Patents by Inventor Frank Christopher Eigler

Frank Christopher Eigler 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).

  • Dynamic per-method probing during runtime
    Patent number: 9934128
    Abstract: A system, method, and techniques for dynamically probing a method are provided. An example method includes identifying a target method to probe in an application. The method also includes modifying the target method to include a call to a helper method that passes a rulename to a native method in a shared object library. The native method includes a marker associated with a probe point inserted in the application at a location relative to the target method, and the rulename identifies the marker associated with the probe point. The method further includes during execution of the application on a computing device, detecting when the target method is invoked. The method also includes when the method is invoked, passing the rulename to the native method in the shared object library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Lukas Berk, Frank Christopher Eigler
  • DYNAMIC PER-METHOD PROBING DURING RUNTIME
    Publication number: 20150135167
    Abstract: A system, method, and techniques for dynamically probing a method are provided. An example method includes identifying a target method to probe in an application. The method also includes modifying the target method to include a call to a helper method that passes a rulename to a native method in a shared object library. The native method includes a marker associated with a probe point inserted in the application at a location relative to the target method, and the rulename identifies the marker associated with the probe point. The method further includes during execution of the application on a computing device, detecting when the target method is invoked. The method also includes when the method is invoked, passing the rulename to the native method in the shared object library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Lukas Berk, Frank Christopher Eigler