Patents by Inventor Alan T. G. Jowett

Alan T. G. Jowett 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).

  • Tracing errors in software
    Patent number: 7774760
    Abstract: An error tracing analysis tool applies static code analysis to software source code to identify error paths in the code and determine how many of these error paths have trace statements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajat Mishra, NK Srinivas, Alan T. G. Jowett
  • Framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics
    Patent number: 7162390
    Abstract: The invention provides a framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics concerning a computing system or a computer component. A configuration module is provided to configure settings specific to a metric. A data collection module is provided to collect metric data according to the settings in the configuration module and in one or more component specific plug-ins that extend and customize the framework according to specific needs of the component. The data collection module collects metrics at specified time intervals and periodically updates metric data stored in a central metrics storage module. An analysis module is provided to analyze metric data stored in the central metrics storage module online or offline. The analysis module may analyze a metric statistically or graphically, individually or combined with other metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alan T. G. Jowett, Balaji Santhanam, Ravishankar V. Sathanur, Sivaprasad V. Padisetty, Thirumalesh K. Bhat