Patents by Inventor Thomas William Keane

Thomas William 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).

  • Publication number: 20200233977
    Abstract: A computing system comprises a dataset including a plurality of data entries, at least some which include personally identifiable information (PII). A personal data oversight machine of the computing system is configured to receive an indication that a particular data entry includes PII, and based on the contents of the data entry, classify the data entry as including one or more of a plurality of types of PII by applying one or more data classification tags of a set of candidate data classification tags to the data entry. Based on the data classification tags applied to the data entry, the personal data oversight machine applies one of a set of data management tags to the data entry, the set of data management tags including deletion, retention, and anonymization tags, and based on the data management tag, applies a data management operation to the data entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashutosh CHICKERUR, Piyush JOSHI, Pouyan AMINIAN, Gustavo T. SEMENCATO, Leili POURNASSEH, Pradeep Ayyappan NAIR, Thomas William KEANE
  • Patent number: 10423404
    Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Casey McKinnon, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
  • Patent number: 10185554
    Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Shawn Bice, Casey McKinnon, Vij Rajarajan, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
  • Publication number: 20150074639
    Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Casey McKinnon, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
  • Publication number: 20150006688
    Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Shawn Bice, Casey McKinnon, Vij Rajarajan, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
  • Patent number: 7761809
    Abstract: Targeted user interfaces of managed applications can be displayed in a number of ways. Targeted user interfaces can be displayed, at a management computer server, based on task templates associated with tasks selected in a user interface of a management application running on the management computer server. Targeted user interfaces can be displayed, at a management computer server, based on a chosen task template associated with a task selected in a user interface of a management application running on the management computer server. A task template can be chosen from one or more task templates associated with a selected task. Objects can be displayed in a user interface of a management application, and based on a selection of an object, tasks can be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mai-Ian Tomsen Bukovec, Eric B. Watson, Eric C. Kool-Brown, Thomas William Keane
  • Publication number: 20090199299
    Abstract: This description provides tools for providing integrated user experiences while allocating licenses within volume licensing systems. These tools may provide methods that include sending information for presenting licensing portals at recipient organizations. The licensing portals may include representations of properties licensed by the organizations, and may include indications of how many licenses remain available for allocation. The methods may include receiving and validating licensing requests. The tools may provide other methods that include requesting and receiving information for presenting the licensing portals, as well as requesting and receiving licensing-related actions from the licensing systems. The tools may provide still other methods that include receiving requests for information to present launch portals, with these requests incorporating user identifiers for particular end-users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey Alexander John McKinnon, Damien Gallot, Michael Kostersitz, Thomas William Keane, Ashish Sikka, Marc Andrew Walker, Anandhi Somasekaran, Sarang Tekmalkar, Tolga Acar
  • Publication number: 20070234210
    Abstract: Targeted user interfaces of managed applications can be displayed in a number of ways. Targeted user interfaces can be displayed, at a management computer server, based on task templates associated with tasks selected in a user interface of a management application running on the management computer server. Targeted user interfaces can be displayed, at a management computer server, based on a chosen task template associated with a task selected in a user interface of a management application running on the management computer server. A task template can be chosen from one or more task templates associated with a selected task. Objects can be displayed in a user interface of a management application, and based on a selection of an object, tasks can be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mai-Ian Tomsen Bukovec, Eric B. Watson, Eric C. Kool-Brown, Thomas William Keane