Patents by Inventor Boris Erblat

Boris Erblat has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11924033
    Abstract: A discovery application on a computing system is provided. The discovery application executes a discovery pattern comprising a sequence of operations for discovery of resources within a load balancing system, wherein execution of the discovery pattern corresponds to making one or more application programming interface (API) calls to an API associated with a network address of the load balancing system; receives a response to the one or more API calls from the load balancing system, wherein the response comprises a payload of information associated with the resources; and updates, based on the response and in a configuration management database (CMDB), one or more configuration items (CIs) associated with the resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Aviya Aharon, Shay Herzog, Bary Solomon, Boris Erblat
  • Publication number: 20230171153
    Abstract: A discovery application on a computing system is provided. The discovery application executes a discovery pattern comprising a sequence of operations for discovery of resources within a load balancing system, wherein execution of the discovery pattern corresponds to making one or more application programming interface (API) calls to an API associated with a network address of the load balancing system; receives a response to the one or more API calls from the load balancing system, wherein the response comprises a payload of information associated with the resources; and updates, based on the response and in a configuration management database (CMDB), one or more configuration items (CIs) associated with the resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Aviya Aharon, Shay Herzog, Bary Solomon, Boris Erblat
  • Patent number: 11645309
    Abstract: A computing system includes a database and a discovery application. The discovery application obtains credentials for accessing a server hosting a software bus application which connects a plurality of applications within a managed network. The discovery application selects, based on a pattern corresponding to the software bus application, one or more files to access, transmits, to the server, instructions to access the one or more files, and receives therefrom data identifying a plurality of attributes of the software bus application. Based on this data, the discovery application transmits, to the server, instructions to identify communicative connections established between the plurality of software applications by way of the software bus application and receives therefrom data identifying the communicative connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Bar Oz, Noam Biran, Hail Tal, Aviya Aron, Robert Bitterfeld, Boris Erblat, Bary Solomon
  • Patent number: 11641406
    Abstract: A computing system includes a database and a discovery application that initiates discovery of software applications within a managed network by probing the computing devices for applications in stalled thereon. The discovery application executes discovery patterns in an attempt to classify a discovered application and determines that the discovered application is unclassified after executing the discovery patterns. In response to determining that the discovered application is unclassified, the discovery application (i) generates a configuration item representing the discovered application without classification and (ii) selects a characteristic file containing attributes of the discovered application. The discovery application provides the characteristic file to a machine learning (ML) classifier trained using a plurality of characteristic files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bitterfeld, Asaf Garty, Aviya Aron, Boris Erblat, Hail Tal, Bary Solomon
  • Patent number: 11582096
    Abstract: A discovery application on a computing system is provided. The discovery application receives a user input, which is for discovery of resources associated with a cloud operating system of a cloud computing system. The user input includes an authentication credential and account information associated with the cloud operating system. Based on the received input, the discovery application executes a discovery pattern comprising operations for the discovery of resources. The cloud operating system includes a group of services to access such resources. At least one of the operations corresponds to an API call to an API endpoint associated with a service of the group of services. The discovery application receives a response to the API call from the cloud operating system. The response includes a payload of information associated with the resources. The discovery application updates, based on the received response, one or more configuration items in a configuration management database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Aviya Aharon, Shay Herzog, Bary Solomon, Boris Erblat
  • Patent number: 11381448
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for synchronizing updates. A first cloud-based system may be embodied in a multi-instance or multi-tenant framework, and may provide for certain computing systems and configuration items. The first cloud-based system may include a probe system configured to retrieve a list of events from a second cloud computing system, wherein the list of events is representative of updates to resources provided by the second cloud computing system. The first cloud-based system may additionally include a sensor system configured to process the list of events to retrieve a payload for each event in the list of events. An update system may then update an updatable system included in the first cloud computing system based on the payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc .
    Inventors: Boris Erblat, Hail Tal, Robert Bitterfeld, Shiri Hameiri, Alexandra Feiguine
  • Patent number: 11263201
    Abstract: An example system includes persistent storage and a discovery application configured to perform operations including obtaining a uniform resource locator (URL) that addresses a function of an application programming interface (API) provided by a remote computing system of remote computing systems that provide computing resources. The function returns attributes of computing resources specified by the URL. The operations additionally include generating (i) a system-specific portion of a request that invokes execution of the function and (ii) a system-invariant portion of the request. The system-specific portion adheres to first rules adopted by the remote computing system for interacting with the API. The system-invariant portion adheres to second rules adopted by each of the remote computing systems for interacting with respective APIs thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Bar Oz, Robert Bitterfeld, Boris Erblat, Aviya Aron, Asaf Garty, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal
  • Publication number: 20220029881
    Abstract: A discovery application on a computing system is provided. The discovery application receives a user input, which is for discovery of resources associated with a cloud operating system of a cloud computing system. The user input includes an authentication credential and account information associated with the cloud operating system. Based on the received input, the discovery application executes a discovery pattern comprising operations for the discovery of resources. The cloud operating system includes a group of services to access such resources. At least one of the operations corresponds to an API call to an API endpoint associated with a service of the group of services. The discovery application receives a response to the API call from the cloud operating system. The response includes a payload of information associated with the resources. The discovery application updates, based on the received response, one or more configuration items in a configuration management database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Aviya Aharon, Shay Herzog, Bary Solomon, Boris Erblat
  • Patent number: 11095506
    Abstract: A discovery application on a computing system is provided. The discovery application receives a user input, which is for discovery of resources associated with a cloud operating system of a cloud computing system. The user input includes an authentication credential and account information associated with the cloud operating system. Based on the received input, the discovery application executes a discovery pattern comprising operations for the discovery of resources. The cloud operating system includes a group of services to access such resources. At least one of the operations corresponds to an API call to an API endpoint associated with a service of the group of services. The discovery application receives a response to the API call from the cloud operating system. The response includes a payload of information associated with the resources. The discovery application updates, based on the received response, one or more configuration items in a configuration management database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris Erblat, Tom Bar Oz, Hail Tal, Shay Herzog
  • Patent number: 11089115
    Abstract: A computing system includes a persistent storage configured to store, as one or more configuration items and on behalf of a managed network, a table of resources provided by a remote computing system to the managed network. The computing system includes a discovery application configured to perform operations. The operations include querying a resource manager application programming interface (API) to identify resources within the remote computing system. The remote computing system is configured to generate a resource inventory file and store the resource inventory file within a storage bucket in response to the query. The resource inventory file contains a list of resources and attributes. The operations also include polling the storage bucket to determine when the resource inventory file has been fully written. In addition, the operations include parsing the resource inventory file to generate representations of the resources. Further, the operations include storing the representations in the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaf Garty, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal, Boris Erblat, Robert Bitterfeld
  • Publication number: 20210203731
    Abstract: A computing system includes a persistent storage configured to store, as one or more configuration items and on behalf of a managed network, a table of resources provided by a remote computing system to the managed network. The computing system includes a discovery application configured to perform operations. The operations include querying a resource manager application programming interface (API) to identify resources within the remote computing system. The remote computing system is configured to generate a resource inventory file and store the resource inventory file within a storage bucket in response to the query. The resource inventory file contains a list of resources and attributes. The operations also include polling the storage bucket to determine when the resource inventory file has been fully written. In addition, the operations include parsing the resource inventory file to generate representations of the resources. Further, the operations include storing the representations in the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Asaf Garty, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal, Boris Erblat
  • Publication number: 20210056125
    Abstract: A computing system includes a database and a discovery application. The discovery application obtains credentials for accessing a server hosting a software bus application which connects a plurality of applications within a managed network. The discovery application selects, based on a pattern corresponding to the software bus application, one or more files to access, transmits, to the server, instructions to access the one or more files, and receives therefrom data identifying a plurality of attributes of the software bus application. Based on this data, the discovery application transmits, to the server, instructions to identify communicative connections established between the plurality of software applications by way of the software bus application and receives therefrom data identifying the communicative connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Bar Oz, Noam Biran, Hail Tal, Aviya Aron, Robert Bitterfeld, Boris Erblat, Bary Solomon
  • Patent number: 10931774
    Abstract: A system includes a configuration management database (CMDB). Application programming interface (API) proxies associated with a managed network provide access to resources. The system also includes a discovery application configured to perform operations including determining a proxy uniform resource locator (URL) used to provide access to a particular resource of the resources through an API proxy of the API proxies and obtaining, from a computing device associated with the API proxy, an assignment of proxy URLs to corresponding target URLs by the API proxy. Each target URL of the corresponding target URLs address a respective resource of the resources. The proxy URLs are used to provide access to the resources through the API proxy. The operations also include selecting, from the assignment, a target URL assigned to the proxy URL, generating a mapping between the proxy URL and the target URL, and storing the mapping in the CMDB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Hail Tal, Tom Bar Oz, Daniel Badyan, Boris Erblat, Alexandra Feiguine, Aviya Aron, Robert Bitterfeld, Bary Solomon
  • Patent number: 10924344
    Abstract: A system includes persistent storage configured to store, a mapping of computing resources provided by a remote computing system to a managed network. The system also includes an application that obtains instructions to modify a computing resource provided by the remote computing system and, based on the instructions, generates and transmits, to the remote computing system, a request to modify the computing resource. The application receives, from the remote computing system, a response indicating a modification to the computing resource and selects a discovery pattern configured to verify the modification by obtaining attributes associated therewith. The application obtains, from the remote computing system, the attributes by executing the discovery pattern and determines, based on the attributes, that the modification has been completed according to the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Feiguine, Shiri Hameiri, Robert Bitterfeld, Asaf Garty, Bary Solomon, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal, Shay Herzog, Shimon Sant, Boris Erblat, Aviya Aron
  • Publication number: 20200409934
    Abstract: An example system includes persistent storage and a discovery application configured to perform operations including obtaining a uniform resource locator (URL) that addresses a function of an application programming interface (API) provided by a remote computing system of remote computing systems that provide computing resources. The function returns attributes of computing resources specified by the URL. The operations additionally include generating (i) a system-specific portion of a request that invokes execution of the function and (ii) a system-invariant portion of the request. The system-specific portion adheres to first rules adopted by the remote computing system for interacting with the API. The system-invariant portion adheres to second rules adopted by each of the remote computing systems for interacting with respective APIs thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Tom Bar Oz, Robert Bitterfeld, Boris Erblat, Aviya Aron, Asaf Garty, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal
  • Publication number: 20200403862
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for synchronizing updates. A first cloud-based system may be embodied in a multi-instance or multi-tenant framework, and may provide for certain computing systems and configuration items. The first cloud-based system may include a probe system configured to retrieve a list of events from a second cloud computing system, wherein the list of events is representative of updates to resources provided by the second cloud computing system. The first cloud-based system may additionally include a sensor system configured to process the list of events to retrieve a payload for each event in the list of events. An update system may then update an updatable system included in the first cloud computing system based on the payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Boris Erblat, Hail Tal, Robert Bitterfeld, Shiri Hameiri, Alexandra Feiguine
  • Patent number: 10824650
    Abstract: A computing system includes a database and a discovery application. The discovery application obtains credentials for accessing a server hosting a software bus application which connects a plurality of applications within a managed network. The discovery application selects, based on a pattern corresponding to the software bus application, one or more files to access, transmits, to the server, instructions to access the one or more files, and receives therefrom data identifying a plurality of attributes of the software bus application. Based on this data, the discovery application transmits, to the server, instructions to identify communicative connections established between the plurality of software applications by way of the software bus application and receives therefrom data identifying the communicative connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Bar Oz, Noam Biran, Hail Tal, Aviya Aron, Robert Bitterfeld, Boris Erblat, Bary Solomon
  • Publication number: 20200328941
    Abstract: A system includes persistent storage configured to store, a mapping of computing resources provided by a remote computing system to a managed network. The system also includes an application that obtains instructions to modify a computing resource provided by the remote computing system and, based on the instructions, generates and transmits, to the remote computing system, a request to modify the computing resource. The application receives, from the remote computing system, a response indicating a modification to the computing resource and selects a discovery pattern configured to verify the modification by obtaining attributes associated therewith. The application obtains, from the remote computing system, the attributes by executing the discovery pattern and determines, based on the attributes, that the modification has been completed according to the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandra Feiguine, Shiri Hameiri, Robert Bitterfeld, Asaf Garty, Bary Solomon, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal, Shay Herzog, Shimon Sant, Boris Erblat, Aviya Aron
  • Patent number: 10771344
    Abstract: A system may include a database, where a managed network includes a computing cluster that provides networking, storage, and virtualization services distributed across a plurality of computing devices, where each computing device can execute one or more respective software applications and comprises: (i) a respective controller, and (ii) a respective storage device, and where the storage devices of the plurality of computing devices collectively form a storage pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bitterfeld, Boris Erblat, Aviya Aron, Bary Solomon, Daniel Badyan
  • Patent number: 10749943
    Abstract: A system includes persistent storage and an application that obtains a service identifier associated with a managed network. The service identifier allows access to a remote computing system that provides computing resources on behalf of the managed network. The application also identifies a geographic region that contains the computing resources. The application additionally identifies, within the geographic region, virtual computing devices allocated to the managed network and attributes thereof. The application further identifies, based on the attributes, (i) load balancers configured to distribute network traffic among the virtual computing devices and (ii) storage volumes used by the virtual computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Feiguine, Shiri Hameiri, Robert Bitterfeld, Asaf Garty, Bary Solomon, Daniel Badyan, Hail Tal, Shay Herzog, Shimon Sant, Boris Erblat, Aviya Aron