Michael John Healy

US Patent:

7260602, Aug 21, 2007

Filed:

Mar 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/403699

Inventors:

Kenneth Mark Osborne - Sammamish WA, US
Deepak Kumar - Kirkland WA, US
Gopal Parupudi - Issaquah WA, US
John Leo Ellis - Sammamish WA, US
Michael J. Healy - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709218, 709227, 370238

Abstract:

A system and method to select a software distribution server to download content from a server to a client, and to execute content on the server for the client, is described. The system and method include a client able to couple to any of the regions of a multi-region network. The client queries a server system for an identification of network software distribution servers. The client and/or server system select the software distribution server according to criteria that include in one implementation the network location of the client and the software distribution servers. In one implementation, the network is a multi-LAN network and the client and/or server system select the software distribution server coupled to the same LAN as the client. In one implementation, the client queries a server for an identification of network management servers on the network, selects a network management server coupled to the same LAN as the client, and queries the selected network management server for an identification of a software distribution server.

US Patent:

7437441, Oct 14, 2008

Filed:

Feb 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/376426

Inventors:

Daniel N. J. Drew - Bothell WA, US
David C. James - Bothell WA, US
Gopal Parupudi - Issaquah WA, US
Kenneth Mark Osborne - Sammamish WA, US
Michael J. Healy - Redmond WA, US
Deepak Kumar - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709225, 709229, 709246, 709248, 37039521

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to mapping, tracking, and distributing policy to client devices. Policy, in particular lists of policy assignments are sent to client devices. A determination is made as to the changes or deltas between policy assignments that have been sent to client devices and policy assignments that must be sent to client devices. Identifying the delta policy assignments avoids the need be sent to client devices. Identifying the delta policy assignments avoids the need to send policy assignments that have not change and do not need to be sent to client devices. A server computer determines applicability of policy assignments to particular client devices, tracks if and when policy assignments have been deleted and allows the client to either receive a partial list of policy assignments that are required to update policy or a full list of policy assignments. Full, partial or not list policy assignment depends when a particular client device was last provided a policy assignment.

US Patent:

7490142, Feb 10, 2009

Filed:

Apr 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/423079

Inventors:

Deepak Kumar - Kirkland WA, US
Kenneth Mark Osborne - Sammamish WA, US
Daniel N. J. Drew - Bothell WA, US
David C. James - Bothell WA, US
Michael J. Healy - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/177
G06F 9/00

US Classification:

709222, 709203, 709217, 713 1, 713 2

Abstract:

Systems and methods for automatic client management authority assignment are described. In one aspect, it is determined that a network management point has not been configured for a client. Responsive to this, a directory service is requested to automatically assign a site code to the client. The automatically assigned site code identifies the management point through which the client can obtain management service(s).

US Patent:

7689676, Mar 30, 2010

Filed:

Jan 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/622978

Inventors:

Anders B. Vinberg - Kirkland WA, US
Bruce W. Copeland - Redmond WA, US
Robert Fries - Redmond WA, US
Kevin D. J. Grealish - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan C. Hardwick - Kirkland WA, US
Michael J. Healy - Redmond WA, US
Galen C. Hunt - Bellevue WA, US
Aamer Hydrie - Seattle WA, US
David C. James - Bothell WA, US
Anand Lakshminarayanan - Redmond WA, US
Edwin R. Lassettre - Redmond WA, US
Raymond W. McCollum - Redmond WA, US
Rob Mensching - Redmond WA, US
Mazhar Mohammed - Sammamish WA, US
Rajagopalan Badri Narayanan - Redmond WA, US
Geoffrey H. Outhred - Seattle WA, US
Zhengkai Kenneth Pan - Redmond WA, US
Efstathios Papaefstathiou - Redmond WA, US
John M. Parchem - Seattle WA, US
Vij Rajarajan - Issaquah WA, US
Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi - Sammamish WA, US
Bassam Tabbara - Seattle WA, US
Rene Antonio Vega - Kirkland WA, US
Vitaly Voloshin - Issaquah WA, US
Robert V. Welland - Seattle WA, US
John H. Wilson - Woodinville WA, US
Eric J. Winner - Woodinville WA, US
Jeffrey A. Woolsey - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/177
G06F 15/173
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

709220, 709221, 709223, 703 20, 703 21, 715734, 715735, 715736

Abstract:

In accordance with certain aspects of the model-based policy application, each of a plurality of policies is associated with appropriate parts of a model of a heterogeneous system. A deployment agent is invoked to apply each of the plurality of policies to components associated with the parts of the model. An identification of a change to one of the plurality of policies is received, and the deployment agent is also invoked to apply the changed policy to selected ones of the components associated with the parts of the model.

US Patent:

7761503, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Jan 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/326773

Inventors:

Gaurav R Dhawan - Redmond WA, US
David C James - Bothell WA, US
Nirupama Chandrasekaran - Seattle WA, US
Rajagopalan Badri Narayanan - Redmond WA, US
Ingo R. A. G. Bringemeier - Issaquah WA, US
John L Ellis - Sammamish WA, US
Michael Healy - Redmond WA, US
Khuzaima Iqbal - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 9/44
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

709203, 709201, 709202, 717172, 717173, 717174, 717175, 717176, 717177, 717178

Abstract:

A client in a plurality of clients with a same network address or similar common identifier is designated a Peer Distribution Point (PDP) agent for distributing a software application divided into several packages to the plurality of clients. The plurality of clients are part of a client-server hierarchical system comprising a Central SMS site server and several Distributing servers. The Central SMS site server generates policies for the packages that are pushed to a Distribution server assigned to the plurality of clients from where the PDP agent pulls the policies. The Central SMS site server generates the packages that are pushed to the Distributing server after the PDP agent pulls the policies. The packages are pulled by the PDP agent from the Distributing server. The other clients pull the packages from the PDP agent as and when needed.

US Patent:

7870564, Jan 11, 2011

Filed:

Feb 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/355506

Inventors:

Bruce W. Copeland - Redmond WA, US
David C. James - Bothell WA, US
Donald Y. Song - Redmond WA, US
Dustin M. Ingalls - Sammamish WA, US
Jeffrey A. Sutherland - Seattle WA, US
Jeffry B. Phillips - Seattle WA, US
Joseph S. Calabig - Sammamish WA, US
Khuzaima Iqbal - Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Healy - Redmond WA, US
Rajagopalan Badri Narayanan - Redmond WA, US
Zhengkai Kenneth Pan - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

719316, 719310, 719313, 719315, 709223

Abstract:

A method, system, and architecture for managing computer systems is provided. A management system employs management objects (MOs) to provide administrators the ability to intuitively express the administrative intent in an information technology (IT) environment, and to act out the administrative intent based on the information gathered by the management system. Managed elements of an IT environment, such as, by way of example, hardware components, software applications, software updates, software distribution policies, configurations, settings, etc. , may be expressed as MOs. Actions, such as, by way of example, detect, install/apply, remove, remediate, enumerate, etc. , may be associated with the MOs. The management system manages the computer systems by deploying the appropriate MOs and their associated actions onto the computer systems, and performing the actions on the computer systems.

US Patent:

8392469, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/137511

Inventors:

Shafqat Ullah Khan - Lynnwood WA, US
Nedialko K Paskov - Bellevue WA, US
David J Armour - Bellevue WA, US
Michael J Healy - Duvall WA, US
Prasanna Kumar Jayapal - Bothell WA, US
Brett D. A. Flegg - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707802

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to model based application management. In aspects, models are defined that include structural and behavioral characteristics, rules, relations, and so forth between entities of an application. An instruction regarding a management function is received. The models are used to generate actions that when executed manage the application in accordance with the instruction.

US Patent:

8554889, Oct 8, 2013

Filed:

Aug 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/926686

Inventors:

Eric Holtz - Kirkland WA, US
David James - Bothell WA, US
Michael Healy - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709223, 709245

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to accurately match a particular computing device within a networked computing environment with an identity of that computing device. According to one aspect, a method for identifying a client computing device in a networked computing environment is provided. The method receives a discovery data record that includes a hardware identification and a logical identification, and in response, queries a plurality of client records for a matching client record. If a matching client record is identified by the query it is compared with the received discovery data record to identify the client computing device.