Ronald Lee Gray

US Patent:

7111039, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

May 21, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/442380

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Alec Dun - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Steven F. Goddard - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 5/00

US Classification:

709203, 709230, 709247

Abstract:

A method of batching multiple sets of responses on a server and sending the responses to a client in a single batch (i. e. , a “chained” or “packed” batch). The sets of responses may be each be obfuscated and/or compressed. Once the batch is received by the client, each set is processed individually. The client may be configured to communicate the size of an uncompressed set of responses that it can handle. The server may use this information to create sets of responses that are the correct size, and may or may not compress the sets of responses. The server may chain the sets of responses and may continue to chain sets, compressed or not, until the server's buffer is full or close to full. The chained set of responses may then be sent to the client, and may process each of the sets of responses individually.

US Patent:

7366760, Apr 29, 2008

Filed:

Feb 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/366972

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 9/00

US Classification:

709206, 709207

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.

US Patent:

7386590, Jun 10, 2008

Filed:

Feb 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/367273

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207, 379 8822, 707 1, 707 2

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.

US Patent:

7392547, Jun 24, 2008

Filed:

Jun 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/607896

Inventors:

Jason Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Chris Graham - Kirkland WA, US
Lauren Antonoff - Seattle WA, US
Kevin Brown - Carnation WA, US
Marco A. DeMello - Redmond WA, US
Ronald Eric Gray - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/04

US Classification:

726 27, 726 2, 726 4, 726 26, 713165, 713168, 713193, 709206, 709207, 705 59

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for a recipient to receive rights management (RM) protected content. The protected content is encrypted and decryptable according to a content key (KD), where (KD) is found in a corresponding license. In the method, the protected content is received while connectively coupled to a network through which the protected content may be obtained, and it is recognized that the received protected content is in fact protected content. In response to receiving the protected content and recognizing same, the license for the protected content is obtained from an RM server while still connectively coupled to the network and in an automatic manner. Thus, the license is available to the recipient even when such recipient is not connectively coupled to the RM server by way of the network at a later time. In one particular embodiment of the present invention, the protected content is received within an email.

US Patent:

7451180, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Aug 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/462310

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Remi A. Lemarchand - Redmond WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Alec Dun - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Steven F. Goddard - Seattle WA, US
Brent Curtis - Seattle WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709206, 709247

Abstract:

A method of batching multiple sets of responses on a server and sending the responses to a client in a single batch (i. e. , a “chained” or “packed” batch). The sets of responses may be each be obfuscated and/or compressed. Once the batch is received by the client, each set is processed individually. The client may be configured to communicate the size of an uncompressed set of responses that it can handle. The server may use this information to create sets of responses that are the correct size, and may or may not compress the sets of responses. The server may chain the sets of responses and may continue to chain sets, compressed or not, until the server's buffer is full or close to full. The chained set of responses may then be sent to the client, and may process each of the sets of responses individually.

US Patent:

7509352, Mar 24, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/610268

Inventors:

Aaron J. Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Brian Trenbeath - Redmond WA, US
David Raissipour - Issaquah WA, US
Ronald Eric Gray - Redmond WA, US
Kendall D. Keil - Bothell WA, US
Stephen T. Wells - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707203, 707200

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for synchronizing records stored at a first computer with records stored at a second computer. If properties of the first record have been modified, a determination is made as to whether all of the modified properties may be ignored. If all of the properties are not ignorable, a determination is made as to whether the values of all non-ignorable properties are identical between the first and second records. If the values are identical, the modifications to the properties of the first record are discarded. If the values are not identical, a determination is made as to whether the modified properties are decidable. If the properties are decidable, a value is selected from either the value stored in the first record or the second record, and utilized as the selected value of the modified property for the first and second records.

US Patent:

7519916, Apr 14, 2009

Filed:

Jun 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/462188

Inventors:

Aaron J. Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
David Raissipour - Issaquah WA, US
Ronald E. Gray - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715771, 725 95

Abstract:

Systems and methods for providing tailored bandwidth profiles for a given operating environment are disclosed.

US Patent:

7620688, Nov 17, 2009

Filed:

Feb 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/367161

Inventors:

Joseph R. Warren - Renton WA, US
Min Zhong - Kirkland WA, US
Karl Froelich - Shoreline WA, US
Nicole A. Bonilla - Redmond WA, US
Robert R. Novitskey - Redmond WA, US
Alec Dun - Redmond WA, US
Ronald Eric Gray - Redmond WA, US
Aaron Hartwell - Duvall WA, US
Steven F. Goddard - Seattle WA, US
Brendan Power - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709207

Abstract:

A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.