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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhiyuan Wu, Waterloo, CA;
Mahmoud Adada, Kitchener, CA;
Petar Cota, Kitchener, CA;
Matthew Dixon, Waterloo, CA;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A server, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for ranking a plurality of data sources are provided. The server includes a network interface, a memory storage unit and a processor. The method involves sending a test message, monitoring an external network for a response to the test message, determining whether a service level is satisfied and adjusting the rank of the data source. The non-transitory computer readable medium is encoded with programming instructions to direct a processor to carry out the method.