公开(公告)号：WO2005060387A2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：PCT/US2004/023965

申请日：2004-07-23

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： ROBERTS, Jason ,  MOHAMMED, Mazhar ,  WITTEL, Walter ,  SHEPARD, Marc

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99954

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing software updates. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and method for facilitating the selection and implementation of software updates while minimizing the bandwidth and processing resources required to select and implement the software updates. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a software update service controls access to software updates stored on servers. In accordance with another aspect, the software update service synchronizes with client machines to identify applicable updates.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于管理软件更新的系统和方法。 更具体地，本发明涉及一种用于在最小化带宽和处理选择和实现软件更新所需的资源的同时促进软件更新的选择和实现的系统和方法。 根据本发明的一个方面，软件更新服务控制对存储在服务器上的软件更新的访问。 根据另一方面，软件更新服务与客户端机器同步以识别适用的更新。

公开(公告)号：WO2014085772A3

公开(公告)日：2014-06-05

申请号：PCT/US2013/072498

申请日：2013-11-29

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： SHEPARD, Marc ,  PARSONS, Julianne Marie ,  GUIDI, Steve ,  WANG, Fang ,  KACHACHI, Bashar

IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract: Systems, media, and methods are provided to select advertisements for available impressions associated with a publisher's impression inventory. The selected advertisements may correspond to advertisement campaigns managed by buyers that seek to promote goods or services on web pages or media. The advertisement campaign is generated via an interface that receives a request for reserved or non-reserved portions of the publisher's impression inventory. The advertisement engine suggests a price for first chair access to the reserved portion or non-reserved portion via the interface. The advertisement engine selects advertisements based on the profiles of the advertisement campaigns. The profiles indicate placement preferences for advertisements and whether a portion of the impression inventory is reserved or non-reserved for the advertisement campaigns. The advertisement engine may provide remnant portions of the impression inventory to an advertisement exchange that receives bids for accessing the impressions of the remnant portions.