Patents by Inventor Daniel James Plaster

Daniel James Plaster 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: 8667505
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide message queue management techniques designed to reduce the likelihood of multi-component applications becoming nonresponsive and enable recovery options for individual components if they do become nonresponsive. In at least some embodiments, a message queue manager detects when a component of an application interface becomes nonresponsive and detaches the component from a shared message queue. The shared message queue can continue to process messages for other responsive components while messaging for the nonresponsive component is managed via a separate queue. The message queue manager can also notify a user regarding the nonresponsive component and provide the user with options to facilitate recovery of the nonresponsive component. Further, in at least some embodiments, the message queue manager can monitor a detached component and reattach the detached component when it becomes responsive again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn M. Woods, Herman H Ng, Daniel James Plaster, Alex J. Glover
  • Patent number: 8335942
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a guard mechanism that is configured to prevent transmission of synchronous function calls to hung application components. In at least some embodiments, a hang resistance application layer intercepts a synchronous function call that is intended for an application component. Before permitting the synchronous function call to be transmitted to the application component, the hang resistance application layer determines whether the application component is hung by transmitting a message other than the synchronous function call to the application component that requests that a response be received before transmission of the synchronous function call to the application component is permitted. Responsive to determining that the component is hung, a hung component recovery process is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Zeigler, Shawn M. Woods, David M. Ruzyski, John H. Lueders, Jon R. Berry, Daniel James Plaster
  • Publication number: 20120216072
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a guard mechanism that is configured to prevent transmission of synchronous function calls to hung application components. In at least some embodiments, a hang resistance application layer intercepts a synchronous function call that is intended for an application component. Before permitting the synchronous function call to be transmitted to the application component, the hang resistance application layer determines whether the application component is hung by transmitting a message other than the synchronous function call to the application component that requests that a response be received before transmission of the synchronous function call to the application component is permitted. Responsive to determining that the component is hung, a hung component recovery process is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Zeigler, Shawn M. Woods, David M. Ruzyski, John H. Lueders, Jon R. Berry, Daniel James Plaster
  • Patent number: 8195987
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a guard mechanism that is configured to prevent transmission of synchronous function calls to hung application components. In at least some embodiments, the guard mechanism receives a synchronous function call that is intended for an application component. Before permitting the synchronous function call to be transmitted to the application component, the guard mechanism determines whether the component is hung. Responsive to determining that the component is not hung, the guard mechanism permits the synchronous function call to be transmitted to the component. If, however, the guard mechanism determines that the application component is hung, a hung component recovery process is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Zeigler, Shawn M. Woods, David M. Ruzyski, John H. Lueders, Jon R. Berry, Daniel James Plaster
  • Publication number: 20120066616
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide message queue management techniques designed to reduce the likelihood of multi-component applications becoming nonresponsive and enable recovery options for individual components if they do become nonresponsive. In at least some embodiments, a message queue manager detects when a component of an application interface becomes nonresponsive and detaches the component from a shared message queue. The shared message queue can continue to process messages for other responsive components while messaging for the nonresponsive component is managed via a separate queue. The message queue manager can also notify a user regarding the nonresponsive component and provide the user with options to facilitate recovery of the nonresponsive component. Further, in at least some embodiments, the message queue manager can monitor a detached component and reattach the detached component when it becomes responsive again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Shawn M. Woods, Herman H. Ng, Daniel James Plaster, Alex J. Glover
  • Publication number: 20100318832
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a guard mechanism that is configured to prevent transmission of synchronous function calls to hung application components. In at least some embodiments, the guard mechanism receives a synchronous function call that is intended for an application component. Before permitting the synchronous function call to be transmitted to the application component, the guard mechanism determines whether the component is hung. Responsive to determining that the component is not hung, the guard mechanism permits the synchronous function call to be transmitted to the component. If, however, the guard mechanism determines that the application component is hung, a hung component recovery process is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Zeigler, Shawn M. Woods, David M. Ruzyski, John H. Lueders, Jon R. Berry, Daniel James Plaster