John M Sheehan

US Patent:

8627284, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Jun 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/488164

Inventors:

Adam D. Stritzel - Redmond WA, US
Adriaan W. Canter - Seattle WA, US
Eric P. Traut - Bellevue WA, US
Suyash Sinha - Snohomish WA, US
Tahsin Erdogan - Redmond WA, US
Dattatraya B. Rajpure - Redmond WA, US
John M. Sheehan - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

717120, 707609

Abstract:

One or more extension registrations are received for each of multiple software components installed on a computing device. The one or more extension registrations identify the software components as providers of functionality. A record of the one or more extension registrations for each of the multiple software components is maintained. Requests are received, from other software components installed on the computing device, that identify particular functionality. In response to such requests, the information regarding one or more of the multiple software components that provide the particular functionality is returned to the other software components.

US Patent:

8635611, Jan 21, 2014

Filed:

Nov 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/941292

Inventors:

Jefferson B. Criddle - Bellevue WA, US
Anthony Douglas Krueger - Woodinville WA, US
John Sheehan - Somerville MA, US
Joe Yap - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

717177, 709231

Abstract:

Embodiments are provided to create a virtual application or suite of virtual applications. In an embodiment, a system is configured to create a virtual package which includes information that can be used in a hosted virtual application environment. The system can provide bits of a virtual package based in part on user demand for an application or certain application functionality. In one embodiment, a system includes a sequencer component which can create a virtual package which includes information associated with setup-time and run-time changes made to a computing device. The sequencer component can use a number of extensible markup language (XML) files to create the virtual package. Other embodiments are available.

US Patent:

20090006503, Jan 1, 2009

Filed:

Jun 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/771975

Inventors:

Ara Bernardi - Mercer Island WA, US
Sriram Sampath - Redmond WA, US
John M. Sheehan - Somerville MA, US
Tad Dennis Brockway - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/02

US Classification:

707205, 707E1701

Abstract:

Terminal sessions providing remote access to functionality may be isolated from each other, as well as from the server system space, by being placed in system virtualization instances. Applications associated with terminal sessions may be allocated to system virtualization instances. In particular, system virtualization instances may be pre-instantiated, and applications may be dynamically allocated to the system virtualization instances, for example, according to a virtualization instance policy. The system virtualization instances may provide, in particular, an ability for terminal session components and associated applications to create, read, update and delete resources in a global name space of a host server without conflict, collision or other interference with each other or other server components.

US Patent:

20090044170, Feb 12, 2009

Filed:

Aug 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/837464

Inventors:

Ara Bernardi - Mercer Island WA, US
Sriram Sampath - Redmond WA, US
John M. Sheehan - Somerville MA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717105, 717174

Abstract:

Automated application modeling for application virtualization (auto-modeling) may be incorporated into an application installer and/or other suitable component of a computer operating system. Auto-modeling may be performed by an auto-modeling agent. The auto-modeling agent may employ one or more of multiple auto-modeling strategies. The auto-modeling agent may assess one or more of a particular application, application installation package and/or application environment in order to determine a suitable auto-modeling strategy. Auto-modeling strategies may include active auto-modeling and passive auto-modeling. Active auto-modeling strategies may require at least partial installation and/or execution of the application to be modeled, whereas passive auto-modeling may generate corresponding auto-modeling data independent of application installation and/or execution, for example, by obtaining suitable data from a corresponding application installation package. In particular, The auto-modeling agent may perform active auto-modeling by directing an independent application modeler and/or an application installer, for example, in accordance with an auto-modeling rulebase.

US Patent:

20090199175, Aug 6, 2009

Filed:

Jan 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/024105

Inventors:

Bryan Keller - Snoqualmie WA, US
Kenneth W. Revels - Woodinville WA, US
Daniel Drew - Aliso Viejo CA, US
Khuzaima Iqbal - Issaquah WA, US
Alan C. Shi - Redmond WA, US
Neil Jacobson - Arlington MA, US
Eric Jewart - Waltham MA, US
Gene Ferioli - Amesbury MA, US
John Sheehan - Somerville MA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717178

Abstract:

A management system for virtual applications may deploy sets of virtual applications to many client devices, dynamically allocate virtual application servers to individual clients, manage updates to the virtual applications, and provide other high level management to deployments of virtual applications. A client device may include a virtual application management client that may communicate with a management server. The management client may add or remove virtual applications to the client device based on a policy received from the management server, and may query the management server to determine a currently available virtual application distribution server when a virtual application is requested. The management server may distribute and manage versions of applications across one or more virtual application distribution servers.

US Patent:

20090199178, Aug 6, 2009

Filed:

Feb 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/024112

Inventors:

Bryan Keller - Snoqualmie WA, US
Kenneth W. Revels - Woodinville WA, US
Daniel Drew - Aliso Viejo CA, US
Khuzaima Iqbal - Issaquah WA, US
Alan C. Shi - Redmond WA, US
Neil Jacobson - Arlington MA, US
Eric Jewart - Waltham MA, US
Gene Ferioli - Amesbury MA, US
John Sheehan - Somerville MA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

A management system for virtual applications may deploy sets of virtual applications to many client devices by defining and distributing policies. The polices may define which client devices and/or users may permitted to access a virtual application from a server and how the virtual application may be used. A client device may include a virtual application management client that may communicate with a management server to retrieve and implement the policies. The management client may add or remove virtual applications to the client device based on a policy received from the management server. In some embodiments, policies may also be distributed and implemented on a virtual application server.

US Patent:

20130066832, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/230267

Inventors:

John Michael Sheehan - Sammamish WA, US
Christopher D. Russell - Duvall WA, US
Hari Krishna Pammi - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707634, 707E17005, 707E17032

Abstract:

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for synchronizing application state between one or more instances of an application on one or more devices. In particular, an application state, such as application settings, may be synchronized between a first instance of an application on a first device and a second instance of the application on a second device. For example, a user may configure a new email account within a first instance of an email application on a laptop device. The new email account may be synchronized with a second instance of the email application on a tablet device. During synchronization, various conflict resolution, version verifications, and/or consistency verifications may be performed. In this way, the user may be provided with a seamless and consistent experience between the laptop and tablet device.

US Patent:

20130067447, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/228906

Inventors:

Hemchander Venkateshwara Sannidhanam - Bothell WA, US
John M. Sheehan - Cambridge MA, US
Zainab Hakim - Sammamish WA, US
Edmund A. Brackett - Woodinville WA, US
Andres Carlo Petralli - Seattle WA, US
Ashish Awasthi - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717169, 717175

Abstract:

A single instance store including files for multiple packages is maintained in a computing device, each of the multiple packages including one or more components or modules for one or more applications. For each of the multiple packages, a record of a state for the package is maintained, and one or more of the multiple packages can have different ones of multiple states for different users. Based at least in part on a state machine and the state for one of the multiple packages, the one of the multiple packages is transitioned to a different state.