Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Andrew J Jaffray

Daniel F Plastina

Michael J Polson

Pradeep K Jha

Andrew L Silverman

Joshuah Vincent

Victor S Lee

Paul J Roy

John Wesley Terrell

Kasy Srinivas

Mala Munisamy

John P Mullally, Iv

Edward T Gausman

Eric Louchez

Transmit user feedback from a user to a web syndication author. A first communication link is opened. Content data from the web syndication author is received. The received content data is stored on a first client device. The opened first communication link is terminated after receiving the content data. User behavior data is collected as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link. User feedback including the collected user behavior data is transmitted to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.

Content feedback for authors of web syndications

Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements from digital media accessed by clients. The digital media including one or more media items, such as tracks on a CD. The methods, computer-readable media, and data structures further identifying metadata associated with a media item accessed by a client utilizing the authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements.

Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements and identifying media items

A pipeline may include a first stage and a second stage for executing data processing services and a data host communicatively coupled to the first and second stages. The data host provides for storing and communicating data, wherein the storing and communicating are asynchronous one to another. Execution of the first data processing service is asynchronous with respect to execution of the second data processing service.

Asynchronous pipeline

The mechanisms described herein are directed at methods for locating web services available for client applications. The methods allow web services to re-locate without impacting the code of the client applications that access the web services. The client application sends a message that includes an identifier to a referral service. The referral service re-directs the message to a locater service based on the identifier. The locater service determines a set of locations associated with web services based on attributes associated with the client application. The attributes may include a client type, a client version, or a locale. The set of locations are transmitted to the client application for use in accessing the web services. Upon failing to access one of the web services identified within the set, the client application re-sends the message to obtain an updated set of locations.

System and method for locating web services

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