Patents by Inventor Stuart N. Robertson

Stuart N. Robertson 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).

  • Apparatus and method for decommissioning/recommissioning a component/program of a computer system
    Patent number: 8997051
    Abstract: A program stored on a computer-readable medium for self-decommissioning at least a part of a program product is disclosed. The program may include a program code that defines a plurality of functions, a program code that includes a metric for each of the plurality of functions, wherein the metric includes at least a usage pattern and transactions relating to the metric, a program code configured to measure at least one metric, a program code defining a logic relating to the self-decommissioning of a component and/or program, a program code configured to determine decommissioning of the at least a part of the program product based on the logic, and a program code configured to self-decommission the at least a part of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Stuart N. Robertson, Clifton N. B. Triplett
  • Apparatus and Method for Decommissioning/Recommissioning a Component/Program of a Computer System
    Publication number: 20140165050
    Abstract: A program stored on a computer-readable medium for self-decommissioning at least a part of a program product is disclosed. The program may include a program code that defines a plurality of functions, a program code that includes a metric for each of the plurality of functions, wherein the metric includes at least a usage pattern and transactions relating to the metric, a program code configured to measure at least one metric, a program code defining a logic relating to the self-decommissioning of a component and/or program, a program code configured to determine decommissioning of the at least a part of the program product based on the logic, and a program code configured to self-decommission the at least a part of the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Stuart N. Robertson, Clifton N. B. Triplett