Patents by Inventor Andy J. LINFOOT

Andy J. LINFOOT 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).

  • Data marshalling optimization via intermediate representation of workflows
    Patent number: 10387126
    Abstract: An intermediate representation of a workflow that comprises software functions may be generated to efficiently perform data marshalling. The workflow is analyzed, including identifying that a first software function is implemented in a first language, a second software function is implemented in a second language, and a third software function is not explicitly implemented in an implementation language. Factors associated with the software functions are analyzed, including implementation languages of the software functions. Based on the analysis of the factors, an implementation language is assigned to the third software function that comprises either the first or second language. Based on the analysis of the workflow, an intermediate representation of the workflow is generated that represents each of the plurality of software functions using declarative language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: C. James MacLennan, Andy J. Linfoot
  • DATA MARSHALLING OPTIMIZATION VIA INTERMEDIATE REPRESENTATION OF WORKFLOWS
    Publication number: 20190004776
    Abstract: An intermediate representation of a workflow that comprises software functions may be generated to efficiently perform data marshalling. The workflow is analyzed, including identifying that a first software function is implemented in a first language, a second software function is implemented in a second language, and a third software function is not explicitly implemented in an implementation language. Factors associated with the software functions are analyzed, including implementation languages of the software functions. Based on the analysis of the factors, an implementation language is assigned to the third software function that comprises either the first or second language. Based on the analysis of the workflow, an intermediate representation of the workflow is generated that represents each of the plurality of software functions using declarative language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: C. James MACLENNAN, Andy J. LINFOOT