Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Keane

Thomas W. Keane 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).

  • Discovering and monitoring server clusters
    Patent number: 10348577
    Abstract: In a server cluster, multiple nodes may host one or more virtual servers. Virtual servers that may be hosted by particular nodes are identified. From the nodes, status is provided as to nodes that are actively hosting virtual servers and status of nodes whether they are actively hosting or not hosting a virtual server. Failover events are indicated, including transition of a virtual server from a failed node to another node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Keane, Vladimir Joanovic, Ferit Findik, Vitaly Voloshin
  • DISCOVERING AND MONITORING SERVER CLUSTERS
    Publication number: 20160197795
    Abstract: In a server cluster, multiple nodes may host one or more virtual servers. Virtual servers that may be hosted by particular nodes are identified. From the nodes, status is provided as to nodes that are actively hosting virtual servers and status of nodes whether they are actively hosting or not hosting a virtual server. Failover events are indicated, including transition of a virtual server from a failed node to another node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas W. Keane, Vladimir Joanovic, Ferit Findik, Vitaly Voloshin
  • Discovering and monitoring server clusters
    Patent number: 9319282
    Abstract: In a server cluster, multiple nodes may host one or more virtual servers. Virtual servers that may be hosted by particular nodes are identified. From the nodes, status is provided as to nodes that are actively hosting virtual servers and status of nodes whether they are actively hosting or not hosting a virtual server. Failover events are indicated, including transition of a virtual server from a failed node to another node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Keane, Vitaly Voloshin, Ferit Findik, Vlad Joanovic
  • Tailored System Management Interface
    Publication number: 20140129954
    Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Vitaly Voloshin, Baelson B. Duque, Thomas W. Keane, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Casey McKinnon
  • Tailored system management interface
    Patent number: 8631463
    Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
  • Tailored System Management Interface
    Publication number: 20110258698
    Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
  • Tailored system management interface
    Patent number: 7979893
    Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
  • Tailored System Management Interface
    Publication number: 20080301803
    Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
  • Unified Console For System and Workload Management
    Publication number: 20080281958
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for implementing a unified console for managing computing-based devices. Described is a unified management solution to efficiently manage one or more workloads or a plurality of tasks performed by a user for managing the resources of applications in a computer network that includes the computing-based devices. The system can be implemented by providing a combined functionality that includes features of monitoring and update services, in a single console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Casey McKinnon, Thomas W. Keane, Thomas N. Martino, Syed Nadir Ahmed, John William Podlogar, JR., Roger W. Sprague, Appireddy Kikkuru, Aaron Gaskill, Anandha K. Ganesan, Jeff Podlogar