Adrian E Fanaru

7636723, Dec 22, 2009

May 6, 2005

11/123434

Kevin Lane Brown - Woodinville WA, US
Jason M. Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Ethan D. Gur-esh - Seattle WA, US
Moshe R. Lutz - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/00

707100, 715201

A method and computer-readable medium are provided for jointly managing digital assets and non-digital assets. According to the method, a database is maintained that includes one or more digital assets and records corresponding to one or more non-digital assets. A request may be received to perform an action on an asset identified in the database. In response to the request, a determination is made as to whether the request is to perform an action on a digital or non-digital asset. If the request is to perform an action on a digital asset, a first workflow is performed for completing the action on the digital asset. If the request is to perform an action on a non-digital asset, a second workflow is performed for completing the requested action on the non-digital asset.

7716365, May 11, 2010

May 29, 2007

11/807591

Jason M. Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Titus C. Miron - Seattle WA, US
Umesh Unnikrishman - Sammamish WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 15/173
G06F 15/16

709238, 709225, 709226, 709229

Embodiments are provided to automatically target shared resources in a computer network which are pertinent to a query for information from a client and/or a server through the use of a shared resources portal. In one embodiment, a query is received in the shared resources portal from a requestor. The portal may then identify a target resource server to which to route the query by filtering the information provided by a number of shared resource servers in the network against information regarding an organizational role performed by the requester. The identified target resource server may be one which provides information pertinent to the organizational role performed by the requester. The query is then processed in the identified target resource server.

7979405, Jul 12, 2011

Jan 14, 2005

11/035589

Jason M Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Dustin G Friesenhahn - Redmond WA, US
Ethan D Gur-esh - Quebec, CA
Hai Liu - Sammamish WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

707694, 707736, 707758

A system and method is provided to automatically associate type-specific information with a document of a prescribed type. The type information includes instance-specific type information that can be instantiated to each document of the prescribed type. The type information also includes generic type information that is automatically applied to all documents of the prescribed type. Such generic type information includes policies that govern, for example, the life span of the documents or who can access the documents. Instance-specific type information can be demoted to and promoted from a document of the prescribed type. Generic type information can only be demoted to a document of the prescribed type. Type information may be demoted into a document only when the document is requested.

8429210, Apr 23, 2013

Jun 26, 2008

12/147301

Kevin L. Brown - Woodinville WA, US
Jason M. Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Ethan D. Gur-esh - Seattle WA, US
Moshe R. Lutz - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 12/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 13/14

707825, 707812

A method and computer-readable medium are provided for storing files in an official file repository. According to the method, a generic interface is exposed that includes a first method for requesting that a file be stored in a file vault. A record series is maintained that identifies one or more document types that may be stored in the file vault along with a location for each file type within the file vault where files of the type should be stored. A call may be made to the first method including the file to be stored in the file vault. In response to the call, a location for storing the file in the file vault may be identified based on the contents of the record series. Once the location has been identified, the file is stored in the identified location if the file type is in the record series. If the file type is not in the record series or the necessary property values are not received with the call, the file is placed in a holding zone portion of the file vault. The generic interface may further expose a second method for retrieving the file types identified in the record series and a third method for retrieving one or more properties associated with a file type identified in the record series.

20060218198, Sep 28, 2006

Mar 4, 2005

11/072658

Kevin Brown - Woodinville WA, US
Jason Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Ethan Gur-esh - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30

707200000

A method and computer-readable medium are provided for formula-based document retention. According to the method, a retention formula and a retention action are defined for one or more items. The retention formula is utilized to calculate a retention date for each item. The retention action specifies the action that should be taken on or after the retention date. The retention date for one or more items is initially calculated using the retention formula for the items. A retention service may be periodically executed to identify any items having a retention date earlier than the current date. If any items are identified that have a retention date earlier than the current date, the retention service recalculates the retention date for these items utilizing the corresponding retention formula. If the recalculated retention date for any item is still prior to the current date, the retention action for the item is executed.

20060235891, Oct 19, 2006

Apr 15, 2005

11/107067

Kevin Brown - Woodinville WA, US
Jason Cahill - Woodinville WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Ethan Gur-esh - Seattle WA, US
Moshe Lutz - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30

707200000

A method and computer-readable medium are provided for storing files in an official file repository. According to the method, a generic interface is exposed that includes a first method for requesting that a file be stored in a file vault. A record series is maintained that identifies one or more document types that may be stored in the file vault along with a location for each file type within the file vault where files of the type should be stored. A call may be made to the first method including the file to be stored in the file vault. In response to the call, a location for storing the file in the file vault may be identified based on the contents of the record series. Once the location has been identified, the file is stored in the identified location if the file type is in the record series. If the file type is not in the record series or the necessary property values are not received with the call, the file is placed in a holding zone portion of the file vault. The generic interface may further expose a second method for retrieving the file types identified in the record series and a third method for retrieving one or more properties associated with a file type identified in the record series.

20090182739, Jul 16, 2009

Jan 10, 2008

11/972552

Sterling J. Crockett - Bothell WA, US
Adam Harmetz - Kirkland WA, US
John D. Fan - Duvall WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Dustin Friesenhahn - Seattle WA, US
Sushanta Sengupta - Bellevue WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 7/10
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048

707 6, 715764, 707E17014

Document metadata is evaluated against rules to determine what action to perform on the document. The actions include routing the document to a specific location, returning a location of where the document is stored, executing custom code that is associated with the document and routing the document to another routing engine that applies a set of routing rules against the document.

20090228427, Sep 10, 2009

Mar 6, 2008

12/043794

Dustin Friesenhahn - Seattle WA, US
Ethan D. Gur-esh - Seattle WA, US
Adrian Fanaru - Sammamish WA, US
Nathan J. Fink - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30
G06F 9/46

707 1, 718102, 707E17001

A document work set acts as a document container for items that are associated with a work product. A document work set is created from a document work set template that defines properties and workflows that are associated with the document work set. Metadata is shared between the items in the document work set and workflows may be associated with the document work set as well as the individual items within the work set. Instead of just providing a view of the items in the work set when accessed, information relating to the overall work product that is represented by the document work set is displayed.