Patents by Inventor Tim G. Kimmet

Tim G. Kimmet 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: 9317269
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Patent number: 9235491
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Patent number: 9164746
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for extracting a topology for an installation of a plurality of software components. The topology may be extracted from instantiating instructions for the components of the installation such as an application manifest, manifest tree, configuration scripts, source code, and the like. One of a plurality of rendering engines generates one of a plurality of representations of the topology. Status data for the components may be collected and visually represented on the graphical representation of the topology. Examples of representations include a network topology, a release pipeline graph, a service architecture, and a state machine graph. The status of the topology may be updated in realtime as status information is output by the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack P. Hsu, Tim G. Kimmet
  • Patent number: 9128792
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Patent number: 9058330
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying software components stored on one or more virtual machines (VM). An installation directory is traversed and an ordered installation index of file paths and content identifiers are created for the files thereof. The installation index may be transmitted to a client that accesses artifact indexes for artifacts of software installed on the VMs. The artifact indexes include file paths and content identifiers for the fields of the artifact. Where all artifacts of a software package are found in the installation index, the package is deemed to be installed and a portal for accessing the VM may be updated to so indicate. The software packages found to be installed on a VM may be evaluated with respect to an application manifest to verify proper provisioning according to the manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ashwanth Fernando
  • Patent number: 8949824
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140123126
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for extracting a topology for an installation of a plurality of software components. The topology may be extracted from instantiating instructions for the components of the installation such as an application manifest, manifest tree, configuration scripts, source code, and the like. One of a plurality of rendering engines generates one of a plurality of representations of the topology. Status data for the components may be collected and visually represented on the graphical representation of the topology. Examples of representations include a network topology, a release pipeline graph, a service architecture, and a state machine graph. The status of the topology may be updated in realtime as status information is output by the installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack P. Hsu, Tim G. Kimmet
  • Publication number: 20140109082
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying software components stored on one or more virtual machines (VM). An installation directory is traversed and an ordered installation index of file paths and content identifiers are created for the files thereof. The installation index may be transmitted to a client that accesses artifact indexes for artifacts of software installed on the VMs. The artifact indexes include file paths and content identifiers for the fields of the artifact. Where all artifacts of a software package are found in the installation index, the package is deemed to be installed and a portal for accessing the VM may be updated to so indicate. The software packages found to be installed on a VM may be evaluated with respect to an application manifest to verify proper provisioning according to the manifest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ashwanth Fernando
  • Publication number: 20140096125
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140095694
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140096127
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140096129
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim G. Kimmet, Ramana Venkatesh Sivasubramanian, Kenneth Hansen