Ashish Consul

US Patent:

8090695, Jan 3, 2012

Filed:

Dec 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/329395

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Suryanarayana M. Gorti - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707673, 707677, 709206

Abstract:

As described herein, a high-availability server system includes at least a source server system and a target server system that dynamically restore message object search indexes. Both the source server system and the target server system store copies of a mailbox database and a search index for the mailbox database. As changes are requested to the mailbox database, events are added to event lists maintained at the source node and the target node. When the data storage system at the target server system enters an error state, the source server system sends to the target server system a set of data that the target server system can use to generate a copy of search index. The target server system may then resume applying events in the event list to the search index. In this way, it may not be necessary to completely re-index the mailbox database at the target node.

US Patent:

8131809, Mar 6, 2012

Filed:

Dec 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/327419

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Rajasi Saha - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

This disclosure is directed to automatically moving message objects, such as email message objects, from online source mailbox databases to online archive mailbox databases. As described herein, each email message in a source mailbox database is directly or indirectly associated with a retention policy tag. The retention policy tag associated with a message object in a source mailbox database specifies a retention period. The message object remains in source mailbox database until the retention period expires for the message object. When the retention period for the message object expires, the message object is automatically moved to an archive mailbox database.

US Patent:

8515974, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

Sep 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/224434

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Suryanarayana M. Gorti - Redmond WA, US
Michael Geoffrey Andrew Wilson - Sammamish WA, US
James C. Kleewein - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707750, 707613, 704246, 704251

Abstract:

A method is presented for generating a list of frequently used words for an email application on a server computer. When a request is received for a word frequency list for emails stored in a user's mailbox, a word frequency list is returned if one exists. If the word frequency list does not exist, an asynchronous process is started on the server computer to generate a word frequency list. If the word frequency list exists but it is older than an aging limit, an asynchronous process is started on the server computer to regenerate the word frequency list. The word frequency list is stored in the user's mailbox along with a timestamp indicating the date and time that the list was created or updated.

US Patent:

8572110, Oct 29, 2013

Filed:

Dec 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/327976

Inventors:

Suryanarayana M. Gorti - Redmond WA, US
Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Graham Smith - Bellevue WA, US
Pingjun Hu - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707763, 707760, 707765

Abstract:

A textual search index is used to identify data objects that have numerical properties that satisfy search queries. As described herein, a search index contains search index entries, each of which specifies a reference string and a set of data object identifiers. When an original search query is received, the search query is transformed into a transformed search query such that numerical comparison query elements in the original search query are transformed into equivalent textual comparison query elements. The search index is then used to identify ones of the data objects that satisfy the transformed search query. A list of the identified data objects may then be provided in response to the original search query.

US Patent:

8620869, Dec 31, 2013

Filed:

Sep 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/237940

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Harvey Rook - Redmond WA, US
Rajasi Saha - Redmond WA, US
Andrew Sullivan - Seattle WA, US
Galen Elias - Redmond WA, US
Julian Zbogar-Smith - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707662

Abstract:

Techniques to manage retention policy tags are described. A system may comprise a tagging component operative to tag a message with an expiration tag to form an expiration tagged message, the expiration tag having expiration information used to expire the expiration tagged message in accordance with a retention policy. The system may further comprise a presentation component communicatively coupled to the tagging component, the presentation component operative to present a view of the expiration tagged message with an expiration field having the expiration information for the expiration tagged message.

US Patent:

20090177704, Jul 9, 2009

Filed:

Jan 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/971895

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Rajasi Saha - Sammamish WA, US
Harvey Rook - Newcastle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707200, 707E17001

Abstract:

Architecture for retention policy tagging of data items such as messages for expiring data items without data reorganization. Retention policy tags can be applied to items, conversations, folders, and/or distribution lists, for example. Retention policy tags provide a way to manage (e.g., expire) data items such as email, for example, and reduce the corporate burden for compliance in documents of all types. Tags can be applied to data items individually and in-place, and do not impose changes to the natural workflow of the user. The use of expiry policy tags provides a solution by removing the pain point around physically moving messages to an unfamiliar folder hierarchy.

US Patent:

20090319456, Dec 24, 2009

Filed:

Jun 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/142747

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Harvey Rook - Newcastle WA, US
Rajasi Saha - Sammamish WA, US
Shengquan Yan - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/18

US Classification:

706 21, 706 16

Abstract:

Architecture that employs machine-based learning to automatically categorize data on a per-user basis. Auto-tagging reduces the burden on infoworkers by creating a machine learning model to learn from user tagging behavior or preferences. Once this information is obtained, a trained model for this specific user is used to assign tags to incoming data, such as emails. The architecture finds particular applicability to compliance and message retention policies that otherwise would mandate extra work for the infoworker. The architecture learns the tagging behavior of a user and uses this learned behavior to automatically tag data based on the user's prior tagging habits. A regression algorithm is employed to process the training data according to an n-dimensional framework for prediction and application of the tag(s) to the incoming messages.

US Patent:

20090319483, Dec 24, 2009

Filed:

Jun 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/142622

Inventors:

Ashish Consul - Redmond WA, US
Suryanarayana Murty Gorti - Redmond WA, US
Andrew E. Goodsell - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707E17009

Abstract:

Technologies are described herein for generating a mailbox specific frequent word list associated with a mailbox. In one method, an index scan is performed on catalogs to retrieve search data mapping words to emails containing the words. The search data is provided across multiple mailboxes. A universal frequent word list is generated based on the search data. The mailbox specific frequent word list is generated based on the universal frequent word list.