Patents by Inventor Henry J. Lyons

Henry J. Lyons 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 collection of information
    Patent number: 7472040
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and apparatus are provided for collecting information gathered by an instrumentation mechanism for transport to an information collection facility. In one embodiment, the information that is collected is defined by a configuration file. An application may examine the configuration file, execute one or more queries specified by the configuration file, and write the data which is collected to one or more data structures employed by a transport mechanism in transferring information to the information collection facility. The process of collecting the information may occur periodically, such as nightly. The configuration file may be periodically updated to reflect new information that is to be collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashish Parikh, David Brooks, Henry J. Lyons, Ram P. Papatla
  • Providing Information about Software Components
    Publication number: 20080320502
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to providing information about software components. In aspects, an interface is provided via which processes may request component information. The interface is publicly exposed and is callable by both local and remote procedures. In response to a request received at the interface, static information regarding one or more components is retrieved and combined with discovered dynamic information regarding the one or more components. This information is then transformed into a form suitable for sending via the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashish Parikh, Lars Axel Giusti, Henry J. Lyons, Rahul Arun Chabukswar
  • Automated collection of information
    Patent number: 7194386
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and apparatus are provided for collecting information gathered by an instrumentation mechanism for transport to an information collection facility. In one embodiment, the information that is collected is defined by a configuration file. An application may examine the configuration file, execute one or more queries specified by the configuration file, and write the data which is collected to one or more data structures employed by a transport mechanism in transferring information to the information collection facility. The process of collecting the information may occur periodically, such as nightly. The configuration file may be periodically updated to reflect new information that is to be collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashish Parikh, David Brooks, Henry J. Lyons, Ram P. Papatla