Patents by Inventor Guy Verbest

Guy Verbest 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).

  • Automated test failure troubleshooter
    Patent number: 8935676
    Abstract: A test controller performs a test of a test-target component of a test-target system so as to generate at least one fail event indicating a possible fault in the test-target component. A trouble-shooting and analysis tool probes the test controller and/or hardware of the test-target system to investigate potential causes of the fail event other than a fault of said software component. The trouble-shooting and analysis tool then analyzes fail data including probe data to evaluate potential causes of the fail event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Guy Verbest
  • System and method for measuring the effect of interruptions on software application usability
    Patent number: 8862945
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present techniques may request a user to execute a task using a software application under test. An interruption may be generated that interrupts the user while the user is attempting to complete the task, and measuring an effect of the interruption on the ability of the user to successfully complete the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Guy Verbest
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE EFFECT OF INTERRUPTIONS ON SOFTWARE APPLICATION USABILITY
    Publication number: 20130091384
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present techniques may request a user to execute a task using a software application under test. An interruption may be generated that interrupts the user while the user is attempting to complete the task, and measuring an effect of the interruption on the ability of the user to successfully complete the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Guy Verbest
  • AUTOMATED TEST FAILURE TROUBLESHOOTER
    Publication number: 20130036405
    Abstract: A test controller performs a test of a test-target component of a test-target system so as to generate at least one fail event indicating a possible fault in the test-target component. A trouble-shooting and analysis tool probes the test controller and/or hardware of the test-target system to investigate potential causes of the fail event other than a fault of said software component. The trouble-shooting and analysis tool then analyzes fail data including probe data to evaluate potential causes of the fail event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Guy Verbest