James F Booth

US Patent:

6944626, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995415

Inventors:

Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
Stewart P. MacLeod - Woodinville WA, US
George G. Robertson - Seattle WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US
Luc Clement - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corp. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707103R, 707100, 707102

Abstract:

The described arrangements and procedures provide for interfacing (e. g. , managing, presenting, etc. ) with complex and often elastic inter-object relationships between objects in a data polyarchy. Specifically, a schema is dynamically generated by a server to represent multiple hierarchies of inter-object relationships between objects in a data polyarchy. The schema indicates or lists each attribute or element of interest in the data polyarchy. The schema further indicates any of one or more dimensions of inter-object relationships within which objects that comprise at least a subset of the listed the elements of interest participate. Thus, the schema indicates how to interface with the data polyarchy, which represents multiple hierarchies of inter-object relationships based on the values of attributes of the represented objects.

US Patent:

6952704, Oct 4, 2005

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995001

Inventors:

Stewart P. MacLeod - Woodinville WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US
Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
Jonathan A. Fischer - Carnation WA, US
Max L. Benson - Redmond WA, US
Felix Wong - Bellevue WA, US
Robert Dan Thompson IV - Fort Worth TX, US
Hilal Al-Hilali - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707103R, 707103 Y, 707103, 707103 Z, 7071041

Abstract:

The described arrangements and procedures provide a directory schema with object classes that have flexible attributes. This means that attributes can be extended independent of modifications to the directory schema. Specifically, an object instance of a content class described in the directory schema is instantiated. The content class includes a flexible attribute having a data type. A property is assigned to the attribute. The property is any combination of an operational and data providing property. The property is independent of the attribute's data type. Thus, without modifying the directory schema, multiple instances of the same object class can have attributes that provide completely different data types and completely different data operations.

US Patent:

7051043, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Oct 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/967742

Inventors:

Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
Stewart P. MacLeod - Woodinville WA, US
George G. Robertson - Seattle WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US
Luc Clement - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707103R, 707100

Abstract:

Systems and methods for dynamically generating a schema representing multiple hierarchies of inter-object relationships are described. In one aspect, a polyarchical query language data structure includes first, second, and third data fields. The first data field is used to specify a particular schema for presenting or managing a plurality of objects in a data polyarchy based on values of attributes in the objects. The second data field is to indicate an attribute of interest. The third data field indicates how one or more objects that include the attribute of interest are to be presented or managed with respect to one or more participating dimensions of inter-object relationships based on the schema.

US Patent:

7246136, Jul 17, 2007

Filed:

Oct 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/967435

Inventors:

Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
Stewart P. MacLeod - Woodinville WA, US
George G. Robertson - Seattle WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US
Luc Clement - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707103R, 707 2, 707 3, 707 4, 707 5

Abstract:

Systems and methods for dynamically generating a schema representing multiple hierarchies of inter-object relationships are described. In one aspect, a polyarchical query language data structure includes first, second, and third data fields. The first data field is used to specify a particular schema for presenting or managing a plurality of objects in a data polyarchy based on values of attributes in the objects. The second data field is to indicate an attribute of interest. The third data field indicates how one or more objects that include the attribute of interest are to be presented or managed with respect to one or more participating dimensions of inter-object relationships based on the schema.

US Patent:

7389335, Jun 17, 2008

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995004

Inventors:

Stewart P. MacLeod - Woodinville WA, US
Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US
Jonathan A. Fischer - Carnation WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709227, 705 26

Abstract:

The described arrangements and procedures use a directory, with its integrated view of resource identity across a distributed system to dynamically execute and manage workflow solutions responsive to changes in the directory. Specifically, a state change to an object in a directory is detected. Responsive to detecting the state change, the state change is mapped to a corresponding workflow, which includes sequences of tasks. The identified sequences of tasks are then executed to achieve a desired state in the directory. The desired state is based on the detected state change.

US Patent:

7487176, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Sep 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/952224

Inventors:

Stewart P. MacLeod - Woodinville WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US
Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
Jonathan A. Fischer - Carnation WA, US
Max L. Benson - Redmond WA, US
Felix Wong - Bellevue WA, US
Hilal Al-Hilali - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707103R, 707101, 707102, 707 10, 717165, 717122

Abstract:

Systems and methods for extending a directory schema independent of schema modification are described. In one aspect, a directory schema data structure includes a flexible attribute data field. The flexible attribute data field identifies a complex data type. The complex data type is used to express one or more operational or data providing properties of a flexible attribute. The one or more operational or data providing properties are independent of the complex data type and independent of directory schema modification. The directory schema data structure also includes a flexible structural object content class to encapsulate the flexible attribute.

US Patent:

7634480, Dec 15, 2009

Filed:

May 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435113

Inventors:

Kim Cameron - Bellevue WA, US
Max L. Benson - Redmond WA, US
James H. Booth - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707100, 7071041, 707200

Abstract:

Exemplary methods, devices, systems, and/or storage media for organizational data management, including staging, synchronizing, and exporting of organizational data. Exemplary data aggregation rules specify methods for aggregating data from a remote repository. Schemas are exemplary rules configuration data structures having elements for associating processing data objects in a buffer space objects in a core space. The elements may also specify importing attributes into and exporting attributes from the core space.