Patents by Inventor James E. Johnson, Jr.

James E. Johnson, Jr. 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).

  • Tenant-controlled cloud apparatus
    Patent number: 10459750
    Abstract: Systems and methods are taught for providing customers of a cloud computing service to control when updates affect the services provided to the customers. Because multiple customers share the cloud's infrastructure, each customer may have conflicting preferences for when an update and associated downtime occurs. Preventing and resolving conflicts between the preferences of multiple customers while providing them with input for scheduling a planned update may reduce the inconvenience posed by updates. Additionally, the schedule for the update may be transmitted to customers so that they can prepare for the downtime of services associated with the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jiaxing Zhang, Thomas Moscibroda, Haoran Wang, Jurgen Aubrey Willis, Yang Chen, Ying Yan, James E. Johnson, Jr., Ajay Mani
  • TENANT-CONTROLLED CLOUD UPDATES
    Publication number: 20180136960
    Abstract: Systems and methods are taught for providing customers of a cloud computing service to control when updates affect the services provided to the customers. Because multiple customers share the cloud's infrastructure, each customer may have conflicting preferences for when an update and associated downtime occurs. Preventing and resolving conflicts between the preferences of multiple customers while providing them with input for scheduling a planned update may reduce the inconvenience posed by updates. Additionally, the schedule for the update may be transmitted to customers so that they can prepare for the downtime of services associated with the update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jiaxing ZHANG, Thomas MOSCIBRODA, Haoran WANG, Jurgen Aubrey WILLIS, Yang CHEN, Ying YAN, James E. Johnson, Jr., Ajay MANI