Authorization of joining of transformation chain instances

• US 9,356,913 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2014
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Mital, Vijay, Rubin, Darryl
• Primary Examiner(s): HOFFMAN, BRANDON S
• Application Number:
  US14/320,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20150381574A1
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/24 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0414 during transmission, i.e. party's identity is protected against eavesdropping, e.g. by using temporary identifiers, but is known to the other party or parties involved in the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

The authorizing of transformation chain instances of different transformation chain classes to join so as to act as a compound transformation chain instance. Class-level authorized dependencies are identified between transformation chain classes. Then, instance-level authorization is performed in accordance with one or more joining criteria, presuming that the instances are of appropriate classes that may be joined. The joining allows the instances to act as a single compound transformation chain whereby data is permitted to flow across the boundaries of the constituent transformation chain instances. New transformation chain instances may be joined to the compound transformation chain instances, and transformation chain instances may be removed from the compound transformation chain instance, thereby dynamically changing the compound application.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating a compound application across multiple devices, the method comprising:

an act of identifying authorized dependencies between a first transformation chain class and a second transformation chain class; and

an act of authorizing a first instance of the first transformation chain class and a second instance of the second transformation chain class to be joined, wherein joining allows data to flow between the first and second instances in accordance with the identified dependencies between the first transformation chain class and the second transformation chain class and in accordance with dependency state between the first and second instances.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

an act of determining that the second instance should be decoupled from the first instance; and

in response to the act of determining that the second instance should be decoupled from the first instance, an act of discontinuing the act of flowing data between the first and second instances.

3. The method in accordance with claim 2, the act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be decoupled being made in accordance with a meeting conclusion status.

4. The method in accordance with claim 2, the first instance associated with a first device, and the second instance associated with a second device.

5. The method in accordance with claim 4, the act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be decoupled being made in accordance with one or more decoupling criteria including at least a proximity of the first and second devices.

6. The method in accordance with claim 4, the act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be decoupled being made in accordance with one or more decoupling criteria including a communication capability between the first device and the second device.

7. The method in accordance with claim 4, the act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be decoupled being made in response to a request from a user of the first device or a user of the second device.

8. The method in accordance with claim 1, the act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be joined being made in accordance with one or more joining criteria.

9. The method in accordance with claim 8, the one or more joining criteria including at least a meeting attendee list.

10. The method in accordance with claim 8, the first instance associated with a first device, and the second instance associated with a second device.

11. The method in accordance with claim 10, the one of more joining criteria comprising a proximity status of the first and second devices.

12. The method in accordance with claim 10, the one of more joining criteria comprising a relationship between a user of the first device and a user of the second device.

13. The method in accordance with claim 10, the one of more joining criteria comprising a communication capability between the first device and the second device.

14. The method in accordance with claim 1, the method further comprising:

an act of identifying authorized dependencies between the first transformation chain class and a third transformation chain class; and

an act of authorizing the first instance of the first transformation chain class and a third instance of the third transformation chain class to be joined, wherein joining allows data to flow between the first and third instances in accordance with the identified dependencies between the first transformation chain class and the third transformation chain class and in accordance with dependency state between the first and third instances.

15. The method in accordance with claim 14, the method further comprising:

an act of identifying authorized dependencies between the second transformation chain class and the third transformation chain class; and

an act of authorizing the second instance of the second transformation chain class and the third instance of the third transformation chain class to be joined, wherein joining allows data to flow between the second and third instances in accordance with the identified dependencies between the second transformation chain class and the third transformation chain class and in accordance with dependency state between the second and third instances.

16. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices having thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method for authorizing joining of transformation chain instances of different transformation chain classes, the method comprising:

an act of identifying authorized dependencies between a plurality of transformation chain classes;

an act of authorizing a plurality of transformation chain instances to be joined in accordance with one or more joining criteria, the plurality of transformation chain instances representing instances of at least some of the plurality of transformation chain classes;

wherein joining of the plurality of transformation chain instances forms a compound transformation chain instance allows data to flow between at least some of the plurality of transformation chain instances without passing through an application function interface or placing a function call.

17. The computer program product in accordance with claim 16, the method further comprising:

an act of determining that a particular transformation chain instance should be decoupled from compound transformation chain instance in accordance with one or more decoupling criteria; and

in response to the act of determining that the particular transformation chain instance should be decoupled from compound transformation chain instance, an act of discontinuing flowing data to or from the particular transformation chain instance to or from a remainder of the compound transformation chain instance.

18. The computer program product in accordance with claim 17, the one or more decoupling criteria including at least one of the following:

a meeting conclusion status, and a proximity of a device associated with the particular transformation chain instance from one or more other devices in an environment.

19. The computer program product in accordance with claim 16, the one or more joining criteria including at least one of the following:

a meeting attendee list, a proximity of a device associated with the particular transformation chain instance from one or more other devices in an environment, and a relationship between a user of the particular device and other users in the environment.

20. A computer system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computer system to perform a method for authorizing joining of transformation chain instances of different transformation chain classes, and by causing the computer system to perform at least the following;

identify authorized dependencies between a plurality of transformation chain classes; and

authorize a plurality of transformation chain instances to be joined in accordance with one or more joining criteria, the plurality of transformation chain instances representing instances of at least some of the plurality of transformation chain classes;

wherein joining of the plurality of transformation chain instances forms a compound transformation chain instance allows data to flow between at least some of the plurality of transformation chain instances without passing through an application function interface or placing a function call.