Patents by Inventor Matthew Wayne Novak

Matthew Wayne Novak 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: 8140919
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for displaying data used to analyze system performance are provided. The method, system, and computer program product provides for determining an alert was triggered in a system at a point in time, identifying an alert type associated with the alert that was triggered in the system at the point in time, and displaying data concerning the system based on the alert type identified, the data displayed comprising a subset of a plurality of types of data available concerning the system, the subset being selected based on the alert type identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Howard Justin Glaser, Daiv Santos Barrios, Matthew Wayne Novak, Chenhong Xia
  • Patent number: 7856575
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for troubleshooting of computer systems using a fault tree analysis. In one embodiment, data parameters describing a status of a system may be monitored to determine the existence of a fault. In the event of a fault, fault tree analysis metadata may be evaluated to attempt to determine a root cause of the fault. If a root cause can be automatically determined, it may be presented to a user in a troubleshooting console, or may be used to trigger an automated corrective action. Alternatively, if a root cause cannot be automatically determined, the user may be presented with additional fault tree analysis metadata and any relevant data parameters in the troubleshooting console, so that the user may determine the root cause of the fault event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Megan Elena Bock, Randall William Horman, Holger Karn, Kevin Michael McBride, Matthew Wayne Novak, Peter Wansch, Yongchun Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090113248
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for troubleshooting of computer systems using a fault tree analysis. In one embodiment, data parameters describing a status of a system may be monitored to determine the existence of a fault. In the event of a fault, fault tree analysis metadata may be evaluated to attempt to determine a root cause of the fault. If a root cause can be automatically determined, it may be presented to a user in a troubleshooting console, or may be used to trigger an automated corrective action. Alternatively, if a root cause cannot be automatically determined, the user may be presented with additional fault tree analysis metadata and any relevant data parameters in the troubleshooting console, so that the user may determine the root cause of the fault event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Megan Elena Bock, Randall William Horman, Holger Karn, Kevin Michael McBride, Matthew Wayne Novak, Peter Wansch, Yongchun Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090100440
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for displaying data used to analyze system performance are provided. The method, system, and computer program product provides for determining an alert was triggered in a system at a point in time, identifying an alert type associated with the alert that was triggered in the system at the point in time, and displaying data concerning the system based on the alert type identified, the data displayed comprising a subset of a plurality of types of data available concerning the system, the subset being selected based on the alert type identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Howard Justin Glaser, Daiv Santos Barrios, Matthew Wayne Novak, Chenhong Xia