Joseph L Sherman

US Patent:

7548912, Jun 16, 2009

Filed:

Nov 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/598433

Inventors:

Michal Gideoni - Seattle WA, US
David James Lee - Redmond WA, US
Joseph Michael Sherman - Redmond WA, US
Stefan Larimore - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 4, 707 3

Abstract:

Methods and computer-readable media are provided for performing a search on a relational database. According to one method, a query class is provided that includes properties that specify how a query is to be performed and how results from the query are to be returned, and an execute method that is called to perform the actual query. A keyword query class derived from the query class is also provided that includes keyword query properties and an execute method for performing the keyword query. In order to perform a keyword query of an SQL database, an instance of the keyword query class is created, the properties set on the instance, and the execute method called. When the execute method is called, the specified properties are translated into an equivalent SQL statement and the search is performed on the identified relational database by a search service.

US Patent:

20060047637, Mar 2, 2006

Filed:

Sep 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/932547

Inventors:

Dmitriy Meyerzon - Bellevue WA, US
Hang Li - Beijing, CN
Joseph Sherman - Redmond WA, US
Yunbo Cao - Beijing, CN
Zheng Chen - Beijing, CN

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707003000

Abstract:

The present invention is a system for answering questions. The present invention uses a data mining module to mine data, such as enterprise data, and to configure the data to answer a predetermined number of questions each having a predefined form. The present invention also provides a user interface component for receiving user queries and responding to those queries.

US Patent:

20130086404, Apr 4, 2013

Filed:

Oct 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/251777

Inventors:

Sriram Sankar - Redmond WA, US
Christian L. Belady - Mercer Island WA, US
T. Varugis Kurien - Sammamish WA, US
Joseph M. Sherman - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1/32

US Classification:

713324, 713320

Abstract:

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for regulating an amount of power on a power grid using a datacenter. This allows demand to be more closely brought into alignment with supply. For example, when supply exceeds demand by a predetermined level, the datacenter may increase consumption, causing demand to increase, and when demand exceeds supply and/or comes within a predetermined threshold of supply, the datacenter may decrease consumption, causing demand to decrease. In this way, the datacenter can be utilized as a regulatory tool on the grid. It may be appreciated that given the technology used by and/or operations performed by datacenters, datacenters are uniquely situated to achieve these ends as compared to other (large) energy consumers, such as manufacturing facilities that cannot shift around and/or shut-down operations swiftly.

US Patent:

20130124797, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Nov 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/297245

Inventors:

Jeffrey B. Hamblin - Issaquah WA, US
Saurabh Gupta - Bellevue WA, US
Justin Neddo - Kenmore WA, US
Joseph Sherman - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711114, 711112, 711E12001

Abstract:

A virtual disk is comprised of segments of unused capacity of physical computer-readable storage media co-located with computing devices that are communicationally coupled to one another through network communications. The computing devices execute one or more of a client process, a storage process and a controller process. The controller processes manage the metadata of the virtual disk, including a virtual disk topology that defines the relationships between certain ones of the physical computer-readable storage media and a particular virtual disk. The client process provide data for storage to certain ones of the computing devices executing the storage processes, as defined by a virtual disk topology, and also read data from storage from those computing devices. The client process additionally expose the virtual disk in the same manner as any other computer-readable medium.

US Patent:

20150213387, Jul 30, 2015

Filed:

Apr 6, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/679699

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Christian L. Belady - Mercer Island WA, US
T. Varugis Kurien - Sammamish WA, US
Joseph M. Sherman - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
G06F 1/32
G06Q 50/06
G06F 1/26

Abstract:

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for regulating an amount of power on a power grid using a datacenter. This allows demand to be more closely brought into alignment with supply. For example, when supply exceeds demand by a predetermined level, the datacenter may increase consumption, causing demand to increase, and when demand exceeds supply and/or comes within a predetermined threshold of supply, the datacenter may decrease consumption, causing demand to decrease. In this way, the datacenter can be utilized as a regulatory tool on the grid. It may be appreciated that given the technology used by and/or operations performed by datacenters, datacenters are uniquely situated to achieve these ends as compared to other (large) energy consumers, such as manufacturing facilities that cannot shift around and/or shut-down operations swiftly.