Patents by Inventor Ali ALAM

Ali ALAM 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).

  • Publication number: 20260087097
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for analyzing log files for a wide variety of services (e.g., cloud computing services or microservices) to determine whether the services are operating as designed over some period of time associated with the log file(s). The present disclosure includes features and functionality for training or otherwise generating a model being configured to predict whether portions of an input log file include data reflective of normal operations of a corresponding service used to generate the input log file. The present disclosure provides a domain-agnostic approach to training an outlier detection model to analyze log files for a wide variety of services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Mohit VERMA, Ananth GEETHANATH, Rakesh NAMINENI, Ali ALAM, Kamaljit Singh BATH, Ramanathan MUTHIAH, Suneel SURESH
  • Patent number: 12511345
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for analyzing log files for a wide variety of services (e.g., cloud computing services or microservices) to determine whether the services are operating as designed over some period of time associated with the log file(s). The present disclosure includes features and functionality for training or otherwise generating a model being configured to predict whether portions of an input log file include data reflective of normal operations of a corresponding service used to generate the input log file. The present disclosure provides a domain-agnostic approach to training an outlier detection model to analyze log files for a wide variety of services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mohit Verma, Ananth Geethanath, Rakesh Namineni, Ali Alam, Kamaljit Singh Bath, Ramanathan Muthiah, Suneel Suresh
  • Patent number: 12430424
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting anomalies in a data stream is described. The system receives the data stream that comprises values of metrics derived from observations of operation of a computing entity over a time window. A model comprising variances of the data over the time window is formed. The model identifies operating thresholds for each metric based on the variances of the data for each metric in the data stream. The system computes a steady state distance matrix of the data stream. The system determines that the steady state distance matrix exceeds a steady state threshold. In response to determining that the steady state distance matrix exceeds the steady state threshold, the system computes a pattern distance matrix based on the steady state distance matrix. The anomaly in the data stream is detected based on the pattern distance matrix. The system generates an alert indicating the anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ananth Geethanath, Ali Alam, Shankaranand Arunachalam
  • Patent number: 12335268
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for managing access to resources using scenarios. One method includes an operation for storing first scenario data received for a first control scenario. The first scenario data comprises a control scenario identifier, a first resource, an authorization control, and a scenario trigger that defines an event that causes an activation of the first control scenario for providing access to the first resource. Further, the method includes operations for monitoring for an occurrence of the scenario trigger and detecting an occurrence of the event associated with the scenario trigger. Further, the method determines, in response to the occurrence of the event, a set of users authorized to access the first resource, including accessing the first scenario data to determine the set of users associated with the authorization control. Furthermore, access is provided to the set of users based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: James Paul Gyarmathy, Jr., Ali Alam, Amanda Holcomb, Alka Garg, Ayyappan Balasubramanian, Mansi Singhal, Gerardo Bodegas Martinez, Michael Todd, Carrie Ann Culley, Hardeep Kohli, Can Zheng, Rohan Kamath, Sandhya Vankamamidi, Jing Jing, Zhuang Gao, John Kingsly Masilamani, Jack Pullikottil
  • Publication number: 20240202279
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for analyzing log files for a wide variety of services (e.g., cloud computing services or microservices) to determine whether the services are operating as designed over some period of time associated with the log file(s). The present disclosure includes features and functionality for training or otherwise generating a model being configured to predict whether portions of an input log file include data reflective of normal operations of a corresponding service used to generate the input log file. The present disclosure provides a domain-agnostic approach to training an outlier detection model to analyze log files for a wide variety of services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Mohit VERMA, Ananth GEETHANATH, Rakesh NAMINENI, Ali ALAM, Kamaljit Singh BATH, Ramanathan MUTHIAH, Suneel SURESH
  • Publication number: 20230412602
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for managing access to resources using scenarios. One method includes an operation for storing first scenario data received for a first control scenario. The first scenario data comprises a control scenario identifier, a first resource, an authorization control, and a scenario trigger that defines an event that causes an activation of the first control scenario for providing access to the first resource. Further, the method includes operations for monitoring for an occurrence of the scenario trigger and detecting an occurrence of the event associated with the scenario trigger. Further, the method determines, in response to the occurrence of the event, a set of users authorized to access the first resource, including accessing the first scenario data to determine the set of users associated with the authorization control. Furthermore, access is provided to the set of users based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: James Paul GYARMATHY, Ali ALAM, Amanda HOLCOMB, Alka GARG, Ayyappan BALASUBRAMANIAN, Mansi SINGHAL, Gerardo BODEGAS MARTINEZ, Michael TODD, Carrie Ann CULLEY, Hardeep KOHLI, Can ZHENG, Rohan KAMATH, Sandhya VANKAMAMIDI, Jing JING, Zhuang GAO, John Kingsly MASILAMANI, Jack PULLIKOTTIL
  • Publication number: 20230353588
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting anomalies in a data stream is described. The system receives the data stream that comprises values of metrics derived from observations of operation of a computing entity over a time window. A model comprising variances of the data over the time window is formed. The model identifies operating thresholds for each metric based on the variances of the data for each metric in the data stream. The system computes a steady state distance matrix of the data stream. The system determines that the steady state distance matrix exceeds a steady state threshold. In response to determining that the steady state distance matrix exceeds the steady state threshold, the system computes a pattern distance matrix based on the steady state distance matrix. The anomaly in the data stream is detected based on the pattern distance matrix. The system generates an alert indicating the anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ananth GEETHANATH, Ali ALAM, Shankaranand ARUNACHALAM