Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Jolly
Thomas E. Jolly 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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Patent number: 11570255Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for clients and servers operating in a scaled cluster environment. Efficiencies are introduced to the process of connecting a client to a clustered environment by providing the client with the ability to attempt a connection with multiple servers in parallel. Servers operating the in the clustered environment are also capable of providing persistent storage of file handles and other state information. Ownership of the state information and persistent handles may be transferred between servers, thereby providing clients with the opportunity to move from one server to another while maintaining access to resources in the clustered environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David M. Kruse, Daniel E. Lovinger, Thomas E. Jolly, James T. Pinkerton, Mathew George, Roopesh C. Battepati, Mingdong Shang
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Publication number: 20200204633Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for clients and servers operating in a scaled cluster environment. Efficiencies are introduced to the process of connecting a client to a clustered environment by providing the client with the ability to attempt a connection with multiple servers in parallel. Servers operating the in the clustered environment are also capable of providing persistent storage of file handles and other state information. Ownership of the state information and persistent handles may be transferred between servers, thereby providing clients with the opportunity to move from one server to another while maintaining access to resources in the clustered environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David M. KRUSE, Daniel E. LOVINGER, Thomas E. JOLLY, James T. PINKERTON, Mathew GEORGE, Roopesh C. BATTEPATI, Mingdong SHANG
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Patent number: 10630781Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for clients and servers operating in a scaled cluster environment. Efficiencies are introduced to the process of connecting a client to a clustered environment by providing the client with the ability to attempt a connection with multiple servers in parallel. Servers operating the in the clustered environment are also capable of providing persistent storage of file handles and other state information. Ownership of the state information and persistent handles may be transferred between servers, thereby providing clients with the opportunity to move from one server to another while maintaining access to resources in the clustered environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David M. Kruse, Daniel E. Lovinger, Thomas E. Jolly, James T. Pinkerton, Mathew George, Roopesh C. Battepati, Mingdong Shang
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Patent number: 9357029Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 9306825Abstract: Described are embodiments directed at providing a witness service that sends notifications with a resource state to clients. Embodiments provide a protocol that includes various messages for registering and receiving notifications regarding the state of a resource. The protocol may include a message for requesting node information from a first node in a cluster. The node information identifies nodes in the cluster that provide a witness service, which monitors a resource. The protocol includes a message that is used to register with the witness service for notifications regarding a state, or state change, of a network or cluster resource. The protocol also includes messages for sending notifications with state information of the resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Prashanth Prahalad, David M. Kruse, Mathew George, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20150365482Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for clients and servers operating in a scaled cluster environment. Efficiencies are introduced to the process of connecting a client to a clustered environment by providing the client with the ability to attempt a connection with multiple servers in parallel. Servers operating the in the clustered environment are also capable of providing persistent storage of file handles and other state information. Ownership of the state information and persistent handles may be transferred between servers, thereby providing clients with the opportunity to move from one server to another while maintaining access to resources in the clustered environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: David M. Kruse, Daniel E. Lovinger, Thomas E. Jolly, James T. Pinkerton, Mathew George, Roopesh C. Battepati, Mingdong Shang
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Publication number: 20150256640Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 9076012Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20150106516Abstract: Described are embodiments directed at providing a witness service that sends notifications with a resource state to clients. Embodiments provide a protocol that includes various messages for registering and receiving notifications regarding the state of a resource. The protocol may include a message for requesting node information from a first node in a cluster. The node information identifies nodes in the cluster that provide a witness service, which monitors a resource. The protocol includes a message that is used to register with the witness service for notifications regarding a state, or state change, of a network or cluster resource. The protocol also includes messages for sending notifications with state information of the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Prashanth Prahalad, David M. Kruse, Mathew George, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 8949402Abstract: Described are embodiments directed at providing a witness service that sends notifications with a resource state to clients. Embodiments provide a protocol that includes various messages for registering and receiving notifications regarding the state of a resource. The protocol may include a message for requesting node information from a first node in a cluster. The node information identifies nodes in the cluster that provide a witness service, which monitors a resource. The protocol includes a message that is used to register with the witness service for notifications regarding a state, or state change, of a network or cluster resource. The protocol also includes messages for sending notifications with state information of the resource.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Prashanth Prahalad, David M. Kruse, Mathew George, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 8868606Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20140244688Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 8788579Abstract: An application instance identifier is employed with various systems and methods in order to provide a requestor with continuous access to a resource when operating in a client clustered environment. A requestor residing on a first client may attempt to access a resource. The first client sends a request to access the resource. The request may be associated with an application instance identifier that identifies the requestor. At some point, the first client fails and the requestor is associated with a second client via a failover mechanism. The second client sends a second request to access the resource on behalf of the requestor. The second request is associated with the requestor's application instance identifier. The application instance identifier is used to identify the second request as belonging to the same requestor as the first request, thereby granting the second request to access the resource while avoiding a conflict situation.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David M. Kruse, Diaa Fathalla, James T. Pinkerton, Mathew George, Prashanth Prahalad, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 8732202Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20130304821Abstract: Described are embodiments directed at providing a witness service that sends notifications with a resource state to clients. Embodiments provide a protocol that includes various messages for registering and receiving notifications regarding the state of a resource. The protocol may include a message for requesting node information from a first node in a cluster. The node information identifies nodes in the cluster that provide a witness service, which monitors a resource. The protocol includes a message that is used to register with the witness service for notifications regarding a state, or state change, of a network or cluster resource. The protocol also includes messages for sending notifications with state information of the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Prashanth Prahalad, David M. Kruse, Mathew George, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20130254272Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20130254492Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 8521860Abstract: Described are embodiments directed at providing a witness service that sends notifications with a resource state to clients. Embodiments provide a protocol that includes various messages for registering and receiving notifications regarding the state of a resource. The protocol may include a message for requesting node information from a first node in a cluster. The node information identifies nodes in the cluster that provide a witness service, which monitors a resource. The protocol includes a message that is used to register with the witness service for notifications regarding a state, or state change, of a network or cluster resource. The protocol also includes messages for sending notifications with state information of the resource.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Prashanth Prahalad, David M. Kruse, Mathew George, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Patent number: 8458216Abstract: A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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Publication number: 20130066941Abstract: An application instance identifier is employed with various systems and methods in order to provide a requestor with continuous access to a resource when operating in a client clustered environment. A requestor residing on a first client in may attempt to access a resource. The first client sends a request to access the resource. The request may be associated with an application instance identifier that identifiers the requestor. At some point, the first client fails and the requestor is associated with a second client via a failover mechanism. The second client sends a second request to access the resource on behalf of the requestor. The second request is associated with the requestor's application instance identifier. The application instance identifier is used to identify the second request as belonging to the same requestor as the first request, thereby granting the second request to access the resource while avoiding a conflict situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David M. Kruse, Diaa Fathalla, James T. Pinkerton, Mathew George, Prashanth Prahalad, Thomas E. Jolly