Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Le Chang

Nidhi Verma

Patrick Simek

Balinder Malhi

Darius Snapkauskas

Kalyan K Kona

Roberta Cannerozzi

Roshane Silva

Randy David Thomson

Dylan Thomas Nunley

Fuyuan Bie

Joseph Benjamin Gault

Lei Sun

David Michael Lane

Brian David Bitz

Ankur Jauhari

Aseem Singla

Michael Gordon Oldani

Wei-qiang Guo

Zohar Raz

Corey Roussel

Tianyu Zhao

Sean Lamont Grant Livingston

Atanu Banerjee

Phillip I Beish

Tung Yuen Lau

Harpreet Miglani

Sundar Paranthaman

Prashant Gaurav

Scott Gerard Loomis

Brad Smith

Whitney Anne Reed

Bernard T Selting

Guilherme Rodrigues Nogueira De Souza

Erik Wahlstrom

Brian Gregory O'connor

This patent relates to hinged devices, such as computing devices. One example includes a first portion and a second portion. A dynamic fulcrum hinge includes a flexible material extending between the first portion and the second portion and configured to begin rotation proximate to the first portion and finish rotation proximate to the second portion when the first portion is rotated toward the second portion.

Fabric hinged device

The techniques disclosed herein enable improved security as well as more scalable and reliable job execution by utilizing granular security boundaries and certificate-based authentication for all communication within cloud-based platforms. To manage a cloud-based platform, a system receives a plurality of jobs and associated certificates at a first security boundary that are to be executed at various resource units within a second security boundary. The system then authenticates each certificate before transmitting each job to its respective resource unit for execution. In addition, the system is further configured to monitor active certificates for compromise and accordingly isolate various security boundaries in the event of a security breach. By isolating portions of the cloud-based platform within security boundaries, the system can mitigate the impact of security breaches. Furthermore, certificate-based authentication addresses performance constraints to enable more efficient and scalable job execution.

Resource unit isolation for increased safety and security in cloud services

An electrical connector includes a receptacle connector having a tongue member with a surface extending between first and second tongue ends and having a shoulder extending from the surface adjacent to the second tongue end. The shoulder has a cross-sectional area within a receptacle opening size limit. The receptacle connector further includes a set of electrical contacts each extending through the shoulder between first and second contact ends on opposite sides of the shoulder. The electrical contacts at the first contact end are attached to the tongue surface at the first tongue end. The electrical contacts at the second contact end extend beyond the second tongue end. The receptacle connector further includes an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding bracket covering at least a portion of the set of electrical contacts between the first contact end and the shoulder. The disclosure further includes a method of making the electrical connector.

Shell-less electrical connector and method of making same

Technologies are disclosed for improving the deployment of a cloud-hosted service. Before being deployed to a particular environment, a cloud-hosted service must be configured for that environment. Configuring a deployment includes determining which components to deploy, determining how to connect with external components, identifying onboarding procedures, etc. A dependency data model defines a hierarchy of components utilized by the cloud-hosted service. For each component in the hierarchy, configuration parameters define how to deploy that component. A list of configuration parameters that do not yet have values for a target environment may be generated and provided to a user. Values for these parameters may then be received. A configuration for the target environment is then generated based on the dependency data model and the received values. The dependency data model may inherit dependencies and configuration properties from ancestors in a hierarchy of dependency data models.

Cloud service component dependencies

Various systems and methods for domain authentication are described herein. In an example, the method may include detecting a domain from a request of a tenant for access to a farm. The method may also include identifying a presence of a site ID from a database of the farm based on the domain. The method may also include sending an authentication request to a default site or a custom site, the authentication request managed through a site manager based on the identified presence of the site ID in the database of the farm. The method may also include routing traffic from the tenant to the farm in response to satisfaction of the authentication request.

Domain authentication

An electronic connector assembly includes a first PCB including a first electrical circuit, and a connector member disposed on a first side of the first PCB and electrically connected to the first electrical circuit. The connector member has a connector body sized to fit within an opening defined by walls of an EMI shield frame. The electronic connector assembly further includes a permanent magnet disposed on a second side of the first PCB. The permanent magnet has a magnet body sized to cover the opening in the EMI shield frame of a receptacle assembly and to provide a magnetic attraction force between the permanent magnet and the EMI shield frame to press the first PCB against an opposing portion of the walls of the EMI shield frame and cause a grounded portion of the first side of the first PCB to make an electrical connection with the EMI shield frame.

Shielded magnetic electronic connector

Electrical connectors for connecting various computing devices include a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrical contacts, as well as a ground bar for reducing electromagnetic interference, enclosed within a housing. The counterpart female connector includes a receptacle, disposed within an outer shell and having a cavity configured to receive the connecting plug of the male connector.

High-speed electronic connector

In one embodiment, a network file management systemmay use a persistent metadata storeand an access control listto facilitate a batch rollout. The network file management systemmay maintain a content database. A network file management systemmay store a metadata set for the content databasein a separate persistent metadata store

Large scale network system upgrade

This document describes a bracket assembly for reinforcing connectors on printed circuit boards. In some aspects, an apparatus is described that includes a device chassis with a stopper feature, a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to the device chassis, and an extended connector assembly mounted to the PCB. The extended connector assembly includes a connector and a connector reinforcing bracket. The connector reinforcing bracket increases a length of the connector to reduce the magnitude of a bending moment induced in the PCB by a connector insertion force. The connector reinforcing bracket also limits deformation of the PCB caused by the connector insertion force.

Bracket assembly for reinforcing connectors on printed circuit boards

In one embodiment, a network system may be upgraded without losing access to write privileges to a network fileduring the system upgrade. A network file management systemmay execute a system upgrade. A network file management systemmay provide direct write access for a data fileto a user throughout the system upgrade.

Seamless upgrade for network system

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