to a secondary location for the online service. The temporary outage may be caused by many different reasons (e.g. power outage, planned maintenance, and the like). The secondary location may be configured as read only during the temporary outage such that users are still able to access their data during the temporary without causing changes to be made to the data. The requests to the primary location of the online service are automatically redirected to be handled by the secondary location. When the temporary outage ends, the requests are automatically switched back to the primary location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Jeffrey McDowell, Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood
  • Publication number: 20120311376
    Abstract: A secondary location of a network acts as a recovery network for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the primary location actively services user load and performs backups that include full backups, incremental backups and transaction logs that are automatically replicated to the secondary location. Information is stored (e.g. time, retry count) that may be used to assist in determining when the backups are restored correctly at the secondary location. The backups are restored and the transaction logs are replayed at the secondary location to reflect changes (content and administrative) that are made to the primary location. After failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Alexander Hopmann, Antonio Marcos Da Silva, JR., Nikita Voronkov, Kai Yiu Luk, Ramanathan Somasundaram, Artsiom Kokhan, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Daniel Blood, Bhavesh Doshi
  • Publication number: 20120311377
    Abstract: Jobs submitted to a primary location of a service within a period of time before and/or after a fail-over event are determined and are resubmitted to a secondary location of the service. For example, jobs that are submitted fifteen minutes before the fail-over event and jobs that are submitted to the primary network before the fail-over to the second location is completed are resubmitted at the secondary location. After the fail-over event occurs, the jobs are updated with the secondary network that is taking the place of the primary location of the service. A mapping of job input parameters (e.g. identifiers and/or secrets) from the primary location to the secondary location are used by the jobs when they are resubmitted to the secondary location. Each job determines what changes are to be made to the job request based on the job being resubmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Blood, Alexander Hopmann, Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Viktoriya Taranov, Tarkan Sevilmis, Nikita Voronkov
  • Publication number: 20120310912
    Abstract: Content that is stored at a secondary location for a service is crawled before it is placed in operation to assist in maintaining an up to date search index. The content that is crawled at the secondary location includes content that is obtained from the primary location of the service. When a crawler at the secondary location attempts to access content that is stored at the primary location, the crawler is directed to access the corresponding copy of the content that is stored at the secondary location instead of accessing the content at the primary location. The content may be crawled at the secondary location at different times, such as when the information is updated, according to a schedule, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Arunachalam Thirupathi, Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood
  • Publication number: 20120254118
    Abstract: A history of locations of tenant data is maintained. The tenant data comprises data that is currently being used by the tenant and the corresponding backup data. When a tenant's data is changed from one location to another, a location and a time is stored within the history that may be accessed to determine a location of the tenant's data at a specified time. Different operations trigger a storing of a location/time within the history. Generally, an operation that changes a location of the tenant's data triggers the storing of the location within the history (e.g. upgrade of farm, move of tenant, adding a tenant, load balancing of the data, and the like). When tenant data is needed for an operation (e.g. restore), the history may be accessed to determine the location of the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siddharth Rajendra Shah, Antonio Marco Da Silva, JR., Nikita Voronkov, Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel Blood