Patents by Inventor Andy Wright

Andy Wright 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: 10331540
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for identifying false positive tests. An example method includes receiving an input identifying a defect in a portion of a product code. The method also includes identifying a first automated test that is associated with the portion of the product code. The method also includes lowering a first test confidence value that is associated with the first automated test by a predetermined amount in response to the first automated test being a passing test. The method also includes marking the first automated test as a false positive test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam P. Coulthard, Neil W. Leedham, Mark A. Woolley, Andy Wright
  • Patent number: 10102097
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment is provided. The method includes receiving a performance metric for a transaction server during nominal operation of the transaction server in memory of a computing system and comparing the performance metric to a benchmark of performance metrics for the transaction server. Thereafter, in response to the performance metric falling outside a threshold variance from the benchmark, an alert is generated of a potential impending failure of the transaction server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jim A. Harrison, Rob C. Jones, Phil R. Lee, Andy Wright
  • Patent number: 10095598
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment is provided. The method includes receiving a performance metric for a transaction server during nominal operation of the transaction server in memory of a computing system and comparing the performance metric to a benchmark of performance metrics for the transaction server. Thereafter, in response to the performance metric falling outside a threshold variance from the benchmark, an alert is generated of a potential impending failure of the transaction server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jim A. Harrison, Rob C. Jones, Phil R. Lee, Andy Wright
  • Publication number: 20170286258
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for identifying false positive tests. An example method includes receiving an input identifying a defect in a portion of a product code. The method also includes identifying a first automated test that is associated with the portion of the product code. The method also includes lowering a first test confidence value that is associated with the first automated test by a predetermined amount in response to the first automated test being a passing test. The method also includes marking the first automated test as a false positive test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Adam P. Coulthard, Neil W. Leedham, Mark A. Woolley, Andy Wright
  • Publication number: 20140019403
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment is provided. The method includes receiving a performance metric for a transaction server during nominal operation of the transaction server in memory of a computing system and comparing the performance metric to a benchmark of performance metrics for the transaction server. Thereafter, in response to the performance metric falling outside a threshold variance from the benchmark, an alert is generated of a potential impending failure of the transaction server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Jim A. Harrison, Rob C. Jones, Phil R. Lee, Andy Wright
  • Publication number: 20140019807
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment is provided. The method includes receiving a performance metric for a transaction server during nominal operation of the transaction server in memory of a computing system and comparing the performance metric to a benchmark of performance metrics for the transaction server. Thereafter, in response to the performance metric falling outside a threshold variance from the benchmark, an alert is generated of a potential impending failure of the transaction server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jim A. Harrison, Rob C. Jones, Phil R. Lee, Andy Wright
  • Patent number: 8489938
    Abstract: A method in a multithreaded computing environment for capturing diagnostic data, the method comprising the steps of: in response to a determination that the computing environment is in a predetermined invalid state, a first thread recording diagnostic data for the computing environment, wherein the determination includes a verification that the invalid state corresponds to a state other than a transient state of the computing environment corresponding to a transition of the computing environment by a second thread from a first valid state to a second valid state. An apparatus and computer program element for providing such diagnostic data capture are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Phil R. Lee, Roger G. Lewis, Ian J. Mitchell, Alan C. Robinson, Andy Wright
  • Publication number: 20110072310
    Abstract: A method in a multithreaded computing environment for capturing diagnostic data, the method comprising the steps of: in response to a determination that the computing environment is in a predetermined invalid state, a first thread recording diagnostic data for the computing environment, wherein the determination includes a verification that the invalid state corresponds to a state other than a transient state of the computing environment corresponding to a transition of the computing environment by a second thread from a first valid state to a second valid state. An apparatus and computer program element for providing such diagnostic data capture are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phil R. Lee, Roger G. Lewis, Ian J. Mitchell, Alan C. Robinson, Andy Wright