Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Alexander E Mallet

Justin Grant

Michael W Thomas

David A Nichols

Boyd Cannon Multerer

Rodney Thomas Limprecht

Martin J Sleeman

William D Devlin

Nikolay Smolyanskiy

Lara N Dillingham

Quentin J Clark

John F Ludeman

Philippe Choquier

David R Quick

Cameron J A Ferroni

Tevfik Sinan Ingec

Mohamed M Battisha

Michael Patrick Mroch

Ori Amiga

Bruce Wayne Copeland

Rajesh Viswanathan

Andrew Ness

Christopher Rickman

Jason M Andre

Both search criteria and a friends list associated with a user are obtained. One or more data items that satisfy the search criteria are identified as search results. An order of the search results is adjusted based at least in part on multiple additional friends lists, each of which is associated with a data item of the one or more data items. Each of the multiple additional friends lists can also be updated to reflect changes in the friends lists made by users associated with the friends lists.

Social distance based search result order adjustment

One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed herein for aggregating web-based data stored in a distributed data store so that it can be retrieved in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) manner. A unique aggregation key is generated for respective one or more data generated from a web-based event, where the one or more data are added to the distributed data store, and the aggregation key corresponds merely to the data generated from the web-based event. The one or more data from the web based event is aggregated in a FIFO queue and stored in a same partition of the distributed data store, based on the aggregation key.

Aggregating data from a work queue

The present invention provides systems and methods that can be used to manage state on a cluster comprising a plurality of application servers. A system according to one aspect of the invention comprises a plurality of application servers each of which is equipped to process requests, host unique state, and selectively forward requests. Client requests can arrive at any of the application servers. The servers forward client requests, as needed. A target computer system identification used in request forwarding can be provided with a response to the client whenever a cluster member develops state while carrying out a client request. The client, can include the request forwarding data in subsequent requests that are part of the same session. The invention provides a standards-compliant and secure system for allowing applications servers to effectuate requests that require processing by a particular target computer system.

Systems and methods for managing state in a cluster of servers

A system for parallel asynchronous command execution is provided. The system includes a first computer system for directing a plurality of calls to at least one other computer system. The first computer system invokes a remote procedure in the other computer system and receives results from the procedure via an event triggered by the other computer system. The system may also include a distributed object architecture for communicating between the first computer system and the other computer system.

System and method for parallel asynchronous execution of commands

A virtual applications architecture is provided according to the present invention. The architecture includes a topology manager for managing applications across a plurality of members, and a virtual applications manager for defining a plurality of resources comprising the applications. The topology manager communicates with the plurality of members to initiate scaling of the applications associated with the virtual applications manager to the members. The architecture may also include a replication system for deploying the applications to the members.

System and method providing virtual applications architecture

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Alexander E Mallet