Patents Examined by Clint Thatcher
  • Industrial automation domain-specific language programming paradigm
    Patent number: 10942710
    Abstract: An industrial IDE supports development of control programming using an industrial domain-specific language (DSL) that allows control programming to be written using a scripted programming language having features catered to the industrial domain. The industrial DSL can simplify and streamline development of industrial control code relative to using conventional graphics-based control programming formats such as ladder logic, since a script-based industrial DSL can be used to write programming code using fewer mouse clicks relative to traditional control programming environments. Editing tools inherent to the industrial DSL can provide dynamic programming feedback that guides the developer through the process of developing control code. The industrial IDE can also provide tools that extend the platform to users who wish to customize the industrial DSL to suit their preferred programming approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Dunn, Karl Staas, Andrew Stump, Anthony Carrara, Eashwer Srinivasan, Christopher Como, Sharon Billi-Duran
  • Analyzing time-series data in an automated application testing system
    Patent number: 10942837
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described by which time-series data captured during the automated testing of software applications may be analyzed. Change-point detection is used to partition the time-series data, and an expected variance of data within each partition is determined. Because the partitioning of the test data provides a high level of confidence that the data points in a given partition conform to the same distribution, data points that represent meaningful changes in application performance can be more confidently and efficiently identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sauce Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Vidal, Benjamin H Ellis
  • Vehicle control system and software compatibility checking method
    Patent number: 10936306
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of in-vehicle devices. Each of the in-vehicle devices includes a compatibility information storing unit that stores compatibility information including an allowable combination of software versions of all the in-vehicle devices constituting the vehicle control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
  • Methods and systems for identifying software product installation instances
    Patent number: 10922065
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying individual installation instances of a software product. A plurality of consecutive heartbeat messages is received from an installation instance. Each heartbeat message includes a respective identifier that was transmitted to the installation instance in response to a previous heartbeat message. In response to each heartbeat message, a unique identifier is generated. The unique identifier is linked, in a historical list of identifiers, to the respective identifier. The unique identifier is also transmitted to the installation instance to be used as the next identifier in the plurality of heartbeat messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Duane Mulder, Aaron Humphrey Pesa
  • Source code compiler system
    Patent number: 10901712
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for compiling concise expressive design patterns within computer software source code are described. Some implementations can include methods and systems that resolve some problems of implementing design patterns in an OO and/or AO program. The disclosed technique facilitates writing programs that apply design patterns to its structure and behavior, in an easy manner. Some programming language constructs (associated with new keywords, syntax, and semantics) are disclosed that convey the goal of some design patterns in order to allow programmers to implement design patterns simply and concisely. These constructs are added as extensions to a compiler and a compiler-based approach to concise expressive design pattern source code is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Taher Ahmed Ghaleb, Khalid Abdullah Aljasser, Musab A. Alturki
  • Method for compiling concise source code
    Patent number: 10901711
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for compiling concise expressive design patterns within computer software source code are described. Some implementations can include methods and systems that resolve some problems of implementing design patterns in an OO and/or AO program. The disclosed technique facilitates writing programs that apply design patterns to its structure and behavior, in an easy manner. Some programming language constructs (associated with new keywords, syntax, and semantics) are disclosed that convey the goal of some design patterns in order to allow programmers to implement design patterns simply and concisely. These constructs are added as extensions to a compiler and a compiler-based approach to concise expressive design pattern source code is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Taher Ahmed Ghaleb, Khalid Abdullah Aljasser, Musab A. Alturki
  • Optimizing managed runtime applications for serverless environments
    Patent number: 10884764
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for generating an optimized managed runtime application is provided. Method invocation statistics for a managed runtime application are received. The managed runtime application comprises code defining a plurality of classes, each class including bytecode for one or more methods associated with the class. The method invocation statistics identify the methods invoked during at least one previous execution of the managed runtime application. An optimized version of the managed runtime application is generated based on the method invocation statistics. The managed runtime application is retrieved, and bytecode for at least one method of a class of the managed runtime application is selectively replaced with proxy code based on the method invocation statistics. The proxy code is configured for retrieving the replaced code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adam John Pilkington, Graham C. Charters, Timothy J. Mitchell, Gordon Douglas Hutchison
  • Automatic translation of computer code
    Patent number: 10877737
    Abstract: One or more lines of computer code are accessed. An electronic dictionary file is retrieved in response to the accessing of the computer code. The electronic dictionary file contains definitions for a plurality of commands or terms associated with the one or more lines of computer code. Based on the definitions contained in the electronic dictionary file, the one or more lines of computer code are parsed. An output is generated based on the parsing of the computer code. The output contains information explaining the one or more lines of computer code or an intended result of an execution thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Subra Munaganuru
  • Non-destructive update of discrete components of firmware
    Patent number: 10866801
    Abstract: Non-destructive update of discrete firmware components of a firmware is provided. During a boot-up process, the availability of an update for the firmware can be determined prior to execution thereof. To that end, a controller device can be queried for availability of the update and, when the update is available, a processor that executes the firmware as part of the boot-up process can retrieve an updated version of one or more components of the firmware from a virtual drive device provided by the controller device. The processor can retain such component(s) in a main memory device. The processor can then execute the component(s) from the main memory and can execute other non-updated component(s) of the firmware from a non-volatile memory device that retains the firmware. Therefore, the firmware can be updated during the boot-up process, without changing the contents of the non-volatile memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Igor Kulchytskyy, Senthamizhsey Subramanian, Bejean David Mosher
  • Peripheral device firmware update using rest over IPMI interface firmware update module
    Patent number: 10860308
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for a representational state transfer (“REST” or “RESTful”) over IPMI interface for firmware to BMC communication and applications thereof. These applications include, but are not limited to, remote firmware configuration, firmware updates, peripheral device firmware updates, provision of management information such as system inventory data, cloning and batch migration of firmware configuration settings, and firmware integrity monitoring. This functionality can be provided in a way that enables communication between BMCs and firmware to utilize modern manageability interfaces while maintaining backward compatibility with previous IPMI implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: American Megatrends International, LLC
    Inventors: Igor Kulchytskyy, Chandrasekar Rathineswaran, Harikrishna Doppalapudi, Purandhar Nallagatla
  • Peripheral device firmware update using rest over IPMI interface firmware shell utility
    Patent number: 10853052
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for a representational state transfer (“REST” or “RESTful”) over IPMI interface for firmware to BMC communication and applications thereof. These applications include, but are not limited to, remote firmware configuration, firmware updates, peripheral device firmware updates, provision of management information such as system inventory data, cloning and batch migration of firmware configuration settings, and firmware integrity monitoring. This functionality can be provided in a way that enables communication between BMCs and firmware to utilize modern manageability interfaces while maintaining backward compatibility with previous IPMI implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: American Megatrends International, LLC
    Inventors: Igor Kulchytskyy, Chandrasekar Rathineswaran, Harikrishna Doppalapudi, Purandhar Nallagatla, Madhan B. Santharam
  • Deployment of software applications on server clusters
    Patent number: 10853046
    Abstract: Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for deploying software applications on server clusters. Characteristics of the server clusters are used to generate a deployment plan indicating an order in which the server clusters are to be updated and a timing with which the server clusters are to be updated. The characteristics of a server cluster can include a risk rating associated with the server cluster, an amount of traffic processed by the server cluster, and/or a size of the server cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Gopi Krishna Mudumbai, Ram Narsimhamurty Mantri Pragada, Jayant Kumar
  • Interactive code optimizer
    Patent number: 10853042
    Abstract: Methods and devices for generating program code representations may include receiving program code or edited program code for an application executing on the computer device. The methods and devices may include receiving an identification of a selected pipeline from a plurality of pipelines that defines a plurality of passes of actions to execute on the program code or the edited program code to optimize the program code or the edited program code. The methods and devices may include running the selected pipeline and generate optimizer output with a program code representation of the program code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Marcelo Lopez Ruiz, Ivan Nevraev, David M. Peixotto, Xiang Li
  • Method for patching and updating encrypted disk images in a reliable and secure fashion
    Patent number: 10853495
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure disclose provide systems and methods for updating, or patching, encrypted image files located at a remote location. More specifically, a content update package that includes encrypted information is received and decrypted. Based on the content update package, a first portion of data in an encrypted image file is located, where the first portion data is to be decrypted and updated based on data in the content update package. The updated data may then be encrypted, verified, and stored. When the updating, or patching, process is complete, the file version located at the remote location is the same as the latest file version. In addition, the updating, or patching, process may be split between multiple operating systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Simon Lee Cooke
  • Fault resistant 24×7 topology for business process management ecosystem
    Patent number: 10838709
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for providing a load-balanced server architecture to end users and allowing software on the server architecture to be updated without downtime during a transition to the new software version. Run-time errors due to incompatibilities between datatypes, interfaces, deserialization methods, and classes loaded by class loaders in object oriented server software may be avoided by using the system to track a software version used in association with a particular task. By routing requests related to a particular task to a particular server running the same software version, compatibility is maintained and efforts to migrate data across software servers or add code to handle cross-version compatibility are unnecessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.
    Inventors: Sujit Eapen, Sonil Trivedi
  • Container update system
    Patent number: 10831933
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard A. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Install file size optimization and installation verification system
    Patent number: 10824411
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a tool that decreases the size of a software installation file by segregating and/or allowing customization of the original software installation file. The resulting install file permits multiple configurations to be created using the same install file by using custom configuration settings. The optimized software installation file permits the automated (or semi-automated) installation of software and/or software updates/upgrades on a remotely located electronic device. Moreover, aspects of the tool may also regulate compliance with possible reboot/restart requirements of the software/upgrade installation that may be useful for electronic devices which are remotely located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Devagupthapu, Kumar Dipak Singh, Abhishek Singh, Anand Govuri, Manoj Pollam, Neeraj Banga
  • Method and system for a client to server deployment via an online distribution platform
    Patent number: 10824416
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a client to server deployment via an online distribution platform can include a mechanism to update at least part of a system software or server-side software via a parallel client software update. Online distribution platforms such as mobile application stores can be utilized in embodiments of the apparatus and method to provide not only the client update, but also the system software update in the underlying system (e.g. server-side version).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Vasileios Giatilis, Lampros Pappas
  • Logging stored information for identifying a fix for and/or a cause of an error condition
    Patent number: 10810105
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes determining locations of debugging statements within a computer code, and determining identifying information for each of the discovered debugging statements within the computer code. The identifying information is stored without the debugging statements. The method further includes accessing the identifying information for using in debugging the error condition in response to determining that an error condition has occurred in an execution path. A computer program product for resolving error conditions using limited stored identifying information of a computer code according to another embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi K Komanduri, Malahal Naineni, Sachin C. Punadikar, Madhu M. Thorat
  • Low-power device recovery using a backup firmware image
    Patent number: 10802812
    Abstract: Some examples described herein may involve receiving, via a wireless transmission, a firmware code update that is to be installed in a main memory of the electronic device, determining that the firmware code update is not successfully received; determining, based on determining that the firmware code update is not successfully received, that a secondary memory, of the electronic device, includes a firmware image; and installing the backup firmware image, from the secondary memory, in the main memory to provide the set of functionalities to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Dragos Ionel Poenaru