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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Emily Katherine Andrews, Celina, TX (US);
Michael J. Ens, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew J. Ritz, Sammamish, WA (US);
Javier N. Flores Assad, Bothell, WA (US);
Stefan F. Smolen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Clifford M. Smolinsky, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Matthew E. Porter, Seattle, WA (US);
Johnathan Norman, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to process pooling for application services. In examples, a pool of utility processes is maintained, such that a preexisting utility process is identified from the process pool based on a set of criteria and used to host a service accordingly (e.g., in response to a service request from an application or other software). In instances where the process pool does not include a utility process that matches the set of criteria, a new utility process may be created and used to host the service. Further, the new utility process may be added to the process pool, such that a future service having the same or a similar associated set of criteria may be hosted using the new utility process accordingly.