Steve I Shih, 5911722 SE 60Th Pl, Bellevue, WA 98006

8201164, Jun 12, 2012

Jul 20, 2007

11/780859

Edward F. Reus - Woodinville WA, US
Christopher S. Gouge - Redmond WA, US
Steve P. Shih - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/445
G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173
H04L 9/00
H04L 12/00

717177, 717172, 717173, 717178, 709225, 709226, 709232, 709235

A regulation service can deliver software packages to client computer systems while minimizing the overall effect on network (internet or LAN) traffic and/or server loads. In one implementation, the regulation service assigns acceptance rates to different software packages based on any number of different factors. Upon request for a software package, the regulation service can provide the acceptance rate and a refresh rate that differs for each software package. A client computer system can then calculate an access value, and if the access value is within an acceptance rate, the client computer system can access (e. g. , download) a corresponding software package. If the access value is outside of the acceptance rate, the client computer system can refresh its requests until it identifies that the acceptance rate has changed, and the calculated value is within the new acceptance rate. Additional implementations include delivering bandwidth management policies to client computer systems.

2007018, Aug 2, 2007

Jan 27, 2006

11/342018

Craig Marl - Seattle WA, US
Nirmal Soy - Kirkland WA, US
Rajive Kumar - Sammamish WA, US
Steve Shih - Bellevue WA, US
Thanjavur Prabhu - Redmond WA, US
Yasufumi Shiraishi - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 15/16

709219000

A method of inventorying software and/or hardware. The method may be practiced for example in a network computing environment including at least one client and at least one server. The method includes requesting a rule file from the server. The rule file is received from the server. Information is gathered about the software and/or hardware at the client based on rules in the rule file. The results of gathering information about the software and/or hardware at the client is sent to the server.

2007023, Oct 4, 2007

Jan 27, 2006

11/341741

Christopher Gouge - Redmond WA, US
Craig Marl - Seattle WA, US
David Hennessey - Duvall WA, US
David Kays - Bellevue WA, US
Edward Reus - Woodinville WA, US
Krishnan Rangarajan - Bellevue WA, US
Marc Shepard - Bellevue WA, US
Mazhar Mohammed - Sammamish WA, US
Steve Shih - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 9/445

717174000

Sending installation information. A method may be performed, for example, in a network computing environment including one or more servers connected to one or more clients. The method includes signing a package including installation information. A hash of the package is created. A metadata data set is created. The metadata data set includes a description of the package, an identification for the package, applicability rules describing intended recipients of the installation information, the hash of the package, and installation instructions for the package. The metadata data set is sent to a target group of systems in the network computing environment.