Patents by Inventor Robert Hanz

Robert Hanz 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: 9385947
    Abstract: A message transport system may use a publication subscription mechanism to connect nodes and transport messages through the nodes. Each node may establish connections to other nodes, and subscription requests and publication notifications may be passed across the nodes to establish paths for messages. When a message is published, the message may be passed over those connections for which a subscription is active. A path identifier may be added to the message as it is passed between nodes, and the path identifier may be used by a subscribing node for identification of the information being received. When a subscriber notification is removed, the path may be deconstructed across multiple nodes. The nodes may be arranged such that each node is agnostic to any connections past the nodes to which it is connected, and may allow any node to subscribe to any information published within the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Thompson, Michael K. Liptack, James M. Lyon, Robert Hanz, Guhan Suriyanarayanan, Chien-Lung Yu
  • Patent number: 8868758
    Abstract: A library of routines may serve as a connection point between multiple services. Each service may be a consumer or provider of data, and may be connected through the library using a registry service. The library may include a provider access mechanism through which provider services may transmit availability of an interface, as well as a consumer access mechanism through which an interface to be consumed may be transmitted. A registry service may match providers with consumers and facilitate communication between the two. The library may be configured to allow providers and consumers to be added or removed at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Hanz, Daniel Thompson, Ferry Susanto, Chien-Lung Yu, Abhinay Kampasi, Michael K. Liptack, Dmitry Sonkin
  • Publication number: 20140161129
    Abstract: A message transport system may use a publication subscription mechanism to connect nodes and transport messages through the nodes. Each node may establish connections to other nodes, and subscription requests and publication notifications may be passed across the nodes to establish paths for messages. When a message is published, the message may be passed over those connections for which a subscription is active. A path identifier may be added to the message as it is passed between nodes, and the path identifier may be used by a subscribing node for identification of the information being received. When a subscriber notification is removed, the path may be deconstructed across multiple nodes. The nodes may be arranged such that each node is agnostic to any connections past the nodes to which it is connected, and may allow any node to subscribe to any information published within the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Thompson, Michael K. Liptack, James M. Lyon, Robert Hanz, Guhan Suriyanarayanan, Chien-Lung Yu
  • Patent number: 8675518
    Abstract: A message transport system may use a publication subscription mechanism to connect nodes and transport messages through the nodes. Each node may establish connections to other nodes, and subscription requests and publication notifications may be passed across the nodes to establish paths for messages. When a message is published, the message may be passed over those connections for which a subscription is active. A path identifier may be added to the message as it is passed between nodes, and the path identifier may be used by a subscribing node for identification of the information being received. When a subscriber notification is removed, the path may be deconstructed across multiple nodes. The nodes may be arranged such that each node is agnostic to any connections past the nodes to which it is connected, and may allow any node to subscribe to any information published within the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Micorsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Thompson, Michael K. Liptack, James M. Lyon, Robert Hanz, Guhan Suriyanarayanan, Chien-Lung Yu
  • Publication number: 20110276696
    Abstract: A library of routines may serve as a connection point between multiple services. Each service may be a consumer or provider of data, and may be connected through the library using a registry service. The library may include a provider access mechanism through which provider services may transmit availability of an interface, as well as a consumer access mechanism through which an interface to be consumed may be transmitted. A registry service may match providers with consumers and facilitate communication between the two. The library may be configured to allow providers and consumers to be added or removed at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Hanz, Daniel Thompson, Ferry Susanto, Chien-Lung (Alan) Yu, Abhinay Kampasi, Michael K. Liptack, Dmitry Sonkin
  • Publication number: 20110188406
    Abstract: A message transport system may use a publication subscription mechanism to connect nodes and transport messages through the nodes. Each node may establish connections to other nodes, and subscription requests and publication notifications may be passed across the nodes to establish paths for messages. When a message is published, the message may be passed over those connections for which a subscription is active. A path identifier may be added to the message as it is passed between nodes, and the path identifier may be used by a subscribing node for identification of the information being received. When a subscriber notification is removed, the path may be deconstructed across multiple nodes. The nodes may be arranged such that each node is agnostic to any connections past the nodes to which it is connected, and may allow any node to subscribe to any information published within the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Thompson, Michael K. Liptack, James M. Lyon, Robert Hanz, Guhan Suriyanarayanan, Chien-Lung Yu